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As posted before, my lever action 454 came with traditional buckhorn sights.  For my old eyes, 50 yards and beyond is very iffy with those sights.  I considered installing a very large rear aperture and fiber optic front, but then settled on a red dot. 

I've become a fan of the red dot.  I have them on my 357, SKS, AR, and for a while on a 308 bolt action set up as a scout rifle.  I find them to be quicker than any iron sight and more accurate, at least for me.  On a long gun consistent hits on a 12 inch steel plate at 200 yards is routine from a standing position.

Nobody makes a mount for my Winchester clone except maybe to the side of the receiver, which I don't like, so I took it to a local machine shop.  They bought a rail blank and machined the bottom to fit the taper of the barrel.  So far I'm happy with the results, but I haven't made it to the range as yet.  I'd be very surprised if there is a problem because those guys make their own falling block rifles, from scratch as a hobby.  And shoot black powder cartridges in long range competition.