First post... Never owned a Savage before.

Looking to pickup a Savage 30-06 for the Holidays. I've been looking at either the Axis II or the 111 Trophy Hunter. My question is: should I get the Axis II, save $100, and put that into the cost of a different scope, or the Trophy Hunter and use the Nikon that is on it? I would probably get the Nikon ProStaff BDC scope or maybe a cheap Leopold. I have the Nikon ProStaff on my Tikka T3 in .223 and consider it a decent scope.

What are the actual differences in the gun itself? Both have the AccuTrigger. Neither have the Accustock. I don't plan on upgrading the stock on either but will upgrade the rings. Is the gun itself that much better?

Edit: There are a few threads on this. Seems like the 111 is the way to go. I'll just have to go with the Base Nikon for now. Is the scope on the 11 from the Bushmaster series?