yes, the 4 factory threaded holes are there, and I have a crappy scope rail from my 10/22. the pics of the dovetail make it look a little worse, and the damage is largely on the top. the sides appear fairly parallel. i'm not even sure it's a ding on the crown, but i do want to test fire before just about everything else. i've had some feeding issues, and want to see if i resolved it. seastrike sent me some info on magazine problems that some (a lot) have been having. and i toyed with that last night. if the sights come today, i may get a chance to shoot it tomorrow.