savage 111 barrel on axis

I found a barely used barrel from a savage 111 online, is this barrel an improvement in comparison to the axis barrel which heats up quickly and will it fit an axis?
Thanks
chris

It will fit action.

The barrels come off the same line, so there's nothing organic to a 110 barrel that will make it shoot better, but if it's of a heavier contour, it could make it a bit stiffer and slow to heat up.

Dr thunder are you saying the 110 line of barrels is a better investment?

Nope. They are the same barrel. All "lines" of Savages use the same barrels. The only differences are the contour, length, rate of twist, whether they are fluted or not and whether they are threaded for muzzle brake or not and the "finish (high gloss, matte, blued, etc.). They do not "set aside" or "reserve" better barrels for the higher end models.

The differences between the Axis and 10/110 lines is in the action, stock and magazines.

A used 25-06, 22" sporter contour barrel off an Axis is the same as a used 25-06, 22" sporter contour barrel off of a model 110.

A sporter contour barrel will heat up quicker than an varmint contour (heavy) barrel because it is skinnier and has less material to absorb the heat from the shot. That is true regardless of the style of action or stock it is attached to. A shorter barrel, all else being equal, will be stiffer than a longer barrel, and therefore less likely to have vibration during the shot that throws the bullet off track. But shorter will also mean slower bullet speeds. Slower bullets have different trajectory curves and that becomes more of an issue if you are shooting at extreme short and long ranges. If you always shoot the exact same range (or know the exact range and adjust for it) in calm winds, speed does not matter. For practical deer hunting situations within 300 yards, the speed of bullet is insignificant as long as it is a reasonable hunting round/bullet designed for hunting the species you are after. (Varmint bullets are designed to expand rapidly on impact without penetrating large animals. Deer/antelope bullets penetrate more and expand less, though fairly rapidly. Elk/moose bullets are harder and penetrate better with less expansion. Each is designed to expand within certain speeds and target densities. You must match the bullet's characteristics to the intended target.)

Somebody please stop me! :)

That summed it up well.

foxx nailed it. All things being equal, an Axis barrel and its equivalent 1X/11X barrel are going to be the same. That is to say if you're going from a 22" factory sporter contour Axis barrel to a 22" factory sporter contour 110 barrel, it will be a lateral move in terms of the expected performance. However, if you're going from a 22" factory sporter contour Axis barrel to a 26" fluted varmint contour barrel, I would expect an improvement in at least a few performance areas.