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10-4 on the screws
By the way , the left screw was staked at the factory after sighting in. You remove the scope by removing the right screw ( bolt handle side) and twisting off. Yours may or may not still be staked , and may or may not still be sighted in if it is due to age , different stocks , etc. Chris
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10-16-2009 12:27 PM
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Thanks again!
So all the screws associated with the mounting scope are color case hardened?
-Patrick
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actually all the screws were color case hardened.
rifles were shipped without scopes and rings,
the Army installed, and staked the windage screws, and sighted the rifle.
in therory, you could remove the scope, and then reinstall it, it would be back on zero...maybe.
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Actually...
..It was install , sight in , then stake
. But it sounds like you have removed the base , scope , and replaced the stock. Even if still staked , the setting will not be on except by luck. If you decide to set and re-stake the screws , you do the left one ( away from bolt handle). No real reason to do so. It was , as said , to allow the scope to be removed and not have the left screw turn ( loosing adjustment ) and then re-install and tighten the right screw. In theory it still should be sighted in ( really , prob'ly close only ).
I just red-loctited in the left one and a little blue on the right , but I display with a 330 and shoot my two with M84s 
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Chris
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While the original screws were case colored, most of the A4's out there have been rebuilt. And, rebuilt A4's will often have the base & screws parkerized. So, don't worry about that.
You really need to shim the base at the correct height BEFORE you attempt to mount the scope. The base should not be mounted without shims, as it is the generic Redfield Jr base was selected not because it was an exact fit, but because it was available. I suspect that military armorers made some kind of fixture so that the height of the base was consistent; the 330 series scopes do not have enough adjustment to compensate for being a lot out of alignment.
If you want, I could try to measure the base height for you, either with a micrometer, or maybe my set of spark plug feeler gauges.
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