Quote Originally Posted by suikoden2003 View Post
thanks for the advise. inspected the shafts and it all looks good. gave me a good scare today because i thought some former lazy owner didn't want to keep removing the scope and welted the thumbscrews to the mounting pads. they even removed the rear leaf so they can easily remove the bolt without removing the scope.
Mine also has no leaf sight. I have managed to find a 'correct' one with the battle-sight milled off to complete the rifle, but am not sure if I will fit it. It is so much easier inserting and removing the bolt on the firing point without having to remove the scope first.