Quote Originally Posted by encorehunter View Post
I have heard a lot of bad things about the Savage Axis, but I got to shoot one a couple weeks ago. It was a stock .30-06 with the cheap Bushnell scope on it. I was helping a friend sight it in with factory Remington 180 Corelokts. After sighting it in, I shot a 3 shot group, well inside a 1" square. Not believing it, I shot a second group, confirming the first group was not a fluke. Both groups I would guess around .75", as both were inside the one inch squares. The trigger was horrible, but it broke clean.

This is a rifle that follows an old adage, you shouldn't "judge this book by its cover."

It's because someone with a $1K rifle doesn't want to admit a $500 rifle package out shot him. I sold a very nice polytec M-14 to a high power shooter years ago. It has a USGI bolt installed and NM trigger group. He's competing @ the NRA center in Raton. All the Springfield / Smith snobs gave him shit, till he cleaned their clocks, with that "sub-par chinese junk"
No matter what you're wallet can buy, it's as much the practice as it is the rifle. My basic MVP shoots better than i can. is is a tricked out remy 700, of course not. However i'd put it up against one, if need be.