^^^Nah, I believe they simply do not want to be held accountable or responsible for anything you choose to do with the gun. Asking them if you can do something different to a rifle they build a certain way is kinda goofy in the first place. I don't mean to sound disrespectful, really. What I mean is, you can take your gun to a gunsmith and have him do almost anything imaginable to it without getting their nod of approval or assistance or instructions, etc. It's none of their business. If they say anything different they figure they are accepting responsibility for the actions of others. They have nothing to gain from that. If you look at the Axis and get yourself an Accutrigger and can install it yourself, it can be done. If you can't then you gotta find someone who has the skills, talent, knowledge, experience to do it. Doesn't really matter what Savage has to say about it.