New Savage99 (Scope and looking for a Redfield LH70 Peep sight)

Happy to be a new owner of a 1958 Savage 99 in 300 Savage I always wanted to have one, and obtained a very nice 99 in 300 Savage last week. It has the Balvar 2.5-8 scope with the adjustable mounts. I am asking your help/experience with:

1. Making adjustments to the mount. Do you need to loosen the non-adjusting side screws prior to adjusting for windage and elevation.
2. The scope has some particles in the lens. Any experience cleaning the optics?

3. I am looking for a Redfield Peep sight. I believe it is the LH70 model. Can anyone confirm that. Also, do you know if the receiver needs to be tapped to install that sight.

Thank you in advance. Looking forward to my membership on the site!

Welcome. Wish I could help. I’m familiar with the parts you are speaking of, but don’t have the interest in them to that extent. My advice always, if you are looking for performance, is to retrofit to modern mounts/optics. Unless of course it’s simply about collecting. But then I’m not a collector.

But someone should be able to help. I’d recommend posting your question in the Vintage Savage Section, below. Not everyone looks in the Introductions section.

https://www.savageshooters.com/forumdisplay.php?69-Vintage-Savage-Stevens-Fox-Firearms