Thread: Parker Hale Restoration - Need advice

The reason the scope is hitting the back peep is your rings are most likely too low. The options are either grind off the peep or get higher rings. Higher rings may be a tad difficult though depending upon the dovetail size. Yours are probably Parker Hale. The back aperture/ring dovetail arrangement is an after market attachment for scope mounting and not the original battle sight so you won't be reducing the rifle value if you mod this part and later wish to sell. You will just be limiting it to a scope only situation though. The aperture in this case is just a back up should you not use a scope. The original battle sight had either a short range large aperture or flipped to a more accurate ladder style with finer adjustments. Pressure to simplify the #4 rifle saw a flip sight with just 2 fixed apertures for different ranges and no fine adjustment.

For sling swivel replacements I use these Sling Mounting Kit 1" Swivel Studs Combo 1" 300 lb Quick Detach Base | eBay
Normally they are available at Reloaders but couldn't see them there. The front stud is attached to the wood with the machine screw and the rear stud with the longest wood screw type. For the front machine screw type I rebate into the barrel channel a larger diameter washer to go on b4 the nut to give the screw more holding strength. For the back stud I slightly open out the bottom of the hole by angling the drill (imagine dog knotting). The screw is then glued in using araldite (not the 5 minute variety).

PS: As you have pointed out, your rifle is a #4 not an SMLE. The rear sight of the #4 is and aperture, the SMLE a tradional barrel mounted vee, quite different methinks