Just traded for this rifle and was needing a little help with the finer points. It's a single-shot .223 with a very heavy barrel and a heavy stock with some checkering around the handgrip area.

The stamping on the barrel reads:

Model 112 Series J Cal. 223 Rem.

The serial number is C060XXX

It has a cheaper scope and it looks like somebody tightened the rings with a 1/2" air impact gun. After taking it to a range, it is apparent to me that this rifle is very accurate (the trigger is smoooooooth like buttah) and deserves some better optics. This is where the trouble starts. I was trying to identify it by distance between the screws on the bottom, but it defies description as either a "long" or "short" action. I would like to install a one-piece Leupold base and rings but until I can positively identify the rifle, I am not sure what I need.

Any walking Savage encyclopedias please feel free to chime in, this is my first rodeo and assume I know nothing. Part numbers of a good scope base, twist rates, other trivia would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tony in Abilene