Bought my first bolt action today

[jag1954]

Picked it up at the LGS earlier, a Savage Axis II Veil Whitetail camo Exclusive 6.5 Creedmoor w/4-12x40mm scope and heavy barrel. Am really looking forward to taking it out to the local gun club, all 90 acres of it. I have ammo on order. The Allen sling, 22lr and .45ACP were added bonuses. A good day at the LGS

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I had an early Axis in .223, was very accurate, but the magazine was flimsy and difficult/painful to load.

Supposedly the new ones are better. Hope you like it!

 

[DukeConnor]

Nice. Enjoy.

 

[LoonWulf]

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your new rifle, and the ammo you found. Let us know how it shoots for ya!

 

[Frostbite]

Congratulations! Let us know how it shoots

 

[Howland937]

Nah, don't let us know how good it shoots. Just let us know if it doesn't shoot well.

I picked one up in 6.5C during last year's Wal-Mart fire sale. It's the first gen, so no accu-trigger. I stuck a $75 Tasco 6-24x on it to keep my total price around $200. It's not super picky about ammo, but it loves the Hornady Precision Hunter a lot. It shoots everything pretty well. Yours will too.

 

[22250Rem]

Congrats! Sounds like a nice rig. Stuff like that should come with a "CAUTION - MAY BE HABIT FORMING" warning. I've yet to see a 6.5 Creed that didn't shoot well. Fellow I see occasionally at my club's range has a Ruger American in that chambering that is a tack driver with 129 gr. Hornady American Whitetail factory ammo.

 

[kmw1954]

If I could find one in 223 or the new 6mm ARC I'd be buying one also.
Happy shooting.

 

[BigBore44]

I don’t think Biden was happy with your purchase. That tells me it was a good one.

 

[mshootnit]

an interesting choice for a first rifle, and a good one I think. That would be a good rugged gun. I have heard of some light primer strikes with various axis rifles, you could look it up if yours has any issues.