I hear ya, FFOD. The 1989-series 94CL in 25-20 came from the factory D&T for both scope mounts atop the receiver and for aperture sights on the receiver sidewall. I mounted a Lyman #66 thereon, and I like its work. The 2004-made 94CCL in 32-20 has the scope mount D&T, but the sidewall is not. I have debated about getting a Skinner sight set for this critter, but I cut my teeth on open irons in general and buckhorns like this rifle came with in particular, so I can make the system work for me. These probably aren't as precise as an aperture set, but my hit rate on varmints with the 25-20 and the 32-20 doesn't vary much--so from a practical viewpoint I'm not sure the difference matters a whole lot. I am loath to put an optical sight on any levergun, other than for load testing. The whole premise seems like mounting a camper shell on a Porsche to me.