Savage Axis Range and Accuracy?

depends how accurate you are as a shooter, if you can find that special round in a factory load, if everything is good you can group on yotes at 400 yrds.

thats a very open question. if your a new shooter. that gun will be more accurate then you are. can always upgrade
 
The Axis is capable of being a sub MOA gun which is pretty amazing for the cost. If you use match grade ammo(find a load it likes) and have decent fundementals you should be able to shoot a group under an inch at 100 yards and under 4 inches at 400 yards in calm conditions. Make sure you have a scope appropriate for the range you are shooting.
 
Thanks

Sorry for the vague questions. I’m wondering how far the Axis in .223 can accurately shoot for a reliable kill shots on coyotes using factor loads? Your reply is most appreciated. I’m just an average shooter considering buying the Axis and looking for some performance reports (hunting and at the range)
 
When I first got my Axis in .223, I ran a bunch of cheaper factory ammo through it at the range to see what I could get. I ran 62 gr. FMJ AE (american eagle), 55 gr. FMJ AE, 52 gr HP (forget what brand it was), 45 gr HP Remington green box, and 45 gr. HP Winchester white box (the crappy tire/walmart 40 pack stuff).

I ran 20 rounds of each in groups of 5 (cleaning between groups). In my gun, the 62 gr. did the worst, the best results were with the 45 gr. HP white box, the remington green box was a close second. Best group, if I recall correctly was about 7/8" at 100 yds. It seems that my particular rifle liked the lighter, faster bullets and hotter loads. Expirementing with handloads for it backed that up. My pet load right now is a 50 gr. VMAX over 22 gr. of IMR 4198 and rem 7 1/2 primers (muzzle velocity is up around the 3200 FPS mark). With my handloads it will shoot 5/8" at 100 depending on how much coffee I've had that morning.

I haven't taken any coyotes with it yet, but did wreak havoc on gophers at dad's last summer, longest shot was just under 300 yds with a cheap tasco varmint scope (6-24x42). I will qualify by saying that I took one ranging shot first and adjusted accordingly (meaning I missed the first time :)). Really the only downside of this gun is the factory trigger and the long action gives me some ejection issues (if I don't cycle the bolt hard enough the empty brass will not clear the feed path).


Your mileage may vary, have fun,

Nathan
 
Nathan

Thanks for taking the time to post your response the info is appreciated.

My thought is the .233 caliber itself is capable of accurate kill shoots beyond 400 yard. However the Axis in .223 with factory ammo and original scope is more suited (responsible kill shots) for 300 yards or less.
 
if you havent bought it yet buy a stevens 200 instead.
its customizeable if you want to upgrade further on down the road they have a 1 in 9 rate of twist as does the axis in .223 i belive.
with a proper rest 400 yards should be a possible kill shot on a yote.
mine shoots a half in group at 100 yards with hand loads and about 1 inch with factory sometimes a little better.
 
I haven't experimented very much yet but I did notice that the Winchester 45gr white box stuff from Wally world is wayyyyyy more accurate than the AE 55gr fmj stuff I was using. At least that's what I found yesterday. I'm still learning proper techniques (breathing etc.) but at 200yd. the 45gr is grouping a whole lot better than the 55gr. I assume the rate of twist plays a role here. What is the twist in one of these anyway (I'm too lazy to look it up :))?
 
A savage with cheap ammo is usually as good and sometimes better than any Tika, Sako or weatherby...






(chuckling and waiting for the usual sako/tikka/weatherby fan club to post on yet another savage accuracy thread)
 
Go with the WWB 45 gr they will give a pretty good indication of the accuracy of your rifle, they usually are a MOA round in many rifles... JP.
 
Jet A-1 said:
I haven't experimented very much yet but I did notice that the Winchester 45gr white box stuff from Wally world is wayyyyyy more accurate than the AE 55gr fmj stuff I was using. At least that's what I found yesterday. I'm still learning proper techniques (breathing etc.) but at 200yd. the 45gr is grouping a whole lot better than the 55gr. I assume the rate of twist plays a role here. What is the twist in one of these anyway (I'm too lazy to look it up :))?
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1-9 for 90% of savage .223's. Both the Axis and the Stevens as well as my 11 have 1-9 twists. I have only shot 55 gr and i am just starting out, but from what i have read ~70gr is the limit for a 9 twist barrel.

Also if you haven't already do a search for axis trigger modifications. Lots of good tutorials to drop the pull to a reasonable level.
 
Here is a link to a semi-range test/1st shooting with a new out of box Savage 1-9 twist .223 in 10 FCP-K.

You can see some different rounds and groups.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=731842

Cheers
 
Hornady>Winchester white box >AE 55g.

Thats how it works for mine. the AE seems to shoot a little to the left and high. Really love the Horandy. SP. Win is just as good though.
 
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