The better you can see the target, the easier it is going to be to hit it in the right spot. Col. Whelen used to say that the aperture rear and blade front sight were as accurate as a scope out to 200-250 yards, PROVIDED THE TARGET COULD BE PLAINLY SEEN!! Even at 30 or 40 yards, in dense forest, it is often hard to see more than a few inches of the side of a deer or bear through the intervening branches, leaves, etc. Under such circumstances, a low-powered scope will often let you see, and hit, a vital spot you' d never even know was there without the scope! Put a SMALL, low-powered, optically excellent scope on it like a Leupold 1.5X-5X, or Leupold Compact 2.5X.

][quote] i also find i can aquire a target quicker with iron sights/peep sights quickr than a scope. [/quote

As fast as aperture sights are, a scope is the fastest of all possible sights, IF it is mounted right on a well-fitting rifle, AND you practice so you get fast!! The scope must be mounted, and the gun fit you, so that you can close your eyes, shoulder the rifle, open your eyes, and be looking through the scope!! It has to be natural, and require NO EFFORT to do this!! In addition, when using your scope, keep both eyes open UNTIL YOU HAVE THE TARGET CENTERED IN THE SCOPE' S FIELD OF VIEW. You can then close the eye you are not using, if you feel you just have to, but if you can learn to shoot with your scope while leaving both eyes open, that' s the best way!! Start practicing!!