Mounting and Leveling Simmons 44 Mag Scope to the Savage Axis - 1000 Yard Budget Rifle

Installing and leveling the Simmons 44 Mag 6-24x44mm Mil-Dot rifle scope was pretty easy. I did need to modify the Weaver base, though.

The Savage Axis sports a long action - even if you have selected a short-action cartridge. The Weaver base (Weaver 506) covers that entire length, which prevents my Simmons scope from mounting as far back as I want it. I took a file to the front of the base to allow a little more movement.

I used a steel ruler and a spirit level to remove any cant from the scope.

The scope rings I picked out were Medium Weaver Quad-Lok rings. They work well, and they are dirt cheap.

We're getting down to the end of the experiment! One week from tomorrow I will be using the rifle in the 1,000-yard F-class match!

-The Social Regressive