I was in Cabela's on the weekend and found they finally were stocking picatinny rails for the Savage Axis. I compared the scope mount screws from the stock mounts that came with the rifle with the new ones from Weaver. The Weaver ones were significantly longer so I figured the rail itself must be thicker. After installing the new rail I found two things that troubled me. The front screw seemed to bottom out before it was fully screwed in and I could not fully close the bolt.
The interesting thing was the rifle would still dry fire even though the bolt was only half way through it's locking rotation. I pulled the bolt out, did further investigation and found that the second from the front Weaver mount screw was impinging into the bolt locking channel thus keeping it from fully rotating. I also found that the front screw was hitting the barrel threads before it could be fully screwed in. The second issue was not a safety concern but made it difficult to mount the scope in that slot.
I retrieved the stock Savage scope mount screws and inserted them into the front two picatinny screw holes and then everything locked up fine.
Just thought I would share this with my fellow CGN'rs.
Be safe,
Eric
The interesting thing was the rifle would still dry fire even though the bolt was only half way through it's locking rotation. I pulled the bolt out, did further investigation and found that the second from the front Weaver mount screw was impinging into the bolt locking channel thus keeping it from fully rotating. I also found that the front screw was hitting the barrel threads before it could be fully screwed in. The second issue was not a safety concern but made it difficult to mount the scope in that slot.
I retrieved the stock Savage scope mount screws and inserted them into the front two picatinny screw holes and then everything locked up fine.
Just thought I would share this with my fellow CGN'rs.
Be safe,
Eric