I own 2 RAR Predators, a 204 and a 6.5 Creed, and like them both. I haven't shot the Creed yet, but the 204 shot under-MOA out of the box with both 32 and 40 grain Hornady VMax factory ammo.
I don't own and will never own a Savage Axis, as I strongly dislike the pistol grip geometry and the over-all feel of the rifle.
If you want an inexpensive 308, you might look at the discontinued Marlin XS7. I really like the Marlin X guns and was sorry to see that Freedom Group had Marlin discontinued them in favor of the Remington 783.
+1 on the Marlin X guns. Some of those shoot very very well!
