The Savage Axis is rated best-in-class entry level rifle. Axis rifles save money without sacrificing performance. Savage didn't design a cheaper rifle; they designed a better way to make a Savage, including pillar-bedded barrels with more uniform cooling and greater consistency. The modern design with silky-smooth bolt operation, a detachable box magazine, matte black synthetic stock and a 20" black carbon steel barrel allow for multi-purpose shooting in multiple locales. These XP Youth models come with a 3-9x40 matte blued scope, already mounted and bore-sighted, so it is ready to go on the hunt when you are.