Savage Axis/Edge 30/06 stocks

[s2thalayer]

Does anyone know if anyone makes aftermarket stocks for these? I have been looking around everywhere today and can't seem to find a clear answer. I don't really know anything about these rifles. I'm more of an AR/AK kind of guy. I see a lot of McMillan stocks that say "all centerfeed models". And when I search "Savage Axis stocks" I get tons of search results of Savage stocks that fit short and long actions. Are any of these stocks compliant to an Axis and is there any way of knowing what to look for here? I do a lot of minor gunsmithing building AR's, AK's and such, so i know my way around a dremel and grinder with a rifle. I'm not scared to trim some off, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew or a lost cause.

 

[Polinese]

None of the normal 10 110 stocks are going to fit a savage axis. The receiver is different than those models. The stock is also one design for both long and short action they just change the trigger guard which also extends or shortens the magazine well. Then there is the problem with the integral recoil lug on the axis. As far as I know no one makes a aftermarket stock for the axis, and I wouldn't hold my breath for someone to make one anytime soon.

 

[mrawesome22]

If someone wanted to upgrade an axis they would just buy the next line up.

Doesn't make much sense trying to dump money into a rifle meant to be kept "on the cheap".

I agree aftermarket stocks will probably never be made.

I don't understand why they even make these guns. They advertise the Stevens as a much better gun in the same price range and link to it from their site

So where exactly does the Axis fit? And it has to be one of the butt ugliest guns I have ever seen lol. That gal didn't have a prom date.

 

[PawPaw]

So where exactly does the Axis fit?

The Axis fits exactly where Savage wants it to fit. It's a good entry-level rifle without pretensions. I believe that Savage wanted to try and make a new rifle, one that was sufficiently different from the Savage110/Stevens200 that it could stand alone as an entirely different rifle line. They wanted to try some different manufacturing methods and see if they could make a rifle at a really basic price point. They did some things that aren't common in bolt-action rifles, like making the recoil lug part of the stock and they did some things that worked out on their target actions, like the the oval ejection port.

They did it all at a price point that surprised many people. Most folks thought that the Axis was ugly, and I agree that it doesn't look like a standard rifle. Yet all indications are that the rifle is a shooter. Most reviews I've seen and folks I've talked with indicate that the rifles shoot very well out of the box. A buddy of mine, a big deer hunter, recently helped another buddy scope and sight one in. He told me that they mounted the scope, fired three shots to get on paper, and started shooting MOA groups immediately with Federal Fusion ammo. His experience mirrors what I've been reading on the web and in the gun rags. While I don't trust the gun rags, I do trust my buddy and when he says a rifle is phenomenal, I believe it.

I've got three left-handed grandkids, and Savage recently came out with the left handed versions of the Axis. I've been a Savage guy for 10 years and just this past week, one pre-teen grandkid and I sat down and talked about his very own rifle. We sat down, looked at rifles, talked about my rifles and what he'd shot. We looked at what was available and I'm going to order a Savage Axis next month. I'm getting an entry level, left-handed rifle for that grandkid and it will probably last him the rest of his life. Oh, he'll own other rifles, but I bet he keeps this one too.

I think that Savage hit a home-run with the Axis. It's not a rifle everybody wants, but it's a rifle that lots of folks will try, simply for the price point. When they learn that they've gotten a tack-driver, they'll be mighty pleased.

 

[PawPaw]

I realized that I didn't answer the OP's original question.

Does anyone know if anyone makes aftermarket stocks for these?

This rifle was released (IIRC) in 2010, and it's fairly new to the market. By fairly new, I mean that we've just recently stopped gagging at the looks of it and we're just now starting to really take a look at what Savage has done to bring out a new line of rifles. It's a different view of rifle manufacturing and I'd bet that the stock manufacturers have been looking at it as well. The big hang-up for an aftermarket stock is that the recoil lug is bedded to the stock and fits into a recess in the rifle action, absolutely a reverse from what we normally see in the rifle world.

