treedagain
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I have a savage axis that I bought for my grandson that was drilled and tapped off center from the factory. What are my mount options to help get the windage correct?
Twist ratio is important****...just stick it in a vice and twist the barrel a little bit and JB weld it..
the mechanical windage adjustments on the rear ring WILL always affect elevation when mounted off center.....no way to avoid that. But it should be a one time thing.....this is all moot really though. It needs to be made right by Savage.I would send it back. If you turned the scope reticle parallel to the bore centerline and not aligned with the bases then elevation might be okay. But the windage would always be off.
It would be like putting a scope on a Model 94 Winchester, with a scope that's mounted off to the side and not in line with the bore the windage has to be off.
I don't know how far it's off but if you can get bases that will have enough adjustment to get the scope back over the centerline of the barrel and then turn the scope reticle to align with the bore.
But I would send it back. If their quality control is that bad then what else is wrong with it.
I’ve had to trim/file down the end of a few picatinny rails to clear an objective also.I just mounted a scope on one of these in 350 Legend for a friend. I had to use the medium height Leupold 2 piece mount but had to flip them and use the rear windage mount up front instead. It was the only way to get a 40mm scope to mount and move the scope far enough back for his eye relief. Even a picatinny base would not work due to the objective hitting the end of the base.