Saw/commented on a thread yesterday regarding a heavy barrel Axis that was listed on Gallery of Guns, and no one had ever heard of it, myself included. Just got off the phone with Savage. New 2014 mid year release. Axis heavy barrel edition. Wasn't supposed to ship until June, but evidently a few advance orders have gone out already. If you plan to order one, I'd call to make sure they have it in stock first.