Upgrading target rifle

[u/NoGrapefruit1213]

I’m looking for some recommendations I currently have a savage axis in .308win it’s in a mdt field stock. Had an older tasco 4-16 scope. It works it great but I want something different/better/tacticool. I’m considering 3 options.
I plan on upgrading to an Arken epl4 6-25x50 scope regardless of what I do

Option 1 buy a new axis 2 with the fluted and treaded barrel so I can add a brake and what not then swap my feild stock out and list the old axis to recoupe some

Option 2 utas straight pull .308

Option 3 (leaning this way, just most expensive by far) savage 110 precision also in .308

I do mostly bench shooting and have targets currently out to 500 yards. I think the 110 is my best option. The axis2 would by far be the cheapest upgrade and the utas just looks cool and they claim to be accurate plus I like straight pulls. Is there something else I should be looking at? I’d like to stay under/around that 2k and only consider .308 as I have a good stock of ammo and I grew up shooting with that. I like it okay.

[u/Nope_Dont_Care_]

I was in your position a while back. If 2k is around your budget, have you considered a Tikka T3x target?

[u/NoGrapefruit1213 → u/Nope_Dont_Care_]

I like the way the savage looks and I’m really a fan of mdt products. I’d consider the tikka maybe next time there’s a sale I’ve heard good things about them.

[u/Nope_Dont_Care_ → u/NoGrapefruit1213]

I can appreciate that. You need to buy what you are happy with. I elected to go with something that I felt would have a better chance of being accurate as I had heard the Savage 110 was hit or miss. Having said that, there is also a lot more to accuracy than just the gun itself.

[u/NoGrapefruit1213 → u/Nope_Dont_Care_]

That is true! I haven’t done a ton of research on any of them yet but I figured after I got some stuff from this post I’d go to town I haven’t heard any downsides on the 110 other than this so that’s something I’ll look into. Thanks!