I had an Axis. Weaver base and low Leupold Rifleman rings had the bolt smack the eyebell of my Redfield Revolution 4-12X.
Medium rings and factory stock......place scope too high for me (and I'm not freakishly built).
The bolt handle is stupid in deisgn.
I actually ground mine down for clearance and reblued it (buddy bead blasted it first). I have seen some Axis with bolt handles swapped, cost is $40 IIRC.
Look better but dunno about clearance.
Ended up making a Kydex cheekpiece for the stock, which then allowed Medium rings (and may have negated need for bolt mod).
Stock was factory, and stiffened w epoxy in forend hollows. Did trigger job.
Gun shot great, actually kinda scary for such a cheapy.
But a long action and short action cartridge.......plus the overall feel, I sold it for less than I had in it (not counting the mods).
2 pc Weaver bases, didn't allow as much fore and aft scope adj.
Solution back then was for an EGW 1 pc base. At $40.
$300 rifle, needing a new stock (Boyds didn't make any yet), a $40 scope base, and a $75 trigger (Rifle Basix)..........seemed silly.
I did the trigger deal myself, came out great for $2..........but it was not adjustable like the aftermarket one.