Scope for 45-70 Handirifle

Can anyone suggest a lower to moderately priced lower varible powered scope that will stand up to the recoil of a 45-70. I am concerned with the scope keeping its zero.This will be used during primitive weapon deer season in Mississippi. Could you also suggest the heigth of rings to use considering the style of the Handirifle scope mount rail. My eye sight is not as good as it used to be to use the fixed sights supplied on the 45-70 handirifle.

MIssissippi Law reads as follows regarding Primitive Weapons for deer.

Laws vary from state to state as we all know.

However...........

Mississippi Public Notice LE4-2280 is amended and the following rules and regulations are adopted.

"Primitive firearms" for the purpose of hunting deer, are difined as single or double barreled muzzle-loading rifles of at least .38 caliber: single shot, breech loading, cartridge rifles (.35 caliber of larger) and replicas, reproductrions or reintroductions of those type rifles: and single or double-barreled muzzle-loading shotguns with single ball or slug. All muzzle-loading Primitive Firearms must use black powder or a black powder substitute with either percussion caps or #209 shotgun primers or flintlock ignition. Breech loading single shot rifles must have exposed hammers and use metallic cartridges.

rcmodel

According to the way the law reads, I would have to agree, that in my opinion, that is correct.

Rcmodel

Let me add another qualificatrion the Ruger Question.

There must also be an exposed hammer. I don't believe the Ruger has one.

Yea, too bad! That would have been a heck of a gun! Might even work for larger than whitetail. But I don't think my shoulder would be up to it!