I put a cheap red dot (that I had on hand) on the new Henry carbine. Lots of fun to shoot. Shot 44 Specials/Magnum; noticeable recoil was super low with both; unlike the Ruger 77/44. Once zeroed in ringing a 10" gong at 110 yards was Bang! Ding! Still undecided whether to put something like a Vortex Venom on it or the Leupold 2.5X scope. I cannot shoot any type of irons with these 60 yr old eyes. Ultimately I plan on carrying up and down the hills/hollers in Tucker County WV.