Savage Axis 30-06.. tell me they are worth having

[tallpaul]

I saw a guy I know walkin in a gunstore I frequent carrying a case... So I had to ask if he was sellin or fixin? He said tradin... I asked what it was and he told me a savage 30-06... opened the case a lil bit and I saw a stainless action and barrel. well I could not resist so he left and we met up a bit earlier this evening after I got some cash. I am guessin it should shoot ok- especially if I put a boyds stock on it of some sort. Right now its a light gun and should be a decent all around kinda gun. I figured when I heard he was gonna trade toward a heritage rough rider it might be worth a shot

 

[sappyg]

They are worth having

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

Adding a better stock will help for sure, also is it the Axis II which has the accutrigger? If not the triggers can be pretty crappy, but google can help you with options to remedy that.

 

[tallpaul]

Not the accutrigger model... I figured for a couple hundred it should come home...I know a trigger will cost as will a stock but I was weak

 

[plodder]

I don't have one, but my brother has one in .270 (in blue, not stainless). He had me mount a scope and work up some hand loads. I've never shot a more accurate hunting rifle straight out of the box & I have experience with multiple Remington 700s and a Winchester pre-64 model 70. If I were shopping for a different deer rifle, an Axis would be near the top of my list.

 

[Gottahaveone]

I've got a first gen Axis in .308 and I have to say it was the best $267 rifle dollars I've spent in recent memory (new in the box, out the door price). After you fix the trigger spring, the trigger pull doesn't suck nearly as bad as it does from the factory.

Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine. With good handloads it shoots better than I do.....

 

[jmr40]

They are a decent shooter for not a lot of money. I can't justify spending any money on "improvements" for any of the budget guns. Throwing money into a new stock etc. won't add a dime to it's resale value nor improve accuracy one bit.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I'm with jmr40. I would leave that puppy just like it is and shoot it.

But that's just me.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Mine wasn't worth keeping. Nothing wrong with it, just boring and I didn't like it. Mine was the non-accutrigger model, plastic stock, blued metal, cheap scope. I don't miss it.

The stainless Axis II, with accutrigger, in .223 and left handed might intrigue me enough to buy it.

 

[ranger56528]

I have the .270 Axis and then the 22-250,223,308 with accutrigger and they are not going anywhere,all great shooters for the price.

 

[scythefwd]

A new trigger shouldnt run THAT much.. rifle basix makes one for the axis thats supposedly pretty solid.

 

[Redlg155]

It's kinda rough to spend 1/3 of the cost of the rifle on a rifle basix trigger. The accutrigger models are great.

 

[ldlfh7]

It is worth having. It is a hell of a rifle for the cost. The trigger is what it is. Practice and go shoot something with it.

 

[dvdcrr]

Only thing I dont like is the trigger is way back on the action. Seems to me it places the weight farther forward. As a matter of taste I can't warm up to the looks. I am sure they shoot fine.

I dont understand why Savage didnt just focus on producing nice 110's and 10's and leave it at that. My old pillar bed 110fp was perfect.

 

[GooseGestapo]

I had one. Accurate rifle.
I despised the stock however.
The MarlinX7's have better feeling stocks.
Due to stock and other plastic parts and MIM "things" such as bolt handle, they look and feel "cheap" (and they are...) but action design is good and barrel quality excellent.

 

[ford8nr]

Here's the link to the Savage Axis project I bought in .223 Easily a sub MOA rifle now with some easy and cheap mods.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=766879&highlight=Savage+project