I have found with certain savage rifles that the front and back ring of the reciever is off a mile so to speak.Take a one piece mount and put a screw in the front and tighten it down alittle.Now is there a gap under the rear of the mount? If not ,take the screw out and do the same in the back and check to see if the front has a gap.If all is well with no difference between the front and back then the next thing that comes to mind is to remove the barrel and make sure it is square to the receiver face.If you dont want to remove the barrel then I would have to believe the barrel is bent badly.Remove the mount and put a long ehough straight edge inline with the center of the screw holes and see if the straight edge goes straight down the center of the barrel.If it seems inline take the straight edge and hold it against the barrel and see if there is any gap under the straight edge.What I am trying to do is see if it is externally bent or internally drilled crooked.,which you would have to send it back to savage or just eat the lose and get a high quality barrel from northland shooters supply 1-763-682-4296 Jim Can help you out and knows savages as good as anyone.
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