Actually, you are wrong about the mounting of a scope. They have scope mounts that tie in directly with the rear site with no gunsmithing what-so-ever. There is a guy at the range shooting groups in less than 2 inches at 150yards. Thats good enough for just about any game.

I know they are cheap "fun guns". For a 60+ year old rifle, they shoot pretty damn straight. I'm shooting3 inch groups at 75 yards with open sites. I like the idea of taking an animal with a weapon that has so much history, thats why I started this post. I have a .308, .300, 30-30 and 30-06. All are great guns, but lack the history my M44 has.