The Axis mag, uses the same magazine box as all savage centerfeed actions. The Axis uses a plastic cap, to secure it to the action, and will only interchange on this years models, prior to this Savage used a nice bottom metal assembly, that used a metal cap. So in short depending on what year the action you get is made will determin if it will work, On the part of a Axis set up being better than the old metal savage set up, i would have to disagree.