Hoss50 Report post Posted November 24, 2015 Dick's and Cabela's are both supposed to have them on sale super cheap for Black Friday. Might be worth a shot. I have really thought about one in 243 for my son, but I am not sure he needs a deer rifle for his 4th birthday. I also can't justify buying another gun and needing another scope when I have more than 1 rifle that needs a scope upgrade already as well as a couple that need a muzzle break. I could use the money I would spend on the axis to start slimming the list of rifles that need upgrades. Harley 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My Rights As An American Report post Posted December 2, 2015 Some good videos on super simple techniques to reduce trigger spring on youtube. Just picked this rifle up in 223 for daughter for Christmas, and will go through and fix the spring. Looking for some ammo to shoot through it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PelaPapas Report post Posted December 2, 2015 My brother in-law has an axis in 25-06. Pretty nice rifle that came with a nikon 3x40 scope. I believe he paid $300 new for it couple years back. Not bad for a good rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted December 3, 2015 Dick's and Cabela's are both supposed to have them on sale super cheap for Black Friday. Might be worth a shot. I have really thought about one in 243 for my son, but I am not sure he needs a deer rifle for his 4th birthday. I also can't justify buying another gun and needing another scope when I have more than 1 rifle that needs a scope upgrade already as well as a couple that need a muzzle break. I could use the money I would spend on the axis to start slimming the list of rifles that need upgrades. Harley Hoss it is never too early! My paps bought me my ithaca lever action 22lr the day i was born. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted December 3, 2015 I already have a 6.5x55 sporterized mauser that I upgraded the scope on it and started load development on a month ago that will probably be his first rifle. I also have a savage 99 in 243 that I can outfit him with. The 99 is one the rifles I have that needs a serious scope upgrade though. It has a sweet 3x9x32 Bushnell sport view on it now from about 1979. I do have a 9 month old though that will need a deer rifle in about 9.25 years so I have a little extra time on the 99. The cool part is the mauser will be his grandfathers rifle he will shoot and the 99 is for the younger son will be his grandmothers rifle. They can't have my 257 weatherby til i'm dead or i upgrade. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgshooter Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Bought a Savage Axis 243 from a member here early November. I finally was able to take it out this weekend to zero it out. Shots 1-4 out of the last 8 shots I took @100 yards. Shots 5-8 @100 yards after 4 clicks left and 2 clicks down. I'm no expert and I need a lot more practice but I like the rifle. I wanted to go out to 200 yards but ran out of time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
