Normally you have to take the sights off the rifle and you will still see the tip of the rifle. I have a 1.5-4.5X32mm on my Black Diamond XR and can see the front sight plain as day on low power. You just get used to it. On my RED DOT I also see the scope. You just need to learn to over look the barrel and sight is all. I am not sure if I would be mounting the scope too high up. You're going to have to take the sights off if they bother you, and there is no benifit of a high mount in that case.

Practice, and you will learn to look over it.