I've bought about a dozen Axis II rifles since they came out-- have to have the accu-trigger. Some for myself (I customized most of them), but a 1/2 dozen for guys wanting me to "tweak" a rifle for them.
My go to rifle (build three years back) has a $400 custom stock (maple) from Boyds when they did that (maybe they still do- one was enough!)- SUPER lightweight! I added a custom barrel to get a 25" stainless rilfe in a sporter barrel. It is a lightweight 260ai at about 8 lbs scoped (using a 243 Axis II stainless to build from). I used a good lightweight scope (Weaver Grand Slam at about 13 oz) to keep weight down. Same 243 magazine it came with works great.
Last week I shot a group of five (cold bore) into a 1 1/2" group at 300 yards- on a RARE Kansas morning with ZERO wind. A few days later, I shot a nice buck in the neck (lasered at 365 yards). Last year it was a head shot at 200 on late doe season. The custom barrel helps some there, but still, EVERY stock savage barrel from the Axis II line has shot 1" groups at 200 easy out of the box with my reloads (on a lead sled- so I KNOW what they can do without "user error").
I've owned several 70s, 700s, Rugers, and a few Savage 10/110 guns in the past and I now shoot Savage exclusively. I actually prefere the Axis II actions to the older 10/110s. I bought the barrel vise and wrench and no more waiting for a gunsmith for the more simple things I can do on my own... freezer is full again this year- two deer bagged and ready to eat (as of today with deer #2 fighting for space with my hogs from Texas last March... need to eat more pig!).
Can't get better accuracy until you go $1000+ (and more weight). My other "truck gun" is my Axis 6.5 stainless Creedmoor that wears the LIGHTWEIGHT factory stock and another Grand Slam. I mounted a short rail up on the fore-stock (on the side, right up front) where its now wears a 1000 yard (no BS here-- it's super SMALL light I designed with some dudes over in China- it's less then 2" at the bell (front) of the light and I've gifted/sold about 10 of these lights to coyote hunters here in Kansas this last year). At 400 yards, that gun LIGHTS up the field and smokes coyotes off shooting sticks with an older Hornady 100g Amax load with IMR 6064.
My last 700 7mmRM was sold for a Weatherby Vanguard 7mm RM last year. Another kick-butt "budget" rifle that is impressing me as much as the Axis II's have.
