A lot of the guns were not sighted in. Plus half of us old futs
With bad eyesight. LOL
I hear ya. Glass is my friend. I'm debating whether I should drill 'n tap an ancient Remington Sportmaster for scope mounts. I picked that gun up just 'cause it was like the very first .22 I ever shot back in 1946. Rifle cost me $65, so I won't be "destroying its collector value," but tapping it for scope mounts will probably cost more than the rifle did in the first place. Even with my old eyes, the thing shows a good potential for accuracy.
Putting a scope on a defensive handgun is ridiculous, but I put Crimson Trace lasers on both of my main carry guns, a 5-shot snubnose (summer) and my 1911 (winter). One advantage with the laser sights is that one can shoot from down low, almost like hip shooting, so the flash won't temporarily blind you if (G-d forbid) the need to defend yourself in the dark ever occurs.
I don't know if you guys can use your ranges in the dark, but I can turn off the lights at my indoor range, and the first time I did this I was amazed at the brilliant fireball that comes out of that snubby when you get dark-adapted.
!Terry, 230RN