Which one do I buy!

[Snipe]

Savage Arms Axis Next Gen. 1 Combo               Twist                                                                   
243   Blued   22"   4   6.5      Next Gen1 camo    9.25   $399.99


Remington 700 ADL Scope Rifle Combo
243   Blued   24"   41 - 5/8"   7.25      Synthetic                   $439.99

Any comment on either of the above two rifles will help me decide. I am sticking with the .243.
Coyotes mainly however I may hunt deer one day when I can no longer draw my bow.
Thanks

[MountainWalk]

The Remington. It's what I would buy.

[jrebel]

I'm a diehard savage fan..not familiar with the axis though.  Still my vote is for savage.  They are extremely straight shooters.

[snowshoes22]

I like savage rifles but not the axis. Go with a stevens before the axis or the remington. 

[Biggerhammer]

The East Wenatchee Bi-Mart has the Remington 700 blued .243 Rifle scope combo for sale right now for 389.00 and the stainless for 469.00 they will go on sale just before Christmas. Last Christmas I picked up a couple stainless combo's for builds. 429.00 each and a 50.00 factory rebate each.

I would opt for the Remington.

[GEARHEAD]

there is a reason most of the custom gun makers and long range competition shooters are rocking a M700 Rem.

[Widgeondeke]

Remington 

[PolarBear]

Remington, no question.  My daughter has a Remington 700 SPS in .243 and her friend has the Axis in .243.  Out of the 2, my daughter's 700 is more accurate, lighter and the action is much smoother.  I shot both and the difference was night and day and this is coming from a Savage fan.

[Kioti]

No question about it...the Model 700.  That's a solid platform that's been around awhile.

[FALFire]

Between those two you mentioned......Remington....hands down.

[muzbuster]

Rem.

[X-Force]

The axis isnt worth $100 they are crap. You really cant compare an axis v 700. If its a model 10 or 110 v a 700 than its a tossup.

[Snipe]

Thank you one and all

I will hit Bi-Mart in E Wenatchee omw to late archery on Wednesday next week as I doubt the Christmas sale would save more than 20 bucks!??

Going with the Remington after much deliberation as these were the only two I found in my price range.

[drysideshooter]

I agree that between those two the Remington is by far the better choice.  Much better after market support if you decide to put it in a different stock or something down the road.

One thing to consider since you mentioned it will be used for coyote hunting is that the ADL doesn't have a floor plate that you can drop to empty the magazine.  That is the only advantage I can think of for the Axis and that use, it has a detachable magazine.  I know that for me, when I'm going back to the truck to drive towards the next stand, it's nice to be able to quickly unload the gun without cycling the action to remove the rounds. 

Not to confuse your choice, but I would also consider the Ruger American in 243.  It uses a detachable magazine for quick loading and unloading.  If you don't mind the loading/unloading aspect, the Stevens 200 is probably worth consideration too.  Much better after market support than the Axis as almost everything made to work with the Savage 10/110 actions will work for the Stevens. That means down the road you can upgrade the trigger pretty easily, get a different stock, change out the barrel yourself, etc. 

[Snipe]

I am ok with 'recycling' as I am normally out for the whole day anyway.  I still have until Wednesday to finally decide. I just don't have enough knowledge to make the right choice.

quote "Not to confuse your choice, but I would also consider the Ruger American in 243" Thankyou, dang I was already confused, appreciate all input as I am an archer and need any guidance that is available.

I will look at the Ruger and Stevens and see. So far the Remington.
Thanks again