I have my grandfather's, which has a similar (but not as pretty) sporter stock on it. In the early 2000s, my dad wanted to scope it, so I found a no-drill-no-tap mount for it. We removed the rear sight slider and screwed it in and put a 3-9 on it. When my dad died, I took it and tried to really zero it, (he was always satisfied with 'minute-of-milk-jug' accuracy,) and I couldn't make it work. I pulled the scope off and gave it to my sister for her .243, and I intend to restore it to as-issued condition.