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I just purchased a Chapuis .470 NE double rifle. I was planning on scoping the rifle after seeing another rifle with the lower powered Swarovski PVI Illuminated Reticle Scope. I love that scope after seeing it. The rifle already has been drilled for scope mounts and I know that Chapuis has mounting options available for this rifle.

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Also, I want to be able to still use the sights and they are so low, that I am being told I would need to get new flip up sights that are raised.

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If that's what you're being told, you need to find a new "gunsmith", because the guy you're using isn't one. The sights on a new Chapuis are normal height. If the gun fits you, the sights should align perfectly with a fast, natural mount. If this gun doesn't do that for you (if you're too high on the sights when the gun is mountly quickly), then IT DOESN'T FIT - because it doesn't have enough drop for you and needs to be bent. It has nothing to do with the sights being too "low". A flip up leaf should NEVER be used for a standing leaf. The suggestion that taller folding sights need to be fitted instead of correcting the poor stock fit is a hoot. This is one of the reasons that I suggested to you that buying a new gun only made sense if you ordered it built to your dimensions rather than buying it off the rack.

The double rifle, especially so the large bore, is an iron-sight gun that is occasionally scoped. It should be fit to the shooter for fast, natural alignment with the sights. That fit won't be ideal for a scope, nor should it be, as the scope on a heavy double is an auxiliary sighting system, not the primary.

Don't let anybody screw with the sights just because the stock doesn't fit you!

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