keeper1984 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi guys Thinking about changing my rifle this year I have a 223 savage axis bought it as a cheap keepers rifle. Been accurate and reliable but don't like how point of impact changes on/off bipod so why I'm changing rifle do I change calibre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 For me most things foxing point to .223 unless you have a bigger calibre for something else and want to keep your rifle numbers to the minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I shoot triple 2 and cant see a reason why I would change unless I wanted to go bigger. .223 kills just as good as any. Stick to what you know and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hard to beat a .223 or .222 as an all round vermin rifle. I'd only change your calibre if a belter comes up second hand in .222, or maybe .22-250 or .243 if you could get away with them as all-rounders. I was expecting to buy a .223 but ended up with a .222 because a corker came my way. I'd have been happy with a good rifle in either calibre and now I've got a sweet shooting triple I wouldn't change it. I hate nasty springy fore-ends on (too many) new rifles as well. My BSA CF2 is not floated, wasn't designed to be, and it shoots under the inch at 200 yds off a bipod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Gimlet, your situation sounds exactly the same as mine, I even ended up with a CF2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I've got the heavy barrel model. They're one of those rifles like the Sako 75 and the Tikka m595 (got one of those too). Why the hell did they ever stop making them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Hi guys Thinking about changing my rifle this year I have a 223 savage axis bought it as a cheap keepers rifle. Been accurate and reliable but don't like how point of impact changes on/off bipod so why I'm changing rifle do I change calibre? thats not a calibre issue....... get rid of the bipod or get the poxy placcy stock re-enforced with some carbon fibre arrow shaft and some devcon Edited January 11, 2013 by Bewsher500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hi guys Thinking about changing my rifle this year I have a 223 savage axis bought it as a cheap keepers rifle. Been accurate and reliable but don't like how point of impact changes on/off bipod so why I'm changing rifle do I change calibre? This has been debated many a time, you use the rifle and calibre that best suits your requirements! Have you found the .223 lacking, if so adjust accordingly, if not stick with it, it doesn't matter what the most popular fox calibre is, the important thing is whats best for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Ask yourself is it the calibre or is it the ammunition have you tried different loads or heads A MAX , V MAX ETC... someone with more experience in loading rather than changing the calibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Fix the issue, keep the gun and don't change the calibre. It aint the trigger, action or barrel that is changing the POI, its either the stock. the bedding, the ammo, the prevailing conditions or you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysako Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 would not change my howa 1500 in .223 for nothing top gun love it mr fox would say diffrent !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 From my limited knowledge Keeper1984 if you find that your .223 is chinging the POI when on the bipod I would say that the issue is with the forend touching the barrel when the full weight of the rifle is put on the bipod hence stopping the barrel from free floating. If this is the case then surely it would be cheaper and relatively easy to fix this problem rather than buying another rifle, especially as you say that your .223 is accurate and reliable enough without the bipod. Let's face it, the .223 is generally recognised as a very good foxing calibre, if not one of or the most popular calibres for foxing! I have been using my .243 for foxes but I am in the process of getting a .223 which is conditioned for Fox and AOLQ so the .223 will become my "main" rifle and the .243 (Conditioned for Deer and AOLQ) will be kept (Mainly) for occasional deer culling trips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 There is a descriptive post with photos on how to reinforce your stock on SavageShooters.com site in the Axis/Edge section of the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Order a boyds stock from the USA . Mine cost £130 delivered. It's most likely the for end touching the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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