Peep sight holes Rem 700

[Jordanv1]

Hey guys I have an older Remington 700 LA standard BF that I built years ago and still use it as my daily driver hunting gun 6.5-284.

The action has the peep hole sights on the side and I cannot find a side bolt release that is the right size to cover both holes. If anyone has experience covering up the holes with the side bolt release I would appreciate the input. Neiska or maybe a different style would work but again any ideas or case studies appreciated!

 

[quigley257]

You could simply find the appropriate screw size in stainless steel, Loctite them in, grind the heads off, file to contour and refinish by bead blasting or Cerakote.

 

[tobnpr]

Just eyeballing it, looks like the forward hole wouldn't fall within the slot for a side bolt release.
If you just want the holes to go away, in addition to the suggestion above- I've zapped them with a MIG, even used JB Weld to fill them (though the epoxy surface finish/porosity is different than the steel, and you can "see" the patched areas if you look closely).