Own an early Axis, then known as the Edge in .223. Do not own a Venture. Do own several Marlin X rifles, including one that was a 25-06....was, had it rebarreled to 7x57. It shot well as a 25-06, just wanted another accurate 7x57 rifle and besides I have a few 257Roberts rifles for something 25 cal. Also, I prefer the Marlin trigger over the accu trigger....do have a Savage rifle with the accu.
Yea, the newer Axis rifles with an accu trigger, should be OK for decent accuracy, but still the same stock on it, which in my humble opinion....sucks. Had a chuckle when Boyd's stock company did a survey on various gun/rifle websites on what rifles they should make stocks for....lol, the Axis rifle was an easy winner of the survey. A few of the gents I shoot with at range we're members have bought better model Savage rifles, more suitable for benchrest shooting than hunting, that comes with the accu trigger. After shooting them for awhile, replaced the accu with a rifle basix or Jewell trigger. They didn't like the accu trigger.
Even though I've never shot a Venture, can't remember handling one or even speaking to an owner of one at our 700 member private range, think I'd buy the Venture before I'd buy an Axis.
Owning 3 Marlin X rifles, I'm partial to the Marlins for a lower priced rifle. Would recommend one of them. But over on the Marlin forum website, someone has recently posted he phoned Marlin/Remington, both Freedom Group owned, and was told the Marlin X rifles have been discontinued. This leaves the 770 and 783 Remingtons as the lower priced rifles being made at the Mayfield, Ky plant, where the Marlin X rifles were also made.