All -

Brand new to this forum, just purchased my first personal firearm last night, a Mark II FVXP.

Anyway, I had a question for the experts here. And you'll hate me because I dont have pics at the moment, but it's self explanatory. The rifle came with a scope which, when mounted, allows the front of it to literally touch the barrel. There is no room to put the caps on, no room to even slide an index card under, it is touching the free-floating barrel.

My question is - is that ok? I'd think that would be bad for both the scope and for the barrel. Could I have been given incorrect scope rings somehow?

I've emailed Savage to get their take, but thought I'd ping you all. If in fact they say I have the right rings and I want to raise the scope, that'd mean purchasing new rings right? So I could use the link from the sticky to determine what height rings I need?

Thanks for your help in advance for a beginner shooter - awesome community you guys have here!


Rob