I put a Burris Signature Safari on my Ruger #1 45 70, 1.75 to 5 power. Although I am sure other scopes would do. I found that for my build, I needed a scope set back as far as the adjustment knobs would allow to come to a natural point. Indeed, the Ruger #1 mounts are more forward than what I see on bolt actions. I gave $650 for it new at Scheel's. When I tried the trigger, it only took 4 seconds of thought to buy it. The thing that I noticed about Ruger #1's is that I found that the stock really begs for a scope in terms of natural sight alignment for me. With my Marlin Guide "Gun", the natural point was for iron sights.