There looks to be a slot underneath the riser that perhaps one can see through...thats why I asked.
Yes there is a slot, but it is completely covered by rear sight .
Lets see some pics of your Tacticool VZ 58/858s
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freddyfour
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freddyfour
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I like that look, kinda the same as mine. Is that a clone aimpoint? If so how do you like it?
Here's my restricted gal! Sorry for the camera phone pic for now, but better ones and build details to come! I love this rifle!
Nice setup Mambo, what after market pop up sights did you use? Did you have to use a riser on your front NEA rail for the front sight? I figured I would need about a 1 inch rise to match the height of the rear cantileaver mount to even the sight picture between front and rear sight.
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I have a strikefire, that i use and i love it
Thanks Striker! I've got the Yankee Hill QDS BUIS set and totally dig them. Super low profile (when folded) and lockup real nice. I got the HK style front. Yes you're right, the front sight is on a riser. I wanted everything 100% level to start and after measuring and seeing the NEA cantilever mount was over an inch tall I just decided to grab a second one and chopped the arm off to use it as a QD riser. Nice and easy. It hurt to butcher such a fine piece but it worked out beautifully for my setup. MY Vortex SPARC sits on a LaRue medium Micro TI mount (LT660HK) and I have a perfect absolute co-witness with my BUIS. I love having everything QD! Tearing down is a breeze and always gets the oohs and aahs from my buddies, haha.
I was having an excellent day at the range yesterday sighting in my BUIS and was just about to move on to my SPARC when I got a damn stuck shell casing in the bore for the first time! Boo! And I keep her crazy clean. Cut my fun short, big time.
She's now at the smith getting an enema. 
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Left a round in the chamber after shooting and had the laquer on the casing cook it to the chamber, huh?
Bummer.
Bummer.
"I got a damn stuck shell casing in the bore for the first time!" - MAMBO
This seems to be a common problem with the commie guns. I've had it happen twice in my sks and once in my cz-858. A couple of friends have had similiar experiences. I guess that's why the sks has that metal "cleaning" rod attached to it. I doubt it's for cleaning and it's really to remove stuck casings during battle etc.
I always take a cleaning rod with me when I shoot my commie guns now. It's annoying not being able to shoot your rifle when a casing gets stuck and you've just started shooting.
I'm also really careful to clean the hell out of the chamber area on my commie guns.
This seems to be a common problem with the commie guns. I've had it happen twice in my sks and once in my cz-858. A couple of friends have had similiar experiences. I guess that's why the sks has that metal "cleaning" rod attached to it. I doubt it's for cleaning and it's really to remove stuck casings during battle etc.
I always take a cleaning rod with me when I shoot my commie guns now. It's annoying not being able to shoot your rifle when a casing gets stuck and you've just started shooting.
I'm also really careful to clean the hell out of the chamber area on my commie guns.
Kick-start
Thanks Striker! I've got the Yankee Hill QDS BUIS set and totally dig them. Super low profile (when folded) and lockup real nice. I got the HK style front. Yes you're right, the front sight is on a riser. I wanted everything 100% level to start and after measuring and seeing the NEA cantilever mount was over an inch tall I just decided to grab a second one and chopped the arm off to use it as a QD riser. Nice and easy. It hurt to butcher such a fine piece but it worked out beautifully for my setup. MY Vortex SPARC sits on a LaRue medium Micro TI mount (LT660HK) and I have a perfect absolute co-witness with my BUIS. I love having everything QD! Tearing down is a breeze and always gets the oohs and aahs from my buddies, haha.
I was having an excellent day at the range yesterday sighting in my BUIS and was just about to move on to my SPARC when I got a damn stuck shell casing in the bore for the first time! Boo! And I keep her crazy clean. Cut my fun short, big time.
Well your efforts produced a mean looking machine, the fact you butchered a NEA cantilever mount
can be our little secret lol. It would be great to have a NEA riser which would balance out the height with the cantilever mount, likely be on their drawing board in the future. I know there are lots of risers you can order but I would prefer the NEA quality .................... without the chop shop option. I am also going to add secondary iron sights and will check out the Yankee Hill QDS BUIS. I did find a laser that had a one inch rise with a Picatinny rail, would have to mount it upside down to get the rail on top. Then you could mount a front sight on top of the laser which would line up at same height as the cantilever mount. Not sure I have much use for a laser but it would act as a 3rd sighting option and give the desired height. 
The shell casing stuck in the chamber seems to be a fairly common issue. After reading about it I polished my chamber using methods recommended on this forum and I hope to never experience the problem, at least not a badly stuck one. Any way thanks for the info.
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Heck if you can clear with the a rod I don't see an issue
Mine would lock the mechanism up and I would need a hammer to bang on the charging handle.. haaaaaaaaaaaard! Happened 3 or 4 times, but only after firing 600 or so rounds consecutively.
like i said.. kick start
-grab the barrel ( or handguard if the barrell is too hot )
-rifle butt on the round
-and stomp on the charging handle like you're kicking a bike
had to do it to the M14 in the middle of a service match
Yea, at the time I had worn out skate shoes, too slippery. But I bet it would of worked like a charm with combat boots or anything with a hard sole. I had tried it before taking out ye ol hammar!
I had it happen once. I ended up stroking a cement wall with the carriers handle, two good shots and i was good to go.
