Savage Axis II .243 Winchester
Model: 57367
Savage Axis II .243 Winchester
Model: 57367
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Savage Axis II is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action .243 Winchester built for deer and varmint hunting. Savage has ended production, so it's a used buy. Its AccuTrigger is set at 2.5 lbs and the owner can adjust it without a gunsmith.
A detachable box magazine holding four is the one fitting the rifle arrives with. Nothing comes on the receiver, no sights, no rail and no bases, so a mount is part of the purchase. The 22-inch barrel is button-rifled carbon steel cut 1:9.25. Length of pull stays at 13.75 inches and the muzzle is unthreaded. It weighs 6.30 lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger American Rifle Generation II has an MSRP of $769 and arrives with a Picatinny base fitted, a braked and threaded 20-inch muzzle and a stock that shortens on removable spacers. The Mossberg Patriot Super Bantam, also out of production, is 19.2 oz heavier and was built for a smaller shooter, with a 13-inch pull and a scope already in the box.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The barrel threads into the receiver to set headspace, so the chamber is matched to that barrel.
- A floating bolt head lets the lugs square themselves on the receiver face, which Savage otherwise sells on rifles well above this one.
- The magazine detaches, so the rifle can be emptied at the truck without cycling live rounds through the chamber.
- Out of production, so a stock, a spare magazine or a warranty question is a secondhand search now.
- The action beds straight into the synthetic stock with no bedding block, where the Ruger American Rifle Generation II locates its receiver in an integral one.
- Nothing but the trigger adjusts, so a shooter who needs a shorter reach is buying a replacement stock.
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.243 Winchester Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
What does it take to mount a scope?
Two-piece Weaver-style bases. The receiver is drilled and tapped for that pattern and the owner's manual lists the ring makers who build to it, so bases, rings and the scope all go on one order.
What bullet weights will the barrel shoot?
Both ends of the .243 range. The twist here is a little faster than the old varmint standard, so the heavier deer bullets stabilize, and light bullets are not fussy about twist.
Does anything on the stock adjust?
No. Savage gives the same figure for minimum and maximum length of pull, so the butt is fixed, and there are no comb inserts in the system.
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