I don't know if it's just my eyes or the angle of the picture but looking at pic 2 from the left side of the rifle that seems to sit fine, but looking at the right side pic 1 the mount seems to look higher. Maybe just an optical illusion or me looking for a reason but it seems that way to me.

That being said, your mount sit no higher on the rifle than mine does so the height and position of the scope is fine.
I would hazard an guess that your mount may be causing the problem??? could you put a spirit level on it and see if it levels out. To be honest i'm just clutching at straws buddy.