Looking For K98 Wizard

[Calif-Steve]

Most good gunsmiths can do the work. It is not a simple job at all. Base was arsenal mounted with heat and lead. Most likely a re-blue. Are you sure you can afford it?

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[conductor]

Most good gunsmiths can do the work. It is not a simple job at all. Base was arsenal mounted with heat and lead. Most likely a re-blue. Are you sure you can afford it?

I got a really super deal on the rifle.....$420 for an all-matching K98 with a mint bore. I figure I can spend a couple hundred on repairs and still be ahead of the game.

[Sarge]

After you have spent the "couple of hundred to replace the rear sight sleve and had the rifle reblued you will now have a mismatched/reworked rifle worth only about what you have in it.
The rear sight sleve has WaA proofs that match the receiver or are from a limited nr of suppliers to that maker. If you do not find a sleve with the same proofs as what is on your rifle you have made a mismatch. If you have the rifle or part of it reblued you then have 2 strikes against your all matching rifle. It is now not!
How about some photos to show what is wrong with the sight base?
My suggestion is to leave it alone, or sell it to someone who can live with it and Not Screw it up!
Sarge

[conductor]

Ummmm....That's why I said I was looking for someone who really knows K98s and who can do the necessary work in a way that will be compatable with the original. Most commercial gunsmiths don't have the necessary expertise when it comes to K98s to do the job correctly, and would end up rebluing the entire gun or doing something else to screw it up.
The damage to the rear sight sleeve makes the gun unusable (the sight leaf will not stay on), and the original sleeve is damaged beyond repair. If you want to have a rifle that you cannot use because the rear sight keeps falling off, then go for it. I'd prefer to have a knowledgable craftsman make the necessary repairs.