OK, I'd like to pose a question which has been answered before, but I would prefer confirmation.

WalMart sold an Axis in 223 Rem, with Model # 19046. This has been said to be a special run for WalMart in a 1 in 7 twist, but I cannot confirm this to be true or false. I pulled a patch through the bore last night and seemed to average a little under an 8 twist so maybe I'm missing something due to slip and it's a 7.

Calling Savage this morning, their parts dept has the barrel listed as 1 in 9 on the 19046 model.

Is there anyone who has official word from Savage (other than from the parts dept) which confirms twist rate in this model run to be 1 in 7 or otherwise, and where did the information originate? I think "Stockrex" had replied to an earlier post, possibly he could elaborate here. What SN range had this barrel etc.

If we can get a firm answer on this it might be a good post to make permanent.

Thanks for any input!