I have , as I post this, Both in front of me, and can say both are good, I always shoot a Stiffi Barrel no matter what gun I have, so can`t really say whether the Axe or the Demon barrel is any good or not, but there again who shoots a stock barrel anyway, I disagree with the above post with him saying the Axe needs another Board as the Stock board is a Beauty straight out the Box and as for the feed neck , I like to see the balls in the neck at a glance. Both shoot great, both are economical , The Axe shoots Quieter by a long way and is more gentle on paint ( which is a hell of an edge ) So out of the two I would say being both high end guns, Don`t kid yourself that maybe the Axe isn`t , I`d go for the AXE as being the better gun to shoot / use , but if you want to look at it , as I do , polish it up and say to yourself " Corrr this looks nice " then put it away again . .. then go ahead !!