well #### supra I think I might go with that sight then, I was considering mounting a cheap single lens reflex sight on a barrel-clamping mount, but the side-rail mounted PKA seems like a waaay sweeter and all around better option. not to mention totally right with the style of the rifle in general. not to mention, removing the optic to use irons requires no tools with that side-rail clamping design, the commies got that part dead right.
edit: the 1.5-4.5 adjustable PSO looks short/compact enough to clear sufficiently as well, and takes AA battery:
good magnification range for the 858 rifle, the red dot sure seems like an excellent plan too, perhaps I can use both
and a third to add, which is cheaper, is the PSO 2.5x fixed:
takes a standard AA battery too, wide angle (12 degree) field of view. seems like a great choice if it doesnt get banged up.
i hope nobody minds the gratuitous image posting.
EDIT AGAIN: now I just need to figure out which of these sights are offset, if not all of them...