What is the best method to scope a top eject lever gun?

[horsemen61]

Ok guys I am wondering what y'all consider to be the best method to scope a top eject lever gun. namely in a pistol caliber 357 mag 44 mag 45 colt. the shooting will only be to 100 maybe 150 yards for targets and 100 max for hunting.

 

[readyeddy]

Probably with a "scout" style long eye relief scope. But I would first try using an aperture sight.

 

[ironworkerwill]

There is a side mount for top ejects but the scope will be offset.

 

[horsemen61]

I hear you eddy on the peep sights but this will be used by my dad whose eyes ain't what they used to be I was wondering is there some kind of side mount I dunno or something?

 

[horsemen61]

Probally a Rossi I'm a marlin fan always have been but the prices they are demanding is insane

 

[moxie]

Something like this should work. Get a decent fixed 4x scope to go with it and Dad's in business.

http://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Site-KS-...2&keywords=scope+side+mount+for+winchester+94

Decent scope:

http://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-Bann...=UTF8&qid=1417653518&sr=8-5&keywords=4x+scope

 

[g.willikers]

Have you thought of a large diameter ghost ring, instead of the smaller peeps?
Coupled with an easy to see front sight, they work pretty good with poor vision.
If your Pap isn't used to using a scope, it might not work so well for him.

 

[BCRider]

The Rossi 92 that I'm guessing this rifle is will likely work with the old offset side mount setup that is used on the Winchester 94 receiver. But only after drilling and tapping some holes to let the mount attach.

For those distances I'd look for one of the compact 2x or 4x by 32mm shotgun scopes. The smaller size of the scope will avoid making the compact 1892 style action clumsy to hold when carrying round.

 

[wombat13]

Can you mount a red dot behind the ejection port? I have a Burris fastfire 3 on my Marlin 1894 in .44 mag. I don't see a need for magnification inside 100 yards and the red dot makes it very easy to acquire the sight/target picture.

 

[thunder173]

I second a Winchester 94 with a long eye relief low power scope mounted forward Scout style. Try looking at a Redfield model M294 one piece mount to replace the rear sight, with low rings on a slide base. That way the scope, rings and sliding base can be removed if necessary and the scope mount itself serves as a fixed rear sight.

 

[BCRider]

.....I don't see a need for magnification inside 100 yards ......

When I read that I see someone with young and sharp eyes typing out those words. Those of us sporting "old guy's eyes" need help to hit stuff at 100 in smaller size groups. Or to ensure we get a clean, respectful and efficient takedown shot for hunting.

 

[wombat13]

When I read that I see someone with young and sharp eyes typing out those words. Those of us sporting "old guy's eyes" need help to hit stuff at 100 in smaller size groups. Or to ensure we get a clean, respectful and efficient takedown shot for hunting.

Point taken. But small groups aren't really necessary when hunting deer. Sure, I like small groups on a target just like anyone else, but the kill zone on a deer is big enough to offer a lot of room for error at 100 yards. At that range, it is most important to be sure that you are shooting at the correct end of the animal, which I would think a wide field of view red dot would make easier. My FIL shot the wrong end two years in a row with his 3-9x40 scope.

Edit: I assume we're hunting deer with .357, .44, or .45lc.

 

[BSA1]

Short answer is there isn't a easy way.

Best short answer is get a Marlin.

 

[urbaneruralite]

People generally don't like side mounts or scout scopes when they're stuck using them for a while. That's been what I've noticed anyway. A red dot mounted scout style should put the old eyes on a level field with young ones. Not that I understand that. I've been legally blind most of my life and peeps have always worked with corrected vision. Won't know 'til I get there I guess.

 

[pirkfan]

If the gun is a Rossi, most of the new ones are pre-drilled and tapped for a scout type scope mounted on the barrel. The holes are under the rear semi-buckhorn and aren't visible unless you remove the sight. Rossi sells a mount with necessary screws for around $20. Amazon, Buds and the auction site usually carry them but everybody seem to be out right now.

 

[d2wing]

I have a side mount on my Winchester. It works fine but you have to remember to sight in about 3/4 inch right of the crosshairs or whatever you offset is or at a distance beyond sight in the bullet will cross to the left. Not a big deal at the ranges you will likely shoot though.

 

[BCRider]

One thing for those of us that use glasses to see out into the distance. A red dot sight projects the dot out to a virtual infinity as far as our eye focus is concerned. So any prescription glasses needed to allow a clear view of the target is also going to give a clear and sharp view of the red dot. A happy plus in a world seemingly full of minuses....

Assuming that this is a handgun cartridge Rossi 92, which I think we still need to confirm, then it's a copy of the Winchester 92 action and there's simply no where on the top of the gun's receiver to mount anything like a scope mount. Also the empties come directly straight up out of the rifle when ejected. So a scope would need to be side mounted if hung off the receiver. Or a long eye relief scout scope used.