I traded for a savage 110 in 243cal,it shoots pretty good,but why is a short action caliber like a 243 in such a longer action,it's 5.30 inches from center to center of the scope rings, my rem.700 is only 3.75 inches is this all savage actions,you would need a real long scope for a long action,or does savage use the same length actions for everything but magnums,I've always had remingtons and rugers.This is my first savage it has a great trigger,and shoots 1 inch groups at 100 yards,seems pretty smooth functioning but it's like a long action remington.