Shocking Comparison RUGER AMERICAN GEN 2 vs SAVAGE AXIS

[@kerryhall6170]

A more accurate comparison would be the savage axis 2 pro to the Ruger American gen2 standard

[@Bullets4Bucks]

I need to get the axis 2 pro so I can do that

[@bigeclipse718]

Those don't compare either. Pro lacks adjustability

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

Agreed, hard to test a standard trig to their accutrig/acculike variations.

[@TheCodyO]

@@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill I like them both once you drop in a new trigger spring and bump the pull weight a a little.

[@ebttt]

That is not Apple to Apple comparison you can buy the Savage for around 300ish compared to the Ruger America II the cheapest I seen is $550. Should compare to Savage 2

[@loganmeline9233]

And I'd say, "you probably just shouldn't buy any rifle that costs under $400 unless it's a rimfire." It's that simple.

[@jasonconaway69]

@@loganmeline9233😂Why? My Mossberg Patriot is dead nuts. Puts meat in the cooler every single yr.

[@TheCodyO]

Im a ruger American guy all the way… mine has been such an awesome gun for me over the last few years. Shoots .8-.9 moa with very minimal load development (with true consistency) and feeds very well. I understand we cant all get lucky, but mine has been great.

[@SouthernCoastOutdoors]

Super in depth video. Thanks brother!

[@Bullets4Bucks]

You bet!

[@drkcyd1]

I hunt in south Florida, and I used to have a savage axis. Although it was dead accurate I had to buy a trigger kit from MCarbo to reduce the pull, had many failures to extract, and sadly it rusted almost completely brown after my 9th day in the humid swamps. Because of the excessive amount of rusting I no longer felt safe shooting it, and in total only owned the gun for 6 months from brand new to un-fireable.

[@rsmail7426]

You would wipe/oil it every night in those condotions.

[@jreed10291974]

I have owned 4 Ruger's I always end up selling them and buying a savage. I have never owned a savage that would not shoot a .3 group and I own 8 of them. My 308 with 150 sst and 44 grains of Varget shoot's light out same hole in all 3 308 savage's. Arcuate 4064 and 178 ELD-X same thing.

[@michaelrinehart5169]

Where do you live that 85 degrees is extremely hot? lol Great videos!!!

[@Bullets4Bucks]

Wyoming

[@dittman2564]

I kind of laughed about the 85° thing too. I live in the northernmost Sierra Nevada range, West slope, "foothills", only at 2,700' el. We commonly see 110° and higher in the summer, mid 20's and lower with minor snow in the winter.

[@dittman2564]

@@Bullets4Bucks nice...so you live in the "free" part of the USA, lol. Free compared to much of it anyway.

[@ajnaquin7721]

Ruger gen 1 love it

[@withoutprejudice8301]

Surprised to see the old style mag release on the Savage.

[@EddieWhaley-f2t]

You’ve got the ruger gen 2 but you don’t have the axis 2 pro which is a much closer version to the gen 2 so why don’t you try that comparison

[@Bullets4Bucks]

I know I'm going to try and get one

[@randallb1603]

Why is it my Ruger American 2 has the mag release on the side and not on the bottom? And for the record I got mine brand new for $425.

[@John_Redcorn_]

The AR-length calibers use a standard AR mag and release. The rest use the AICS mags

[@04busarider]

@randallb1603 where did you get a gen 2 ruger american for 425 new...cheapest I have been able to find is 530and that was on sale normally they 580ish

[@randallb1603]

@04busarider Larry's in Huntsville al. Was marked as "blemished" but cannot find a mark on it.

[@craig5649]

​@@randallb1603Does that mean a cosmetic blemish? That's quite a mark down for a small blemish unless it's on the steel.

[@randallb1603]

@@craig5649 I can not find anything on it. From what the salesman said the gun was used as a display in their "Ruger Days" sale. They had to mark it as blemished. They had 3 or 4 of them like that.

