Why does everyone give the axis a hard time?

You just responded to a thread thats over a year old. You may want to review and reflect on that last sentence of yours, if you can call it that.
 
legion277 said:
lol you such haters i have an axis 11 with a leupold varix111 on it heavy barrel and boyds stock in 6.5 creed
it shoots amazing its very accurate even better handloaded
the accutrigger is pretty dam good
ive had timmneys that are comparable
years ago savage was not good bad quality control they have improved alot
guess thats why so much hate
i grew up with remingtons
now look at what is happening to them so in a few months people going to bash rem and say they are garbage lol
if u pay 5000 for a rifle and you are not a professional comp shooter ur a fool
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For what you spent on the rifle and Boyd's stock, you could have gotten a far better rifle. When someone buys an axis for utility or to use it as it is, they are getting a decent rifle but probably paying too much at today's prices. When someone buys one to pimp out with a Boyd's, they're really just putting lipstick on a pig. In the end they still have a pig that they'll never get their money back out of.
 
Legion you are fighting an uphill battle, these people have surrendered entirely to consumer culture. It doesn't matte a hoot how well it shoots it only matter what name is stamped on the action and how many plastic gizmos they can hang off it
 
Well, for starters it’s a Savage....
Secondly, well ...
I give up.
Old thread dug from the past or just been painfully resurrected weekly or monthly since 2016?

Seriously, if it shoots well for someone that’s great, but everyone is entitled to their opinions even if it differs from the masses.
Rob
 
galamb said:
I have one, a 223 I use for coyote's.

It does the job.

Yes, the trigger sucks compared to the two stage triggers on my Vanguards. But clipped a coil and a half from the spring and it's usable.

Yes, the bolt is sloppy compared just about all my other bolt guns.

Being just a 223 I can't speak to how the stock might react when fired if it was a 30.06 or 300 WM, but no issues with twisting etc on mine.

I filled the hollow butt end with spray foam and now it doesn't sound like an empty pop can rolling down the road in the wind whenever you bump/bang or rub it on something.

When it's in the safe it's along side another Savage, a few Weatherby's, Remington's, a Winchester, a Henry, a couple Browning's and a pair of H&R's - none of them "call it names or make fun of it".

It shoots well - certainly better than I do - I'm a hunter not a target shooter that measures accuracy in thousand's of an inch.

I'm not sure what people expect. You can find these things in the 300 to 400 dollar range - you can't expect a "Cadillac" at that price. I can buy 3 boxes of factory shells for my 257 Wby or I can buy a "whole rifle".

Not everyone has the disposable income to drop a grand on a rifle or even 700 bucks.

It's easy to say "I would never own one" if you can afford better.

What if you only had a budget of 350 bucks and owned no other guns. Would you say "I will do without until the kids move away or the wife finds a job because I would rather go without any gun at all than own an Axis".

And really, most are only comparing the Axis against other "mediocre" rifles anyhow.

If you put a Rem 700 BDL against a rifle that came out of the Browning or Weatherby custom shop, it looks and operates worse than the Axis in comparison.

It really is all perspective.
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I appreciate your response sir! Really bugs my the snobby fools we have in our hobby.

I myself enjoy all guns don't care if low end or high end. Even low end guns serve a purpose if I were to drop a couple thousand on a rifle and the same on optics last thing I would want to do is use it as a beat around the bush gun. I see no issue at all with having a few cheaper rifles to take out and have a good time with.
 
razorbeck said:
legion you are fighting an uphill battle, these people have surrendered entirely to consumer culture. It doesn't matte a hoot how well it shoots it only matter what name is stamped on the action and how many plastic gizmos they can hang off it
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lol lol lol ����
 
Pricewise, an axis and a Boyd's puts you in weatherby vanguard s2 sporter territory. Not knocking the axis but, there is no comparison between these two rifles. Buying an axis to use as is will probabably provide service and satisfaction for quite some time. It's when you spend a pile on it trying to make it what it isn't, that you're wasting money.
 
