Originally Posted by
thomae
Since I own an FCM Scout chambered in 7.62x39, I think I can answer your questions. Yes. The aperture sight is a Williams aperture sight for a Savage round back. It can be removed easily.
Yes. I first called Savage and was told the barrel bore is .308, not .310 or .311. To verify that, (trust, but verify) I also slugged the bore (used a 32 wadcutter [314" diameter] as the slug), and confirmed, as I thought, that it is a 308" bore, not a .311".
Please remember that I am talking only about bore diameter (groove to groove), and not for what cartridge the rifle is chambered.
That said, in addition to .308 bullets, I have also shot some Wolf and Herters factory (.311") ammo, both the 123 grain and the 154 grain. The larger diameter projectiles gave me no problems, and are minute of deer accurate at 100 yards, but as expected, accuracy is nothing to write home about with the cheap ammo. They do function just fine in my rifle, however.
I hope this helps.
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