I used to have dovetail bases and rings but they didn't offer enough flexibility of position nor the ability to move a scope from one barrel to another so I changed everything to Weaver bases and Leupold aluminum rings. On everything from 22 Hornet to 45/70 and just fine. YMMV, Rod.

P.S. Excellent choice of caliber for first one, I'd suggest getting a 22 LR Match set up the same way (optically) for cheap practice.

Rod, too.

Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.