I have a 45-70 Marlin Guide Gun still in genuine wood and blue steel! I have an Ackley Outdoors rail, it uses the front 2 receiver scope screws and the rear sight dove tail, That is for Scout scopes or red dot scopes. There is an optional peep (I don't have that) or you can use a tang or Williams receiver mounted target peep. Not at all traditional, but very fast handling. If I want all black, there is always Krylon!

I put this system together in the late 90's, and it has proven itself very useful. Now a similar factory package is available for the cost of parts? Good deal! However I do think the Mossberg would be useful too, if I didn't have wait until it was too dark to see it! I don't think I could ever be so desperate as to carry that ugly of gun!

Ivan