So who is a forum smarty pants then?!

[257weatherby]

Why take off the front sight? With a 4x you will not see it anyway I'd expect. (Too close to the scope to focus on) Or do you mean the rear sight?

For the removable option, you will need very good rings as you will likely be wanting the scope for long shots which will be out with even the slightest of variance in alignment. It can be done but the only ones I have seen that were accurate enough for me were on scopes upwards of $4k on rifles designed for it (over $12k).

I would actually suggest dropping back to a 1.5-6x scope and leave it on, or learn to get the most from peep sights at long range. Otherwise peep through rings would be an option, but not what I would do myself.

Must be something wrong with how I do stuff sometimes, this is the 3rd rifle where I have used a rail and quick detatch rings, and they keep holding zero and I keep shooting stuff a long way off, but everybody keeps telling me I can't do it! I want to organise a front sight that gives me the option of suppressor or not, Friwi's idea looks good, alternately making something based around the threaded cap is a goer if I live without the suppressor.