Savage axis magazines

[Cole]

Ok, I will admit to it. I sucked it up and bought a savage axis xp strata camo in .223. Normaly , I dont mess around with el cheapo guns but iI had heard from others that they shoot good and I was needing a new coyote killer so what the hell, give it a chance. To say thatt I was impressed is a total understatement !! My first handload cut one ragged little 5 shot group I could cover with a dime !!
The only thing I dont like about the rifle is the magazine. Hard to load and kinda noisy. Is there any aftermarket mags available to replace it with ???

 

[fingers284]

Those Axis mags are the easiest to load I have ever had...just push the round in from the top same as loading with a stripper clip. The feed lips on Axis mags are spring steel, they just open up to accept the cartridge.

 

[Snider shooter]

I bought one because I wanted a cheap gun that I wouldn’t worry about getting scratched up. I had over 200 brass for 6.5 Creedmore so that’s what I went with. I wasn’t I big fan of the sloppy bolt or the mag but it does work well. I was impressed with its grouping for a cheap gun. The mag I takes a little getting use to, put them in flat and push them in. I did change the rings out and put a rail on as the scope was way too far forward from the factory. The bolt still bugs me,just doesn’t slide like my other guns.