Hi folks

I just acquired a Savage model 20 in .250 Savage. It has been re-barreled, re-stocked and comes with a side mounted Weaver A4 3/4" scope. I would like to mount a Leupold 1 inch 4X scope on it and was hoping for some suggestions: For example is there a 1 inch side mount avaiable for it?, Could I just drill and tap it for a standard set of bases? Could it be set up as a scout rifle?

thanks for your help