I own 2 Axis rifles ,one in 223 and one in 30/06 . I regularly shoot out to 200 yards with both and they are perfectly capable shooters with the factory stocks for hunting purposes . I have taken game with both and hit where I aim . I reinforced the forearm on the 223 with an aluminum rod and epoxy because I target shoot with it occasionally and it stiffened it up somewhat .I recently put the 223 into a Boyds stock with pillars and bedded it . My groups are a bit tighter on paper now . The biggest accuracy improvement I made was lightening the trigger pull with lighter springs and a little polishing on engaging surfaces . My Axis 30/06 is more accurate than my Remington 700 in 30/06 right out of the box before I lightened the trigger .If you plan on mounting a bipod then the Axis stock will definitely need reinforcing . I feel they are hard to beat at their price and you get the traditional Savage accuracy .The new Axis II will have the Accutrigger . Overall I am very satisfied for the small investment I have in them and do not worry about them getting scuffed up in the woods .
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