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First, I will say I do not own a Savage Axis, but have a friend that owns an early .223 non Accutrigger that shoots absolutely lights out with basic factory 55gr factory ammo out to 300+ yards.
I had a guy set up next to me the other day at my range with an Axis II the other day. He let me shoot it. I had a few observations.
#1 The stock is absolute 1,000% garbage! It flexes all over the place. Especially in the barrel channel. It's worthless in my opinion. Forget the bipod. Use bags or a rest for accuracy testing. Get a Boyd's stock and that fixes the stock flexing issue issue.
#2 This guy's Axis II had a Weaver Kaspra 3-9x40mm scope and who knows what kind of rings.
To fix this, I would say get a decent scope and more importantly get some quality rings. I'm talking Warne Maxima permanent rings, Burris Sig Zee with the inserts. Rings like that It makes a huge difference, believe me. You will go out of your mind chasing accuracy with cheap rings. I have done it. Mueller optics are OK. I have owned several of them. In my opinion you can do better for about the same money, even a bit less in some cases. Take a look at the Vortex Diamondback line. Much clearer glass than the Mueller. Magnification does not make up for inferior glass in my opinion. That is a hard and expensive lesson that I have learned over the years.
At the very least I would say switch to some quality rings and make sure your bases are loctited and tightened down tight. A huge step up from that would be a 1 piece Picatinny base like the EGW one. You will have much more freedom to place your scope where it suits you better.
Also try some different ammo with different bullet weights. You might just stumble on something that will just shoot the lights out! If you do use only factory ammo do not settle for what the LGS or Walmart has for sale on their shelves. Order online. You will have a much better selection. Also I would suggest if you do not do it now, I would look into getting started in reloading. You will be glad you did..
Hope this helps! Good luck!

Robert

<blockquote data-quote="smbob" data-source="post: 3065391" data-attributes="member: 59115">First, I will say I do not own a Savage Axis, but have a friend that owns an early .223 non Accutrigger that shoots absolutely lights out with basic factory 55gr factory ammo out to 300+ yards. I had a guy set up next to me the other day at my range with an Axis II the other day. He let me shoot it. I had a few observations. #1 The stock is absolute 1,000% garbage! It flexes all over the place. Especially in the barrel channel. It's worthless in my opinion. Forget the bipod. Use bags or a rest for accuracy testing. Get a Boyd's stock and that fixes the stock flexing issue issue.#2 This guy's Axis II had a Weaver Kaspra 3-9x40mm scope and who knows what kind of rings. To fix this, I would say get a decent scope and more importantly get some quality rings. I'm talking Warne Maxima permanent rings, Burris Sig Zee with the inserts. Rings like that It makes a huge difference, believe me. You will go out of your mind chasing accuracy with cheap rings. I have done it.&nbsp; Mueller optics are OK. I have owned several of them. In my opinion you can do better for about the same money, even a bit less in some cases. Take a look at the Vortex Diamondback line. Much clearer glass than the Mueller. Magnification does not make up for inferior glass in my opinion. That is a hard and expensive lesson that I have learned over the years.At the very least I would say switch to some quality rings and make sure your bases are loctited and tightened down tight. A huge step up from that would be a 1 piece Picatinny base like the EGW one. You will have much more freedom to place your scope where it suits you better.Also try some different ammo with different bullet weights. You might just stumble on something that will just shoot the lights out! If you do use only factory ammo do not settle for what the LGS or Walmart has for sale on their shelves. Order online. You will have a much better selection. Also I would suggest if you do not do it now, I would look into getting started in reloading. You will be glad you did..Hope this helps! Good luck!Robert</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smbob, post: 3065391, member: 59115"] First, I will say I do not own a Savage Axis, but have a friend that owns an early .223 non Accutrigger that shoots absolutely lights out with basic factory 55gr factory ammo out to 300+ yards. I had a guy set up next to me the other day at my range with an Axis II the other day. He let me shoot it. I had a few observations. #1 The stock is absolute 1,000% garbage! It flexes all over the place. Especially in the barrel channel. It's worthless in my opinion. Forget the bipod. Use bags or a rest for accuracy testing. Get a Boyd's stock and that fixes the stock flexing issue issue. #2 This guy's Axis II had a Weaver Kaspra 3-9x40mm scope and who knows what kind of rings. To fix this, I would say get a decent scope and more importantly get some quality rings. I'm talking Warne Maxima permanent rings, Burris Sig Zee with the inserts. Rings like that It makes a huge difference, believe me. You will go out of your mind chasing accuracy with cheap rings. I have done it. Mueller optics are OK. I have owned several of them. In my opinion you can do better for about the same money, even a bit less in some cases. Take a look at the Vortex Diamondback line. Much clearer glass than the Mueller. Magnification does not make up for inferior glass in my opinion. That is a hard and expensive lesson that I have learned over the years. At the very least I would say switch to some quality rings and make sure your bases are loctited and tightened down tight. A huge step up from that would be a 1 piece Picatinny base like the EGW one. You will have much more freedom to place your scope where it suits you better. Also try some different ammo with different bullet weights. You might just stumble on something that will just shoot the lights out! If you do use only factory ammo do not settle for what the LGS or Walmart has for sale on their shelves. Order online. You will have a much better selection. Also I would suggest if you do not do it now, I would look into getting started in reloading. You will be glad you did.. Hope this helps! Good luck! Robert [/QUOTE]

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