Low power scope or peep sight for "brush gun"?

[MountainWalk]

I really like a good peep. Not all ring sights are created equal either.  It's not ideal, for sure. At dusk, at any range beyond hundred yards or so it takes me a little longer to connect. And it doesn't transmit light to my eyes. But it's impervious to rain meaning that there isn't any lens to get rain splattered, way lighter and more portable and doesn't hang up in brush. A bolt rifle just carries better one handed sans scope. That and a serious rifle peep equipped just looks *censored* proper.

No doubt a scope is better all around, but in the deep stuff, I don't feel too handicapped. Old habits die hard. Learned to shoot with ring sighted m1 carbines and 22's.

[Fl0und3rz]

Peep or open sights. 

[flcracker]

I've got a fixed 4x on my 30-30 and love it

[birddogdad]

if it is truly a "brush gun" a quality bright peep is my choice. no issues with acquiring jumped game, or rain/snow issues (not that we have this in the wet northwest)....  proficiency to 200 yards with quality peep is not difficult either..

if you feel comfortable with a peep, go with it, if not or your vision is not great, low power scope is option, I have (2) 45-70's one peep, one lp scope mostly for my dads vision issues, I have carried both, prefer high quality peep with bright dot. extreme low light situations advantage with LP scope (early / late)

[superdown]

I don't have my peep on it yet but this is my marlin 30-30 with xs scout rail and leupold  1.5-4 scout scope and leupold qd rings.I like being able to switch back and forth at will. 

[Angry Perch]

I voted scope because I think it's the most functional option, but I don't think I could ever mount a scope on a lever gun.
 

[Bofire]

scope

[JimmyHoffa]

Could always get a see through scope mount so you can look beneath the scope down the peep.

[MountainWalk]

Some ring sights allow you to unscrew the aperture. This helps nicely. Here are a few views from behind the bolt of the 70.

[MountainWalk]

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[Firedogg]

I like a low power scope with see thru mounts to be able to use iron sights if I felt like it. It's how I have my .45-70 set up.

[scoutdog346]

I wish they made a .5 to 3 power.  The kind u can slap to the side and use the open sights under the scope.  any Scope with European glass. Euro glass can get drops of water on the glass and it will still out perform most scopes with no drops of water. sitting on a 45/70. Synthetic stock. Semi-automatic. Full metel jacket bullets. 45 cal is big enough it dont need to mushroom and that way it will bust threw brush better maybe? To me that would be the ultimate brush gun. if it was legal and such a thing???...lol.  Do they make somthing like that? Lol

[Biggerhammer]

I wish they made a .5 to 3 power.  The kind u can slap to the side and use the open sights under the scope.  any Scope with European glass. Euro glass can get drops of water on the glass and it will still out perform most scopes with no drops of water. sitting on a 45/70. Synthetic stock. Semi-automatic. Full metel jacket bullets. 45 cal is big enough it dont need to mushroom and that way it will bust threw brush better maybe? To me that would be the ultimate brush gun. if it was legal and such a thing???...lol.  Do they make somthing like that? Lol

Haha! That may work in a Peyote induced "Spirit World".

[JimmyHoffa]

I wish they made a .5 to 3 power.  The kind u can slap to the side and use the open sights under the scope.  any Scope with European glass. Euro glass can get drops of water on the glass and it will still out perform most scopes with no drops of water. sitting on a 45/70. Synthetic stock. Semi-automatic. Full metel jacket bullets. 45 cal is big enough it dont need to mushroom and that way it will bust threw brush better maybe? To me that would be the ultimate brush gun. if it was legal and such a thing???...lol.  Do they make somthing like that? Lol

.50 Beowolf?  Most .45/70 would have difficult time due to the big rim, probably have to go tube mag or revolver.

[mazama]

I like both,I have a 1-4 leoppld on my 350rem mag,peep on my muzzle loader with a merit insert,i can adjust to smallopening for targets, it is adjustable small to large.