He is a picture of a target I shot today (7/26/14) with my Savage Axis/Edge rifle at the SE Ohio Golden 600 yard match. This was 5 shots at 600 yards. the total group measures 2.258 inches, with 4 shots measuring .620. (Just over 1/2 inch.) I think this states how much potential the Savage Axis/Edge rifles have, and how well they shoot.
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Wow most impressive.
Shooting like that says more about your skills.then gear. Great work!
Hope my newest axis.can keep up. Be a few.days before I can try it out.
Nice shooting.
Factory barrel?
Nice shooting Pat!
Glad to hear from you, been missing your knowledge and input
Jack
Fantastic shooting of course! That's also fantastic hand loading with very very low SD and ES numbers. Thats from your fully worked Axis that Fred did his magic on correct?
Thank you Jack, this means so much to me, (Been thinking about this since I read it.) it feels great to feel appreciated. If you ever need any thing send me a PM. Or if you need an e-mail address let me know.Quote:
Originally Posted by JW
Pat
Yup, Fred did the action and the stock. (After mine I made cracked in the bolt area.) The Barrel is a Pre-fit Shilen from NSS. Weaver t36 scope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maztech89
I could only see the stray shot in the scope, so I new the other shots was in the blue. When the target came back I heard some commotion, and I thought "wow some one shot a good group." Then I had a few people come over and shake my hand and say "good shooting Pat." I then went over to the wailing wall, and my jaw dropped when I saw my target. It was truly a magic moment.
Congrats
Very nice.
Very incredible shooting Pat! Two questions, what caliber?, and did you shoot that group on a run or where you waiting for a certain condition? Your knowledge is priceless.
Regards,
Dan
Group is awesome! Congrats! Do, please, give us caliber and load details. Pretty good shooting for a Buckeye 😉 just kiddin
Scooter
The caliber is 6 dasher. The first shot is the one that is low. The flags was laid down I fired the shot and the flags went crazy, so I waited out about 3 minutes for the flags to lay back down, and when they did I ran the last 4 shots. (the cluster.) Bullets are Berger Hunting VLD (orange Box.) with 32 gr of RE15Quote:
Originally Posted by DanSavage
Awesome!
Nice!
congrates!
Honestly, I think he was using performance enhancing drugs. Next time you'll have to pee in a cup.....:p
As long as you hold the cup. :devilish:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharpshooter
Thanks guys, I was drinking my coffee outwa my cup and now I have coffee coming out my hairy nostrils... ;-)
Pat, what trigger do you have on it?
Great shooting!
Gold accu-trigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stockrex
Just goes to show that a good shooter can make anything shoot well! Great shooting. With the modifications you've made to your axis it doesn't surprise me. I've always said it's all in the quality of the barrel and the shooter more so than in the action used.
Also the quality an consistency of the ammo created.Quote:
Originally Posted by craigsoutdoorsports
Wow! Throw out the flier and that is nearly .1MOA. I'm unfamiliar with this competition- is it prone off a rifle rest?
Amazing shooting! From the chair to the muzzle, all part of the system were working perfectly.
Were those the 115gr or 105gr Berger VLD hunting bullets? I cooked up what appeared to be an astonishingly tight-shooting load with 115gr bullet in my .243 Winchester, but I've yet to put it through the wringer.
.308 Axis, trigger spring trim job. NO OTHER WORK DONE ON RIFLE!
BSA 3-16x40 IR Scope, Weaver rings
125gr Nosler Accubond, 43gr IMR4895
100 yards
Shooting rest
5th shot was called flyer (wind gust)
4 shot group measured less than .850 center to center (.542 MOA)
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very impressive !!!!
I have no pictures to prove yet but I shot mine scoped for the first time Sunday and first 3 shots from about 75 yrds were all touching and was less than a half inch low of the bullseye. This was the first time I ever shot a .308 and this was after being boresighted with one of those cheap laser pointers. I'm more than happy with the results. I'll get some proof pics one of these days. We got a little sidetracked with blowing up hedgeapples that day to worry about groups...Lol.
Tell me more about the stock... I'm thinking of getting an axis but the lack of options for stocks is deterring me.Quote:
Originally Posted by 82boy
SSS has a variety of stocks for the axis actions. The stock I have is a 3 in wide forearm dog tracker Benchrest stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrazy-Chris
Very good Pat. Your info is always awesome.
Ho, hum. I have 2 Axis rifles, .223 and .270, both unmodified except for the ballpoint-pen trigger spring conversion. Both shoot like that. Downright boring ;).
Pisgah, what the HECK are you talking about, "Ho, hum"??!! Pat's was a sensational group that NO one shoots regularly, not even Pat! Take another look. That group was not at 100 yards. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pisgah
"Ho, hum" indeed! :)
Geez, whatever happened to an appreciation of irony? Did you miss the "wink"?Quote:
Originally Posted by foxx
LOL
Oops.
Yep.
That one flew right over my head like a 747 :)
Oh, well. Now you know what my wife has to deal with sometimes.