New Savage Axis .223 fired 30 rounds of 5.56mm FMJ Nato today

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Hi folks... So I swung by one of my favorite gun shops today.... I was sniffing for a deal... So the storekeep offered me 400 rounds of 5.56 FMJ Nato ammo for my Axis today for a f'in song and a dance... Well I hummed and hawed... Then said WTF GIMMMMMEEEEE! So, I went home and called Savage Arms up to see what they said... They guy was a major prick on the phone.. He said that he would neither confirm "NOR DENY" that the Axis is okay to shoot 5.56mm FMJ NATO ammo... Then he went on the bloody blah blah blah about Savage arms only recommends high grade factory ammo.. Zzzzzzzzzz huh what? sorry I dozed off there..... so anyways, I loaded up the Axis and my NATO ammo and went to the range and blasted one shot, checked the primer to see if it bulged or popped... NOPE... tried another, inspected the primer and spent casing... All good, then went on to shoot 28 more rounds. It was flawless....

Lots of people will jump on me about "proper ammo for the rifle" well if that's your stance you are not invited to post here, unless you have first hand proof that you had a failure such as video or photographic proof. All I'm saying is that my axis shot this stuff without incident.
 
Some chambers are tighter than others. Its no secret that many made for 223 can handle 556.....but I wouldn't want to be the one who runs into a tight one and use the wrong ammo.......ka-boom
 
CanAm said:
What do ppl think could happen?
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Oh they get pretty technical about the pressure issues due to the difference in the leade. Which IMO creates a measurement of the chamber pressure @ a different point.. So I think the pressure tests are a bit skewed. I won't dispute that there is a higher pressure in the leade or throat.... whichever you prefer, but from everything i'm seeing online the axis in particular is more than capable of handling it all day every day.
 
Occasionally might find primers HARDER not softer, so a bolt action firing pin might not be hard or deep or sprung enough to set it off. Witnessed it at the range last week, in a Savage .223 as it happens. Wouldn't go bang.

Sorta the opposite of the problem the OP was looking for.
 
Redhouse said:
Occasionally might find primers HARDER not softer, so a bolt action firing pin might not be hard or deep or sprung enough to set it off. Witnessed it at the range last week, in a Savage .223 as it happens. Wouldn't go bang.

Sorta the opposite of the problem the OP was looking for.
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30 rounds, 30 succesful ignitions of primer... But that's interesting none the less... My surplus ammo is brass cased, boxer primed... Is there steel cased ammo out there?
 
Gatehouse said:
How was the accuracy? :)
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I was only shooting out to 50 yards as i was very lazy today and didnt feel like going the extra 50 yards... The accuracy was very decent, grouping around 1.5" to 2". I know it could be better as my trigger seems a bit heavy and the axis being so light makes me pull a bit upon trigger squeeze. I'm too used to heavy Lee Enfields and my Mosin Nagant. This gun is super light, I'm still getting used to it.
 
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