[@CiviTac]

I have an axis ii 6.5 creed which shoots about .7MOA with eldm 140gr Everything else about the rifle is not good. Savage makes great barrels. Well the accutrigger is good enough as well. I paid 400 bucks for my axis ii which was absolutely worth it

[@WillyK51]

If You come from a Family that hunts(You probably get a hand down rifle)(I still use a 30-30 Win), or are a New Hunter, and want to get Your 1St Rifle, Both are appealing. But Today It's Odd, that you only got $$500 to buy a new rifle. Ok. I'm Old and used to have $$ back in the day I Bought a BLR in 7-08 for $450 with a extra mag and scope bases(And I used to earn under $1,5 K a month)(And got Super fine Leupold 1.5 x6 from Cabela's Cost me another $400) to buy a decent M70 or Ruger 77. A New M70 costs about 1.3K', a Savage 110 High Country the same.

[@michaelogden5093]

2 position safety on savage is also a fail.

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

Ruger missed it on price in my opinion. Why spend 550+ when Tikka and Howa/Vanguard can be had in those price ranges if you shop. After holding a Ruger Gen 2, I will say it did seem decent. T/C should be coming out with the Icon again I think fairly soon, not sure on the Venture yet.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

Yes

[@JPS1Dec]

Bought the Savage Axis in 308 1st. Then bought the Ruger American Go Wild in 308 and Mossberg MVP Scout in 308……. Sold the Savage Axis.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

Nice

[@D.B_Cooper]

You can buy 2 savage axis here for what a american gen 2 costs. Why not compare a gen 2 to a tika t3? The price are closer.

[@04busarider]

First gen axis vs current gen is not an "apples to apples" comparison...you're comparing a rifle that released 14 years ago to a rifle that just come out 1 year ago. You shoot the first gen model of the savage axis but show pics of specs on the new gen savage axis 2 which has a better stock and accu trigger which is 10x better than the standard savage axis trigger. They have changed the design of the stock twice since the savage used here. They also redesigned the bolt knob on the new gen savage axis...not sure if its anything else with the bolt or just the handle. The results may not have been any different but this is definitely not an accurate comparison and kinda misleading the way the video was put together.

[@michaelJ415]

Axis 1- stock is flimsy as hell,axis 2 not so,

[@EddieWhaley-f2t]

And one more thing the barrel on the gen 2 is not 20 inch it’s more like 18.5 inches

[@Weekend_warrior_307]

Your thumbnail shows new axis stock but reviewed old one. That is misleading for sure.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

I mention the new stock and talk about it

[@randallflores-qr8cs]

Plenty of guys already said what i was going to say. A gen 1 vs gen 2?

[@Bullets4Bucks]

I did a video on gen 1 vs gen 2

[@randallflores-qr8cs]

@@Bullets4Bucks I think most of us meant ruger gen2 vs savage gen 2.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

@@randallflores-qr8cs When I go to shot show I will ask savage for a gen 2 pro

[@ralphyoung9296]

I own a few Savage 110s.. I will not purchase another Savage rifle until they put out "clear explanation" of the Savage Axis.. Savage Axis ll.. Savage Axis ll XP.. At this time, Savage buyers have no idea what they are getting when we purchase any Savage Axis. Did Savage mix and match their entire Axis line.??

[@Exsesss]

Savage Axis has no accutrigger. Axis 2 has accutrigger. Axis 2 XP is the same as Axis 2 but with a scope package (3-9x bushnell). Those are the differences im aware of

[@ralphyoung9296]

@Exsesss .. this is not what the new advertisements are showing and saying.. The Savage ads are very confusing.. from what I'm getting from Savage ads, they are only going to have one Axis line.. and no more accutrigger. "I think".. The Shooter's Bible 116 Edition doesn't have these changes.. As a matter of fact the New Shooter's Bible basically looks like the publisher just uses the old version and changed the page number.. Ballistic.. same old, same old... no 300prc.. no 6.5prc.. no 6.8 Western .. no, a lot of things.. ANYWAY.. Savage, I think, eliminated some of their lines.

