Switching barrel on an axis

**rakatak** · 02-19-2020, 03:36 PM

I have a 308 barrel that came off of a savage model 11 Boyd’s thumb hole rifle. Friend bought a used axis in 243 the other day and wants my 308 barrel. Will the 308 barrel work on the axis action. Thanks

**bc160** · 02-19-2020, 03:50 PM

Yes. The axis rifle use the standard small shank barrels on most of the savage rifles. The only other ones are large shank and come mostly on the precision actions along with a few others.

**rakatak** · 02-19-2020, 05:13 PM

What does he do about the recoil lug. It’s made into the stock on the axis. Do you just take the recoil lug off the model 11 and screw barrel onto axis action?

**prdatr** · 02-19-2020, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by rakatak

What does he do about the recoil lug. It’s made into the stock on the axis. Do you just take the recoil lug off the model 11 and screw barrel onto axis action?

There is probably something on You Tube.

**bc160** · 02-19-2020, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by rakatak

What does he do about the recoil lug. It’s made into the stock on the axis. Do you just take the recoil lug off the model 11 and screw barrel onto axis action?

There is a "notch" machined into the axis action. This is were the recoil lug that is mounted into the stock fits. No need to use any other recoil lug. You can, as soon choose to do, machine the front of the axis off the "notch" portion then use the regular recoil lug of course you would have to remove the lug mounted in the stock and clearance the stock for the new lug. I have done it both ways and for me I see no real advantage of changing over to the normal recoil lug. A pillar and or a good bedding job with the built in recoil lug seems to work just great for me.