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My next book (weeks away) will have a full break down of range work and technique etc. For now, you can have a read of my hold that forend article in the rifle accuracy section of this site. Chances are, if you are copying how others shoot at the range, you are doing it wrong. Spend a wee bit now, save long term.Īs the guys say, there is a chance that it could be something basic like screws, or it could be technique, seeing as technique has gone so far downhill these days.
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The series was written for just these types of problems. Whether you want to pursue the rifle or start over, these steps will help you out. The third book (Accurizing) has a step by step set of procedures for preliminary testing. Sorry for the hard sell but its the truth. I am going to come out and say this right now, the book series will help. Hi Scott, whether blued or stainless, stick to 3 shot groups, allowing the rifle to cool in between. When I say operate it, I mean I had to remind them that you just need to pull straight back, not up and back, which binds the bolt of a straight pull rifle.įor most turn bolt shooters, rifle operation is ingrained in the memory and it took a minute or two before they got used to it.Īs per Usual with most Savage rifles, it was accurate out of the box with my proven reloads, even on the wet and windy day I tested it.Įven though it's heavy, It's a keeper and as with most Savage rifles, there should be aftermarket options available soon.Nathan Foster Re: Savage Axis with grouping issues
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I switched the bolt handle to the left side, which took a couple of minutes the first time.Īt the range, I swapped it back and forth multiple times to let evil right handed shooters try it.Īfter a brief tutorial on how to operate a straight pull rifle, all of them really liked it. The only part of the rifle that's not ambidextrous, is the receiver port.īeing I'm a southpaw, I was worried that brass ejection would be an issue, but I've had no ejection issues, as the brass is ejected straight out. Proof research and Savage have teamed up, creating the Savage ultralite models offered with carbon wrapped barrels, so I'm either going to get the barrel fluted, or buy a proof barrel in the future. With larger caliber's, I welcome the weight to mitigate recoil, but I prefer a lighter rifle with the puny calibers, especially with a rifle that I'm going to be mounting heavy thermal and NV scopes onto. I don't know why Savage didn't offer the Predator model with a fluted barrel, like they did with the Big game model ? One negative I have with it, is that it's barrel heavy, like most American rifles.Īll the weight is in the barreled receiver. The Predator model also uses AICS magazines, which are IMHO, the best rifle magazines available. Not with the Impulse, the extractor is twice as big and beefy. The trigger pull out of the box was 2 lb's even, with both of my pull gauges.Ī little lite for my tastes for a hunting rifle, but it passed the drop test's, so I'll leave it that way for now.Īfter being cleaned and lubed, the rifle operated smoothly and without any issue's.Īs most Savage rifle enthusiast's know, the weak side of savage rifles are the factory extractors and in some models, the extended detachable magazines.Īlthough they've gotten better in the last few years, it's SOP that your going to swap extractors from the get go and your going to have to tweak the magazines. No more taking it out of the stock if adjustment is needed. It uses a modified 110 Accufit stock, with and a field adjustable Accutrigger. I also wanted to see how well the rifle was assembled and what the deal was with the new style barrel extension feature. I usually do this with every new firearm I receive. Out of the box it was functional, but it needed to be taken apart, cleaned and properly lubed. It's no Blaser by any means, but it cost's less than what a Blaser Barrel/Mag insert cost's, So maybe American sportspeople will take a look at it, instead of the traditional turn bolt. I've been a proud member of the barrel nut community for decades and am happy that Savage was the first American manufacturer to do this. I've been using Blaser rifles for years and I think Savage has done a decent job with the first American made straight pull rifle.