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Originally Posted by Beached Whale
I had on axis in 308 that shot okay but like others have said, the trigger was awful and was eventually fixed with some lapping compound and a couple of hours of spare time. I ended up selling it though because I preffered to own a nicer rifle.
Which brings me to my next point......the budget rifle thing in general. Sure an Axis or American or 783 at $400 seems like a great deal, but you can easily get into a much nicer gun like a Vangaurd or a Savage 16/116 for $700. If you carried the nicer gun through your whole 40ish year hunting career it costs you an extra $7.50 per year to have the nicer rifle.
But then again the $300 savings can buy a better scope or a lot of ammo, so in the end maybe that is where the true value of these guns lie.
It's nice to have options I suppose
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^^^ Bingo.
That's exactly the route I ended up going.
I had a few of them in my hands, something just didn't click for me.
Its wise to not have a budget and mid quality rifle on the counter at the same time.
Once a person picks up a higher price point rifle there is no going back.
At least for me that is. Pretty lucky they didn't set the Westherby Lazer Mark on the counter that day.
LOL
Don