Savage Axis II

cervri · March 20, 2018, 04:24 PM

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a Savage Axis II in 6.5 Creedmoor...I finaly got out to shoot it today and very dissatisfied...Every time I fired a round the magazine would drop down in the rear, so that you have to reinsert it every time you fired a round. I made sure that it snapped into place every time. Anyone else ever run into this??

hdwhit · March 20, 2018, 04:30 PM

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Anyone else ever run into this?

Nope.

My Axis (not with the adjustable trigger) in 223 does not do that.

You should call Savage, explain the problem and see how they want to resolve it. Given the way the magazine catch works, its possible it is as simple a thing as they sent you the wrong magazine with the gun. If it's more involved, they should make it right.

RC20 · March 20, 2018, 05:14 PM

Should be in Bolt Action.

Savages come with all sorts of odd things.

Action screws were loose on both the new ones I got.

If you can't figure out the why, then Savage will have to solve it or a gun smith. Savage takes some time of course.

Marco Califo · March 20, 2018, 06:33 PM

There has been a problem with some recent Axis rifles with magazines with more plastic doing that. It has been fixed in more recent production, per reviews I was reading on Bud's gun shop yesterday. Definitely, call Savage. They should send you the better magazine. Worst case they may want you to pay for it. I am thinking I would buy one if I was sure I was getting the metal one. My 223 Edge (they had to change the name to Axis due to a copyright issue) came with a metal one. I think they tried more plastic to cut costs, and it bit them badly. I was going to buy a 2nd mag, but they were out of stock, then went plastic.

T. O'Heir · March 21, 2018, 01:57 PM

"...or a gunsmith..." That will void your warrantee.
Something is clearly wrong with the mag latch. You need to talk to Savage.
http://www.savagearms.com/customer-support/

cervri · March 21, 2018, 06:46 PM

Thank you guys, I have a trouble report in to them...No answer today so, I will call them tomorrow...

March 20, 2018, 04:24 PM	#1
cervri Member Join Date: March 24, 2016 Location: Deming NM Posts: 75	Savage Axis II A couple of weeks ago I purchased a Savage Axis II in 6.5 Creedmoor...I finaly got out to shoot it today and very dissatisfied...Every time I fired a round the magazine would drop down in the rear, so that you have to reinsert it every time you fired a round. I made sure that it snapped into place every time. Anyone else ever run into this??

March 20, 2018, 05:14 PM	#3
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	Should be in Bolt Action. Savages come with all sorts of odd things. Action screws were loose on both the new ones I got. If you can't figure out the why, then Savage will have to solve it or a gun smith. Savage takes some time of course. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not

March 20, 2018, 06:33 PM	#4
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	Move to bolt action rifle. Not about reloading. There has been a problem with some recent Axis rifles with magazines with more plastic doing that. It has been fixed in more recent production, per reviews I was reading on Bud's gun shop yesterday. Definitely, call Savage. They should send you the better magazine. Worst case they may want you to pay for it. I am thinking I would buy one if I was sure I was getting the metal one. My 223 Edge (they had to change the name to Axis due to a copyright issue) came with a metal one. I think they tried more plastic to cut costs, and it bit them badly. I was going to buy a 2nd mag, but they were out of stock, then went plastic. __________________ ............ Last edited by Unclenick; March 21, 2018 at 09:27 AM.

March 21, 2018, 01:57 PM	#5
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...or a gunsmith..." That will void your warrantee. Something is clearly wrong with the mag latch. You need to talk to Savage. http://www.savagearms.com/customer-support/ __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

March 21, 2018, 06:46 PM	#6
cervri Member Join Date: March 24, 2016 Location: Deming NM Posts: 75	Thank you guys, I have a trouble report in to them...No answer today so, I will call them tomorrow...