This is new. Folks are still studying it. The market is probably not prepared to put out an afternarket stock, and from what I've seen, there might not be a market for those stocks yet. The Axis wasn't designed for guys like us, who like to tinker, collect, swap parts, change stocks, and wonder "what-if". The Axis was designed for the guy who wants to get into hunting or shooting, wants to pay the basic price point, yet wants a rifle that is fairly accurate. From what I've seen and heard, the Axis fits that bill in spades.

Will someone ever put out a stock for the Axis? I don't know. It depends if there is a market for such things.

 

[bejay]

should really ask some stock manufacturers if they plan on making any for the axis. I would expect they will at some point but getting one now might be a custom made and expensive option.

 

[Te Anau]

Looks are subjective.Personally,I think the Axis has a cool tactical look to it.The only one I dont like is the stainless model in camo stock and I dont like those from any manufacturer.

 

[tobnpr]

Doubt it's going to happen because the Axis is a "price-point" value rifle.
It took the market years to catch up to the Savage 10/110 actions and there's finally a decent selection available.

I agree with mrawesome...
I bought a Savage 10 for a build and customization. It's not that much more money, and they lend themselves to customizing, while the Axis...does not.

Not to say they're not a good value for the $$, but ability to upgrade was not part of Savage's strategy on this line.

 

[bejay]

Not to say they're not a good value for the $$, but ability to upgrade was not part of Savage's strategy on this line.

you could say the same about the 10/110 it was a price point value rifle also
if they wasnt so cheap they wouldnt be near as popular as they are today.

 

[oneoldsap]

Hey when you want to go fast , do you put a big block into a Yugo , or do you trade up to a hot rod ? I would hazard to guess that there will not be aftermarket stocks made for the Edge/Axis . This is due to a lack of demand and that recoil lug arrangment !

 

[taylorce1]

You could always build one. Looks like a lot of work for a stock when you could save a lot of time buying a Stevens 200 or better Savage rifle.

 

[Fullboar]

The Axis fits exactly where Savage wants it to fit. It's a good entry-level rifle without pretensions. I believe that Savage wanted to try and make a new rifle, one that was sufficiently different from the Savage110/Stevens200 that it could stand alone as an entirely different rifle line. They wanted to try some different manufacturing methods and see if they could make a rifle at a really basic price point. They did some things that aren't common in bolt-action rifles, like making the recoil lug part of the stock and they did some things that worked out on their target actions, like the the oval ejection port.

They did it all at a price point that surprised many people. Most folks thought that the Axis was ugly, and I agree that it doesn't look like a standard rifle. Yet all indications are that the rifle is a shooter. Most reviews I've seen and folks I've talked with indicate that the rifles shoot very well out of the box. A buddy of mine, a big deer hunter, recently helped another buddy scope and sight one in. He told me that they mounted the scope, fired three shots to get on paper, and started shooting MOA groups immediately with Federal Fusion ammo. His experience mirrors what I've been reading on the web and in the gun rags. While I don't trust the gun rags, I do trust my buddy and when he says a rifle is phenomenal, I believe it.

I've got three left-handed grandkids, and Savage recently came out with the left handed versions of the Axis. I've been a Savage guy for 10 years and just this past week, one pre-teen grandkid and I sat down and talked about his very own rifle. We sat down, looked at rifles, talked about my rifles and what he'd shot. We looked at what was available and I'm going to order a Savage Axis next month. I'm getting an entry level, left-handed rifle for that grandkid and it will probably last him the rest of his life. Oh, he'll own other rifles, but I bet he keeps this one too.

I think that Savage hit a home-run with the Axis. It's not a rifle everybody wants, but it's a rifle that lots of folks will try, simply for the price point. When they learn that they've gotten a tack-driver, they'll be mighty pleased.
December 26, 2011 05:09 PM

Hi PawPaw
I have had alot to do with the Savage Axis/Edge and I will agree for the money it is a great rifle but IMHO for a LITTLE extra $$$ you are better off getting the Savage 10/110 with the Accu-Trigger. The problem with the Axis/Edge are the stock is a joke and the trigger is not much better. The few I have worked on and shot we had to re-inforce the stock and their was not much we could do with the trigger as there was no after market one available then. The after market trigger will cost you at least $100+ so IMHO you are better of putting the money for the Axis/Edge plus the trigger into a better gun, if you want a inexpensive Savage rifle I think you are better of with a Stevens 200 as their is more after market stuff like stocks and triggers available for them.

