I'm kindly thinking of going smokeless. I have a few questions about the Savages.

1. Do you need a scale or will the Lee dippers work well enough?

2. What is the base center dimension?

3. Does scope mounting present any problems?

4. Is there a powder/bullet combo that seems to work well across the board?

5. What in tar-nation is a vent liner? Do they "wear out" often?


Any info about these rifles would be muchly appreciated.