Have had an M49 Ithaca rifle that stood in a corner of the shop for many years. Our 57-year-old son recalls shooting it when a young kid. I don't recall shooting it myself.

This light straight-gripped single-shot lever-action rifle has a 13-1/2" LOP and over-all seems scaled for a child. On the outdoor range under a roof and shooting from a bench, I found two problems. First...it's dark under there. The white paint on the front bead looks a silhouette black. The white dot I had painted under the rear sight notch was also black. Secondly, my cheek is just a tad too fat, preventing me from aligning the sights vertically.

I bought a TruGlo red fiber optic front sight .500" tall, which is .050" taller than the OEM front sight. That additional height did the job, allowing alignment of sights. The lit fiber optic (.060" diameter) is magic. Even under the roof of the shooting benches.