Its just all in what you feel most comfortable with to me. I have a Marlin 60 with a scope and iron sights as well as my buddy, and I can whip the pants off of him shooting bottles at 75 yards using iron sights, and him with a scope. Put the scope on and he can whip the pants off of me. Dont get me wrong I can shoot well with a scope, but I love my open sights, especially for speed and quick shooting.