Pretty much with the Savage which has very little drop off from the barrel to the top of the action, you'll need medium or high height Weaver mounts.

You are really dealing with two issues here:
Ring attachment type: Weaver, Dovetail, "rimfire" 11mm, 13mm 1 inch bla bla bla etc.
You need to match the "claw type" with the type of groves cut into the receiver. My Savage .17 has the scope bases installed. and they are Weaver. Mine also has a heavy barrel and there is little drop off from the receiver to the top line of the barrel.

Second you need the right hight mounts that will also allow you to align your scope for a decent zero distance without having to shim and fandangle around. Now there are a couple option Millet Angle Loc and Burris come to mind. The down side of the inexpensive savage is that you really can't buy cheap mounts and expect them to work well. You will be too high and have trouble with intermediate distance targets...or really long distance targets. In reality you want the scope to be as close to the bore line without the AO touching the barrel or receiver. I like the Burris Mounts. With Burris you will need the Z ring HIGH...which will just clear the scope off the body of the gun.

I hope that helps you.