Lets hear from the guys that shoot the original single shots....
I have other guns, but I feel that I must hunt at least one day a year in deer season with both my 1879 Trapdoor carbine and my 1859 Sharps conversion carbine. Usually in the second week where antlerless deer are legal. Given our antler point restrictions here the use of a gun without a scope is sometimes problematic. Yes, I have missed opportunities due to the time it takes to confirm number of antler points with binoculars and then bring the Sharps into position.
I have other guns, but I feel that I must hunt at least one day a year in deer season with both my 1879 Trapdoor carbine and my 1859 Sharps conversion carbine. Usually in the second week where antlerless deer are legal. Given our antler point restrictions here the use of a gun without a scope is sometimes problematic. Yes, I have missed opportunities due to the time it takes to confirm number of antler points with binoculars and then bring the Sharps into position.