I recently came across a fellow who was selling a spare barrel for a steal of a price. I figured rather than messing with my rifle's original barrel, I could buy this barrel, have it cut & threaded for use, and should the need ever arise I could always put the oirignal back on.
My AV did not come with sights, so it was never an issue, but this rifle did. From previous research, I had gathered that the sights on the older Sako rifles were soldered on. However, this rifle's front sight was simply screwed on (see picture) and came off very easily. I then removed the post on the rear sight and with a flashlight saw that the screw went all the way through to the barrel. The base still seems firmly attached. Looking at the base, it looks like possibly that there's a top plate that could possibly be pushed away with a punch.
So I'm a bit confused. If the rear base was soldered on, why bother with having a screw travel all the way to the barrel for the sight post? Is that a top plate that can be removed with a punch? Might there possibly additional screws underneath that would fully remove the base? Or is it in fact soldered on?
Any info would be appreciated.
My AV did not come with sights, so it was never an issue, but this rifle did. From previous research, I had gathered that the sights on the older Sako rifles were soldered on. However, this rifle's front sight was simply screwed on (see picture) and came off very easily. I then removed the post on the rear sight and with a flashlight saw that the screw went all the way through to the barrel. The base still seems firmly attached. Looking at the base, it looks like possibly that there's a top plate that could possibly be pushed away with a punch.
So I'm a bit confused. If the rear base was soldered on, why bother with having a screw travel all the way to the barrel for the sight post? Is that a top plate that can be removed with a punch? Might there possibly additional screws underneath that would fully remove the base? Or is it in fact soldered on?
Any info would be appreciated.