Before getting a Stevens or a Savage with polymer stock, take your hand and give a sharp slap to the bottom of the forend. You will hear a clatter when the forend bounces up to hit the barrel. Those extra bucks for a hardwood stock and a few more for a glass bedding kit are IMHO a good idea.Aside from the stock, the pre-Accutrigger Savages and the Stevens 200 are the same thing.