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Parker Hale bases
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It is very close but it isn't touching. It's so close I can't get the flip up cover on the front though! I assume the rear sight was brazed or welded on though so I may remove it to get the cover on.
The scope inadvertently becoming a pry bar is my concern! I'll get it greased so it moves a bit easier then go from there. The last thing I want is a big dent in the tube!
If I alter it I think I'm going to get a visit from The Parker Hale Fanclub, and it won't be a good visit!
That may have been me?
Smellydog
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Cut a relief in the cover. Avoid removing the open sight!
Quite possibly? It was a while ago!That may have been me?
I don't really want to cut it up so I suppose for now I'll put the cover in a place where I'll never be able to find it again when I want it!
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LeftHandGuy
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Pretty sure it's just friction fit in a dovetail. I love iron sights and do use them for deer, but since your scope is not in "return to zero" QD style mounts, realistically, you won't be using yours, and they are stopping you from using the scope cover you've bought.
Is the front sight assembly still good or has the rifle been threaded for a moderator?
If I were you I would remove the irons completely and probably keep them until I had an irresistible urge to tinker with something and put them back on!
The truth of the matter though is that your scope is worth more than your rifle, and that rear sight is essentially decorative with your current scope setup.
Advice you didn't solicit, worth as much as you paid for it
Sand down a small part of the flip-up until it fits. That's what I did originally.
Or, better still, get a neoprene scope cover. That's what I've done now.
This doesn't sound familiar but I'll stand correction.
I think I like the idea of using the iron sights but I suspect you're right and I'll never use them! It hasn't been threaded though and is in original condition with both front a rear sights present.Pretty sure it's just friction fit in a dovetail. I love iron sights and do use them for deer, but since your scope is not in "return to zero" QD style mounts, realistically, you won't be using yours, and they are stopping you from using the scope cover you've bought.
Is the front sight assembly still good or has the rifle been threaded for a moderator?
If I were you I would remove the irons completely and probably keep them until I had an irresistible urge to tinker with something and put them back on!
The truth of the matter though is that your scope is worth more than your rifle, and that rear sight is essentially decorative with your current scope setup.
Advice you didn't solicit, worth as much as you paid for it
Oh do they? I think the last time I had flip up covers was around fifteen years ago!
Yes, storage and transport. That's when the dings mostly happen.
LeftHandGuy
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In which case I rescind my previous suggestion of removing them. If you have both front and rear then they are still viable. Albeit your scope will get in the way.
If you really get the itch to use both you can do what I did which is install a set of Warne steel Weaver/Piccatinny bases (m902-830m) and Warne QD rings, which are also steel and return to zero. There are other QD solutions that claim to return to zero. At the time I did it the Warne rings and bases was the cheapest way I could find to do it all in steel, which I had convinced myself was necessary for consistency.
Anyway, you've put enough effort in now to get where you are, so probably the best thing is to get out and get her zeroed.
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