[@Patrick-xd8jv]

@@ralphyoung9296go to savage arms website and look for your self

[@Mike-xi4zt]

Savage's biggest problem are the people who work there. All are Incompetant.

[@Exsesss]

@@Mike-xi4zt bad customer service experience?

[@mr.mr.3301]

Maybe it’s just me. But I’ll no longer buy a rifle with a bolt throw over 70 degrees.

[@phild9813]

Me either. Or a locking bolt.

[@superdave103harley]

Comparing new Ruger against the old 5 year old axis again? We already went over this. Not a fair comparison. For the love of God man get the new axis

[@Bullets4Bucks]

The barreled action is basically the same... and the stocks are just cheap plastic. That said I do agree I need a new one

[@superdave103harley]

@@Bullets4Bucks I just finished gunsmith a customers axis 1 in 6.5 creed. I installed the new Magpul hunter lite stock and increased accuracy by 50% alone! That was before trigger job or optic... So yes very much the new Savage stock is a much better polymer! It made a huge difference on everyones accuracy.. no more flex equals accuracy... Brother pick one up and feel the difference. It's a very fun conversation but enough for Savage to retool and get with the times of better line of sight with modern comb and less flex. I have also run the MDT Hunter stock.

[@michaelJ415]

Gen 2 mag sticking out like that will n does dig in your back shoulderd, on long haul cross carry Deal breaker for me, my axis2 400, 1 ragged hole at 80 yrds off a Bench-Table,,,🎄🎁🥂

[@jimedick9496]

My nephew has the Ruger Gen II and he doesn’t have a problem with it digging in his back shoulder. We hunted all week this last season, and not once did he mention or complain. I’ve strapped his rifle over my shoulder and I felt nothing, nor did my brother in law. The rifle is relatively light weight and it’s easy to pack around. I liked the check comb and the texture of the stock. It was very accurate. All in all, I thought it was a great buy. I just ordered the new Savage Axis II Pro for my wife. They come with a left handed option, so I’m excited to receive it, mount a scope, and take it to the range. She wanted the woodland camo pattern, which I think it’s a really good looking rifle. I might break down and pick up the same rifle, but with the desert camo of it shots as well as it looks. It’s a Savage, so I’m expecting good results once it’s broken in.

[@johnhayes2299]

Dude, this is a total click bait video. When you get the new savage axis 2 with accu-trigger then do a comparison. These guns aren't even in the same class.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

We talk about the triggers and the axis 2. If savage gets me a new axis 2 pro I will do it

[@exothermal.sprocket]

I'm a Ruger fan, but for all the improvements on the Gen2, they failed too miserably on a very critical feature and spent money on making a twizzler out of the barrel which I think is ugly. I'm more of a CRF action, Hawkeye person generally. Cost a lot more, but I'd rather buy a rifle I can admire than buying several clunkers that have annoying features.

[@royharo9164]

I want a Toy Story Christmas a Buzz and a Woody … to infinity Mount up

[@bigracer3867]

My axis 243 shoot 1.5 with trash ammo😂🎉🎉. Crazy chit I ever seen!!🎉🎉

[@lol0ajo]

cool

[@loganmeline9233]

Who breaks trigger guards?🤣

[@Bullets4Bucks]

I probably would... i break lots of stuff

[@rw7105]

Not a good comparison.

[@chriscurtis7723]

But why 308

[@SuperGlenn1966]

How abut a real side by side comparison between the Ruger gen 2 in 6.5 PRC VS the savage 110 timberline in 6.5 PRC. I bet you would be surprised and use the same scopes.

[@Bullets4Bucks]

If I can get those rifles sent to me

[@braddhancock6192]

Stop shooting off a bench for hunting rifles

[@drewroehm3292]

Why

[@John_Redcorn_]

Ok elmer fudd

[@josephcoffman2441]

Both barreled actions are good. Both stocks are pure garbage.

[@virgilpalmer2427]

You are correct brother 🎉

[@jimedick9496]

Obviously!! These are under $600 budget rifles!!! It’s like buying a base model car and then complaining that it doesn’t have leather seating!!