Now do I think there will be aftermarket stocks available for the Axis/Edge in the future? Yes I can almost guarantee someone will be making stocks for them in the near future (there is to much demand for them). The Tikka T3 also uses the stock bedded recoil lug and their is at least a few different aftermarket stocks available for them so it's just a matter of time before we see them for the Axis/Edge.

 

[PawPaw]

IMHO you are better of putting the money for the Axis/Edge plus the trigger into a better gun, if you want a inexpensive Savage rifle

Generally, I'd agree with you. When did Stevens start making a left-hand rifle?

 

[Logs]

I had an Axis and tried to swap out the recoil pad and couldn't get anything to work. It doesn't look like you can change them out the way they are made. Great shooting gun otherwise.

 

[Fullboar]

Generally, I'd agree with you. When did Stevens start making a left-hand rifle?

While they are young I would start teaching them to shoot right-handed (I know a few left-handers that shoot rifles right-hand that started young) or you could put left-hand stocks on the Stevens 200 (right port on a left-hand rifle works great off a bench for a left-hander) or if you want a left handed gun then buy the Savage 10/110 (I think you will agree most on this thread would buy the Stevens 200 or Savage 10/110 over the Axis/Edge).

 

[PawPaw]

While they are young I would start teaching them to shoot right-handed (I know a few left-handers that shoot rifles right-hand that started young)

Bad idea, hopelessly bad idea. A shooter's "side" should be determined by his/her dominate eye, regardless of which hand they tend to use more often. The dominant eye is the one that they'll tend to use the most, and for two-eyed shooting, it's the eye that controls their accuracy, either with a shotgun or a rifle.

I'm left handed, hopelessly left-handed, yet years ago a mentor who happened to be a fairly active competition shooter took me under his wing to teach me how to shoot. The very first thing he did was determine dominant eye. As it turns out, although I'm left handed, my dominate eye is my right. So, I was taught to shoot right handed. I'm just one example.

Three of my grandkids have a dominant left eye. I should teach them to shoot using the wrong side? I don't think that's a good idea. As a matter of fact, I think it's a horrible idea.

(I think you will agree most on this thread would buy the Stevens 200 or Savage 10/110 over the Axis/Edge

Yes, most would. That's not the question, it never has been.

 

[Fullboar]

Mate what a crock (have a talk to any Optometrist that into shooting and you will see it's not to hard to train yourself to shoot with your non dominant eye). I know alot of people go on about eye domination but I am left eye dominant and I can shoot a rifle, shotgun, hand gun, bow ect right-handed well enough to win competitions so I KNOW you just have to train yourself to shoot that way. I remember when I was young everyone use to try and get me to change and shoot left-handed but my dad was right-handed and I used most of his gear (and there was no way he was going to help me buy left-handed stuff, not that there was any left-handed stuff around back then) and an Optometrist who was a friend of the family who was into shooting gave me some tips (patched one eye for a couple of months ect) and I am glad I never changed as it is not to hard to train yourself. My youngest son is also left eye dominant and he also shoots pretty good right-handed (its what you get use when you are shooting).

 

[shurshot]

FullBoar, I have to agree. As an instinctive recurve bow shooter, I have learned it is HOW you get used to shooting, and PLENTY of practice with that style. Right vs. Left, eye or hand, it matters little if you work at it. The body adapts. I found out along time ago, I can take a revolver in my left hand, with my left eye and miss with it just as much as if I used my right hand / right eye.

 

[PawPaw]

Mate what a crock (have a talk to any Optometrist that into shooting and you will see it's not to hard to train yourself to shoot with your non dominant eye)

We'll just have to disagree about that.