Savage axis 308

[FishnHunt]

[FeuerFrei]

You thief!!

Well done! Those little babies will print really well. The rifles I've shot did.

My advice is to get some match ammo and some cheap blaster ammo and see how she prints as is. Then do mods if necessary.

Great buy. There are good deals to be had out there right now.

[baih777]

You can get.a.lighter.trigger pull by changing the springs and replace the adjustment spring with a set screw to remove over travel.
Get springs at Ace Hardware.
Plenty of youtube videos.

Remove the scope.rail and re install with blue loctite.
They usually come loose.

[Preston-CLB]

You got a screaming deal on that setup. Savage rifles are great shooters.

I have a Savage M10, .223. It will shoot MOA at 100 yards all day long.

With regard to the AccuTrigger: You can adjust down to 2 lbs (stock trigger) but I wouldn't go lower than that for safety reasons. If you do adjust the trigger, be sure to do a drop test. Also, be sure to torque the action screws to spec when you reassemble.

Putting Blue Loctite on the rail screws (and torquing to spec) is a good idea, also.
-P

[PoorRichRichard]

[sigstroker]

The stocks are supposed to be pretty good. If you want a better one without spending a small fortune, look at Boyd's.

I've had cheaper Bushnell's than the Banner that worked fine. I would try that one out before buying a different one.

[FishnHunt]

Thanks for the replies. I’m already getting some Talley’s or something better than stock rings.
I also have few scopes laying around, monarch 2.5-10,3-12, viper 2.5-10, vx1,2 and 3. So I will replace the scope as well.
I’ll definitely look into the factory setting on the accutriger and set to 2lb sounds perfect to me.
Already looked at Boyd’s. Not really feeling anything but that could change.
Maybe DIY camo.
Keep the suggestions coming

[Cowboy T]

Savage Axises aren't exactly the prettiest guns out there, but like other Savages, they do tend to shoot well, and fundamentally, "pretty is as pretty shoots". The one change I would make to your setup is a better scope, as someone mentioned. Maybe a VX-Freedom or a used VX-1 or Redfield Revolution or something like that. This will make quite a nice hunting setup.

The fact that yours has the AccuTrigger just makes it even better, in my view.

The factory plastic stocks are wiffle bats, as is typical of Savage on their lower-end rifles, including the 10/110 series. We all know that. Boyds, as someone mentioned above, is a good choice.

[Preston-CLB]

The factory plastic stocks are wiffle bats, as is typical of Savage on their lower-end rifles, including the 10/110 series.

When I bought my Savage M10 in 2019 it was called the "Trophy Hunter XP". It came with a nicely finished Beech wood stock. It's a little heavy, but it's rock solid. I believe the model has been discontinued, which is unfortunate because it's a very nice rifle.

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The scope is a Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 with Leupold rings.
-P

[sigstroker]

The factory plastic stocks are wiffle bats, as is typical of Savage on their lower-end rifles, including the 10/110 series. We all know that. Boyds, as someone mentioned above, is a good choice.

Disagree. The Axis stocks aren't that bad, and the 10, 12, etc stocks are actually fairly stout.

[Kokopelli]

So, how does it shoot? Can you give us a range report?

[bigbossman]

The factory plastic stocks are wiffle bats, as is typical of Savage on their lower-end rifles, including the 10/110 series. We all know that. Boyds, as someone mentioned above, is a good choice.

So are the synthetic stocks on the Mossberg Patriot (and for that matter the synthetic stock on my Winchester Model 70) - but that doesn't mean they won't shoot. Also - the lightweight synthetic stocks are preferable for hunting, IMO.

A Boyd's stock will double the initial outlay for the rifle in question, and I see no reason to spend relatively big money on an after market stock for a inexpensive budget rifle. There are cheap and effective ways to stiffen the "wiffle bat" if that's what you're after and you're so inclined..... but I'll bet it'll shoot just fine as-is.

[Kokopelli]

So are the synthetic stocks on the Mossberg Patriot (and for that matter the synthetic stock on my Winchester Model 70) - but that doesn't mean they won't shoot. Also - the lightweight synthetic stocks are preferable for hunting, IMO.

A Boyd's stock will double the initial outlay for the rifle in question, and I see no reason to spend relatively big money on an after market stock for a inexpensive budget rifle. There are cheap and effective ways to stiffen the "wiffle bat" if that's what you're after and you're so inclined..... but I'll bet it'll shoot just fine as-is.

[FishnHunt]

I’m going to be using Sierra 168 tipped match kings.
I have big game , tac and varget. Really like big game in my other rifles.

If anyone has load using 168s with powders I have.
Please shoot me a PM or share

[FishnHunt]

Took it out to desert to see how she does after I put on new rings and scope. (Viper 2.5-10x44)
After I shoot, the bolt is hard to pull back to eject the spent casing.
Ejects fine I guess. But it’s just hard to pull the bolt back. Unfortunately that’s the only ammo I had and have at this time.

She’s also not a very consistent shooter. I wasn’t expecting sub moa out of the cheap FMJ, but I was also not expecting the randomness.
Went home to clean it and give her a good wipe down, I couldn’t get the too far past where the barrel sits in the fire end/stock. So I think something is touching the barrel.
Any ideas regarding the bolt?
Thanks .