Quote Originally Posted by olddav View Post
Is your 116 a round back?
You are not stuck with the Leupold base and rings, EGW and Weaver sell a one piece base for a Savage long action. EGW's base is higher allowing easier loading of the rifle but will raise the scope. The Weaver base is lower making it harder to load rifle but keeps the scope closer to centerline of barrel. Others can suggest rings.
Raising both front and back of scope, lowered shot. I had to raise only the rear.