FAQs Archive | Darkeagle Custom

Q: Do I need an Axis style magazine or an original center feed style magazine?

If your magazine has a metal bottom and it goes into a metal frame in the stock with a lever release to remove it, then you have the original center feed magazine. If your magazine has a plastic bottom with a tab on the front that holds it into the stock and is used to release the magazine, then you have an Axis style magazine.

Q: Can I send you my current magazine and have you convert it?

Sorry, but no - it simply wouldn't be cost effective either for us or for the customer. We only use the top portion of the Savage factory magazine so we'd still have to fabricate (and charge for) all of the other parts necessary to produce a completed high capacity unit.

Q: Do I need your extended magazine release?

No, our extended release is not required in order to use Darkeagle Custom magazines. However, it does make reloads faster and easier (with any magazine), and it can also can be a great benefit to cold fingers since the factory release is somewhat recessed up into the frame. An extended release is not needed for the Savage Axis since our Axis magazine already features an extended tab.

Q: I have an earlier-model rifle called an Edge. Do you produce magazines for it?

The Edge is the same rifle as the Axis. Savage changed its name shortly after introducing it to the market.

Q: I have a Boyd's stock for my Axis. Will your magazines function with it?

Our Axis magazines are designed for use with the original Savage stocks and we do not guarantee their function with any aftermarket stocks. However, we've had reports of success from the field with Boyd's stocks with minor modification (of the stock) being required in some cases.