I have been running Talley and Warne QD rings on my rifles that have iron sights for probably 30 years. Early on I also did not care for the sharp edges of the levers and top of rings, of which Warne is a bit better in that regard. So what I did was used files, stones and crocus cloth to make them rounder and more user friendly. The blued ones were touched up with a cold blue and they are better for my purposes now, They are a bit of a pain to initially set up and get scope positioned in compared to other rings, but if my rifle has iron sights, I want to be able to access them easily.
The peep sight base Skinner Sights has as an option for the 1895 and probably others is a nifty idea if one wants to scope and old school lever gun. They machined slots in the base that accept Warne and Talley medium height QD rings so it is easy for the user to have both options readily available.