For the same reason I wont get on top of a fugly girl, I wont get behind a fugly gun. I am not rich, but you dont need to rich to have decent taste. The axis wins in the race to the bottom. Learn to sacrifice things you can live without for a bit , in order to get better things. Drink one less Starbucks a day and voila!! you can be shooting a better gun. They say EVERYONE has at least $700 worth of useless-to-them stuff they could sell on Ebay (for example) just be less lazy and more resourceful and you can have nice shootin' irons. JMHO
 
Not even sure I know what a Savage Axis is....never owned one...probably never even picked one up....but from what I read most people seem to agree that it is a cheaply made discount rifle...I note that one can buy a good condition used Husqvarna sporter for about the same price...In the long run I think that might be the better buy.
 
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sgt.rock said:
For the same reason I wont get on top of a fugly girl, I wont get behind a fugly gun. I am not rich, but you dont need to rich to have decent taste. The axis wins in the race to the bottom. Learn to sacrifice things you can live without for a bit , in order to get better things. Drink one less Starbucks a day and voila!! you can be shooting a better gun. They say EVERYONE has at least $700 worth of useless-to-them stuff they could sell on Ebay (for example) just be less lazy and more resourceful and you can have nice shootin' irons. JMHO
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Sgt.Rock I cal Bravo Sierra on that statement.
You obviously haven’t been in the bush long enough ;) to not consider a fully as you so aptly put it .
Just pulling your leg in good fun.
Time for this thread to go by the way side and/or turn it into an SKS for gopher shooting thread or something.
Maybe a sealing gun where the dealers can beat the brains out of the pups with the SKS cause the last ammo they used was corrosive.
Again, just funnin and not at all serious about an Axis or it’s merrits or lack there of.
Rob
 
Let's keep this thread going! I really wanted the Axis to be an ok rifle - was looking for an inexpensive coyote hunting 223. Then I held one at CT and couldn't bring my self to bring it home with me. I own some ugly guns but the Axis is just sloppy, to boot. Even a used M96 sporter is 10x the gun. Which is what I bought for my wife and then used for coyotes :)
 
My take on this is that the Axis is no worse than the other low-end junk offerings by the big gun companies. If we DON'T buy their junk, they will eventually refocus on building quality and affordable products. In the meantime, buy used quality hunting rifles... you can't go wrong. Or, if you can save for a little bit longer, a Howa 1500 for example is not out-of-reach and is 10x the gun than any of the entry level crap on the market. Upgrade the stock, and it takes a back seat to nobody.
 
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legion277 said:
lol you such haters i have an axis 11 with a leupold varix111 on it heavy barrel and boyds stock in 6.5 creed
it shoots amazing its very accurate even better handloaded
the accutrigger is pretty dam good
ive had timmneys that are comparable
years ago savage was not good bad quality control they have improved alot
guess thats why so much hate
i grew up with remingtons
now look at what is happening to them so in a few months people going to bash rem and say they are garbage lol
if u pay 5000 for a rifle and you are not a professional comp shooter ur a fool
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I don't think you have a "Savage Axis 11" since the "Axis" and the "11" are 2 different rifles...
 
savage xp 11 look it up
i own weatherby vanguards have many rem 700 bdls
browning and a swedish mauser
plus many more
the savage actually is a good shooting gun in my opinion i also have a 783 and i think the sav is better minus the syn stock
400 for a rifle 279 for the boyds and i own many leupolds and high end scopes so not a bad price imo
just saying savage has come a long way from what they used to b
 
razorbeck said:
Legion you are fighting an uphill battle, these people have surrendered entirely to consumer culture. It doesn't matte a hoot how well it shoots it only matter what name is stamped on the action and how many plastic gizmos they can hang off it
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Do you even own a rifle?

I actually own savages, I own a bit of everything. But the axis is a poorly constructed rifle. The stock is horrible, trigger is worse, mag system is flimsy plastic crap. It's just not worth what they're asking, many other budget options that are better.
 
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