With vintage rifles it becomes decorum versus function.

I have number of standard large Martini Sporting rifles. I would never consider scope mounting them, let alone mounting a red dot device on them. Maintaining the open sights on these guns and being able to shoot shoot them was incentive to getting recent cataract surgery. Decorum over function--modify my eyes before the gun.

I do have a number the small action BSA-Francotte target rifles all but one wears a scope. Decorum-they look correct. With is decorum comes function, these are some amazingly accurate rifles.

I have been tempted to mount one gun up with a red dot and try. I hate to mess around with a gun of proven accuracy.

I have mounted red dots a couple of my AR's. But so far, all I have seem to have done is turn 300 yards guns into 100 yard guns. Not impressed-yet. Decorum passes, function, degrades.

For 20 years or so I have had a William Sukalle large Martini actioned target rifle.(gun built in 1938-does that qualify for "Vintage"?) The previous owner had a Unertl scope on it and it made a nice looking package. He sold me the gun and it has languished in my safe ever since. I recently found a Unertl scope for this gun.

How's this for Decorum.

Have not shot it yet. Hope it passes function.

Wonder how a red dot woudl do on my Ruger No. 1?