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Thanks for the info I kinda figured that sight would be hard to find. As far as the stock goes I will probably hold one to it just to say I have it but it does have a good size chunk out of it right under the bolt and what I’m told it was a common issue with the magnum calipers.It will be very difficult to find an original rear sight for that FN-Sako. However, you can probably find something that will fit the dovetail and closely resemble the original - the problem being, of course, that if it isn't the same height, the elevation will be off. The original sight for that rifle was probably the same as on my .300 H&H. That is an express sight with one standing and one folding leaf. This sight was typically installed on magnum rifles. I would measure the dovetail and then look for a sight to fit it. Here's a photo showing two FN-Sako rifles. The upper rifle is the .300 H&H and as you can see, the dovetail mounting is the same as your rifle. (The other is a .30-06 with a regular rear sight as typically fitted to non-magnum rifles.
And by the way, if your old stock is all-original and you want to sell it once you get the gun restocked, send me a PM. I might be interested.
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Off subject, but I see that the second rifle has the adapter bases to use the original Sako Tapered Dovetail mounts. These seem to be a pretty scarce item.
Also, the crossbolt has the open-centered nut on the RH side of the rifle. Do you know if it came this way or if some previous owner for some reason removed it and turned it around -- Sakos always had their nut on the LH side, although I've seen them with the crossbolt removed and turned backward. I think this sometimes happens when someone refinishes the stock and removes the crossbolt during the process.
While I'm asking silly questions, is the top rifle an FN or an FN-Sako? It has no crossbolt and the checkering pattern is a tad different from most I've seen on FN-Sakos.
I guess I missed your post on the Sako rings with the oddball extra screw on the LH side (or the ravages of old age have simply erased it from my memory). Those rings look like regular Sako rings to which someone has added an extra screw, maybe as a "lock", but that would seem totally unnecessary.
That's sort of depressing, especially if you live where Sako rings are seldom seen on the local market. Online sales and auctions are my usual sources for Sako and Tikka rings. Fortunately, I have plenty of medium 1" rings, but if I need a high ring or a 26mm, I need to go a-searching.I have a few sets of Sako rings that have wrong size markings...for instance one says 25.4 on the bottom but they are actually 26mm...and another says 26 but is actually 1 inch...now I always measure before buying.