Quote Originally Posted by rocky321 View Post
How the heck do you install this without distorting it?
I fitted one yesterday. Whilst i wouldn't recommend this method to a collector rifle, i fitted it to my old roughy Israeli everyday shooter. I got a huge screw driver ( 10mm wide ) and twisted it sideways halfway along the slot of the hood forcing it to open the 10mm wide & then slid the now opened hood onto the sight from the bolt end, removed the screwdriver & then tapped it on the rest of the way with the screw drivers plastic handle. Clearly this can scratch the hood on the inside of the slot but that bit is hidden. No way would i do this to my collector k98 though, i have googled that & read how people use a circlip type plier to open it. I wasnt too concerned as i bought the hood on ebay for $10 anyway. That is the hardest spring steel ive encountered for a long time.