I put a Pictenny rail on my my Krag sporter mostly cause it was cool. but had some trouble mounting a K10 weaver, the only scope I had long enough to reach back for eye relief. The old K10 just wasn't up to the task so have been thinking about another scope.
Today I was researching low cost Scout Scopes and saw the Vortex 2X7 for a good price ~150 bucks and looked at the specs. The only problem I saw was the weight, 13 oz, which adds up to a lot on the Krag Carbine. One of the sites suggested a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot sight as an alternative, with a 3 minute dot it would half my 6 minute FO front sight bead and give me 1/4 min adjustments. And it only weighs ~4 oz!
Now I only shoot the Krag at the range for accuracy, and have to position my front site at the 6 o'clock position on a 6 inch bull target sighting +3 inches high to hit the X ring. I'm figuring a 3 min (3") dot would allow me to center the dot at 100 and adjust up 24 clicks for a 200 yd zero, perfect for my Cast boolet silhouette matches.
Thought I'd ask the board if you had any comments suggestions?