I just bought my son his first rifle--A Savage Axis .243. It came with a Weaver 3-9, but I want to mount a Leupold on it. The problem I'm having is the rifle mounts are spaced too far apart for the scope. Do I need to mount an aluminum rail so I can set the rings to fit the scope? Is this what is called a Weaver mount? Sorry, I'm a newb at this. What is the easiest way to mount the scope?

Here is a picture of the scope mounts on the rifle.

Yes, those are Weaver style bases. You either need a single base with multiple slots, or you need extension rings.

The easiest thing to do is remove those bases and put on a single multi-slot rail.

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-...e-Axis/dp/B006YU66XK

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Originally posted by Micropterus:
Yes, those are Weaver style bases. You either need a single base with multiple slots, or you need extension rings.

The easiest thing to do is remove those bases and put on a single multi-slot rail.

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-...e-Axis/dp/B006YU66XK

Perfect! Thank you!