red dot on a 30-30

[STM]

Has anyone put a red dot on a 30-30, if so how did it work out?

I need something more that the iron sights due to poor vision but I hate the added weight of a scope on a lever-action (the area I hunt is heavily wooded so I would not get a shot greater than 100 yards).

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Absintheur]

The weight of a good quality dot is not much different than a small 2.5X6 scope. Having said that, Marlins are easier to scope than a Winchester because of the ejection system. On a Winchester you may have to tweak the ejector to keep spent rounds for bouncing off the dot and back into the action. Now on the Winchester XS you can mount a scope or dot forward of the action ala a scout mount. I have used a dot on a Marlin 22 lever, worked fine.

 

[locomike]

I've got a dot sight on my Winchester 94 Trapper in .44 Mag. It looks odd but is by far the best sighting system for this type of rifle, IMO.

 

[SIFU1A]

i'm sure it would work fine but i would rather have something with some magnification for hunting, even if its only 2.5X or 3X.

but again i'm sure it would work fine.

 

[Robert H]

I put a red dot/LER on my savage scout. Works great.