Hi Roger, here you can find rifles with match scopes and mounts for $3000-4000(from my research). It would seem foolish to get a scope and mount(easily $2000 if all original) and put it on a $800 rifle.

If I ever went to sell it, I'd never get my money back.

My collection style is never pay MSRP and never invest more than you can get back when it comes time to sell. I just want a gun I can take to the range and have fun but still look good.

However at this point I can tell there are no decent reproduction scopes. For me spending $2000 on a scope and mount is just to much.. I have Russianicon PE and PEM snipers sitting in the safe scopeless for the same reason. Its a labor of love and I just dont have the wallet for it.

Thanks for all the tips and help, it will likely sit in the safe a couple years until I come across the right scope and mount for the right price. I took it out shooting yesterday and it performed exceptionally. 2 inch groups at 100 yards, with my poor eyes and a peep sight.