Savage Axis Target shooter

crowellsr

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I'm looking to do a few upgrades to my Savage Axis to make it more of a target rifle. IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT WHY SPEND ANY MONEY UPGRADING A $400 RIFLE, JUST DON"T AND STOP READING, THANKS! This rifle has sentimental value to me and I want to start target shooting it more as I no longer varmint hunt with it. I was looking to upgrade the trigger since the factory trigger is horrible and also upgrade the stock. I was looking at a Boyd's At-One stock- Any Feedback on these? For the trigger I was looking at a Timney or Rifle Basix- Any other recommendations? Feedback?

Thanks
 
Why not get an accutrigger take off and fit it to the rifle yourself? Mine works just as well as any aftermarket trigger and cost me way less. As far as boyds stocks go, I got the prairie Hunter and it works amazing. My wife's axis in 223 is a tack driver due to these upgrades.

North
 
North of 7 said:
Why not get an accutrigger take off and fit it to the rifle yourself? Mine works just as well as any aftermarket trigger and cost me way less. As far as boyds stocks go, I got the prairie Hunter and it works amazing. My wife's axis in 223 is a tack driver due to these upgrades.

North
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I haven't been able to find an accu-trigger :-(
 
If you haven't already, try posting a wtb add on equipment exchange. I picked up 2 a while back that way. If I come across one I will shoot you a pm.

North
 
If it is sentimental value?? Don't do a thing to it??
Or think long and hard about making any changes,,
Some changes are irreverisable???
Just my .02$$
 
I’d get a savage ll xp and swap the triggers, from there you can take an ar corking handle spring to fit it in there instead of the factory one and cut some coils to get that smooth and crisp trigger pull. It’s not even 2 coils btw. I got mine as low as 1,2 lbs. it it’s the limit because any lighter than that and the sear won’t engage or will go off while you slam the bolt. So you’ll have 2 guns without having to spend any money to upgrade your trigger but the spring. There is tons of DIY video on the subject on YouTube, if you go with the ar spring you’ll have to bent the tip so it goes in the hole.
 
You can do your own trigger job for cheap. All you need is a new spring and a correctly sized screw. Google is your friend.

For the stock, I highly recommend epoxying the trigger guard in place. It'll add a lot of rigidity to the wrist area. Liberal sanding of the barrel channel is also a good idea to get the barrel free floating without worrying about the forend flexing enough to touch the barrel when using bags or a bipod.
 
If you buy a wooden Boyds stock, be prepared to bed the action to the stock. You'll get the best accuracy bang for your buck if you do this. I wonder if the Savage Accu-stocks can accommodate the Axis action? Any one know?
 
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