I have a JP Saur 98 military action that has been drilled an tapped for a receiver sight, but it was drilled to low on the receiver.
Is it possible and if so how to weld the holes so they won't show?

I have never done this mind you, but having talked about it to gunsmiths my understanding is a way to do this that may be preferable is to make screws to fit the holes, make them long on the head, turn them in, cut them off and shape them flush with the receiver, I think you peen them too (I can't remember quite right). If you're lucky they'll disappear in bluing.

Red

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Originally posted by Dago Red:
I have never done this mind you, but having talked about it to gunsmiths my understanding is a way to do this that may be preferable is to make screws to fit the holes, make them long on the head, turn them in, cut them off and shape them flush with the receiver, I think you peen them too (I can't remember quite right). If you're lucky they'll disappear in bluing.

Red

That will work. However, unless you champher the hole by touching it W/a countersink, no matter how much you peen it you will see the end of the thread when you file it flush.

I have plugged blind, non threaded hole such as those left in a Mauser barrel after the sights are removed. One just inserts a drill rod of appropriate diameter W/red loctite. Once they are peened & filed flush, they alll but disapear even before blueing. Threaded hole are another story.

welding up the holes is a simple thing if you find someone that if good with tig. if he isn't so good it will be a foul up

What Butch and Wildcat said. One other issue is if you've never peened metal over before I'd be very careful doing it yourself as a slip of the hammer equals a ding in the receiver. This is somewhat delicate work and should only be attempted by someone willing to accept damage due to learning, Capable of working slow enough to see what is happening and make minor adjustments, and KNOWS what delicate means and how hard to swing the hammer.

I get worried every time someone asks a question like this.
If you were standing in my shop under my direct supervision I'd not be worried.

I filled the screw holes for a receiver sight on my early , VERY low number K98 by screwing in short 6x48 screws. I ever so slightly damage the plug screw threads to that they screw in tightly. I mask off the surrounding areas & CAREFULLY fill the heads off. When I get close to flush I switch to my jewelers files. You have to look real close to see the plugs. I plugged the holes this way because I did not to alter the original finish.

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Originally posted by kcstott: This is somewhat delicate work and should only be attempted by someone willing to accept damage due to learning,

This is my standard operating procedure for learning.

Well don't ever say i didn't tell you so