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If it puts bullets through the same hole, you keep it! Its just money:cool:
I agree. Never get rid of an accurate rig.
I just put a heavy barrel 204on an axis action and boyds stock. HOT DOG!!! what a combo! I actually like the feel of the action, trigger is not bad, there is a light ring (???) after each shot that I really like but have no idea what causes it, and the ground squirrels HATE it.
Remember back a few years when AR-15's and AK-47's were going for $2000.00, now at $400.00 for a bottom end rifle. I quit crying about what I have bought and sold guns for, I want to have fun. The Axis and Ruger American may be considered a lower grade of rifle but I have a American Predator (600 rounds in April) .223 that out to 350 yards will kill gophers as well as my Model 112 BVSS .223 and is 6 pounds lighter even with a suppressor on it. And the American will shoot any hand load I shoot through it. I started mixing my ammo to see a difference, there isn't. Boom,splat,boom,splat. I have an Stainless Axis 6.5CM coming that some one bought and shot 20 rounds through it and says in won't group. Spent another $300+ in goodies on it including a new At One Boyds Stock. Then I bought it for $350.00. My last new Savage 111 7 mag took 60 rounds before in settled down to 1/2-3/4" groups. All the tricks they guys on this forum know to get a rifle to shoot is amazing, just ask for help. The last trouble maker I had the rifle wasn't the problem it was bullet design that I was using. Quit buying the new wiz bang expensive bullets and put some old fashion soft nose down range and shaved 1 1/4" off my groups. Just my 2 cents worth.
Another thing, the 12FV feels very nose heavy to me with a plastic stock. Out in the field I would need a bipod to shoot long range on the ground but the plastic stock still worries me. You won't be shooting the 12 out the drivers window to often either at gophers. I have a 12 and a 112 both BVSS's pushing 13 pounds each, carry those around all day and your arm are an inch longer. Barrel life, during WWII the average barrel life on a M1 Garand shooting 147 grain steel jacket ammo was 10,000 rounds before they were considered worn out. And they used steel bore rods to clean the barrels, no wonder muzzles eroded.
I also have an Axis II in .223 HB. I got it cheap from Walmart cause I had heard that they were accurate. It has been. A solid MOA rifle. And the accutrigger has been nice too. When I wanted a good long range rifle I weighed the differences between an Axis project and a new rifle. Several other things besides cost were part of the consideration.
I now have a 12BVSS in .308 with a Vortex PST scope. Yes, it was more expensive, much more expensive. And, yes, the first rounds out of it included the group below (those were rounds #11, 12, 13). I expect to be able to do better than that with some load development. It was also the first time I zeroed a rifle at 200yd instead of 100yd.
Can you do the same with an Axis? Yep. Good barrel, heavier stock, good scope.
But, I do not consider the BVSS a 'walking' varmint gun. I have not weighed mine but it is probably 12lb. It is, to me, an entry level 1000yd rifle. If I only needed 4-500yd I would have stayed with the Axis.
My .223 load is 25.3gn Varget and Sierra 69 MatchKings. Good for less than 1" at 100yd if I do my part. I had a 10rnd group that was .75" Most of the time I jerk at least one round in a group. I have also used the Nosler 69BTHP and they seem good too.
After firing the BVSS I also decided to upgrade the plastic stock on the Axis so I have a Boyd's Pro Varmint stock coming.
Since you won't get much for your Axis I would say to keep it. Either keep it as is and save up for a 12, or just upgrade the Axis.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c4ade738b.jpg
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