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I’m my opinion I would carefully remove both of those bases and simply purchase original Sako ringmounts, Leupold ringmounts, or Sako Optilock ringmounts for the Sako dovetails. You can purchase various heights to fit the objective lense of your choosing. The dovetails are designed to accept without hassle any of the three mentioned above.
Some quick detach ringmounts would be highly beneficial as the rifle has irons as backups, although they are more difficult to locate and typically expensive.
Rick,Hi And Welcome.
God I hate doing this but some dinkberry drilled the dovetails. Given all of the really great dovetail ringsets that are out there I just can't understand why anyone in their right mind would do something like that to a perfectly good and potentially collectible Sako rifle. My recommendation is to get a set of Leupold dovetail rings and trash the bases that are installed. You can probably come up with a few filler screws to fill in the holes.
Now kindly take a look at the thread that I started a while back that addresses the problem.....
https://sakocollectors.com/forum/th...drilled-a-dovetail-receiver.11308/#post-58356
Just follow the link for enlightenment.
rick
Rick,
Maybe there just set screws rather than tapped. So after looking again as Deersako has observed, the front base looks like EAW. What do you think of the rear?
Gotcha deersako thanks.Hi Sean, the rear base is also EAW, the ring itself has the pivot mechanism in it.
Cheers
I don't think I still have the box but you may well be correct - they look a great deal like a set of Tikka rings I have that did come in a "Made in Oz" box! I believe the rings were made post-merger but pre-Beretta. I have no idea where I got them; I've had them since the late 90's.Hi icebear, good info there and yes not EAW as I suggested, a similar style like the Recknagel perhaps, there are quite a few along these lines.
Those ‘early optilocks’ look suspiciously like the ‘Sako Finland’ rings/bases that were made in Australia ? Have you got the original packaging ?
Agreed - but before you take it to the smith, bathe the screws in Kroil. If the Kroil sits there for several days, it is likely to penetrate down into the threads and make it easier for the smith to get the screws out.