I am such a curmudgeon. I actually find tang sights attractive and historically correct but I will quit shooting my levers before I put a scope or holo sight on my old lever guns or my Rossi. I must hang my head and admit I have a scope on a 9422M. The darned thing is so accurate it deserves a scope for precise head shots.
Well, mine's going on a 357 Mag Contender Carbine if it makes you feel better.
I tried a forward-mounted scope, a red-dot and finally a receiver sight on my 357 Rossi. Ultimately, the receiver sight was the lightest, most compact and easiest to use under all conditions for me. The Contender is so short that I can't catch the front sight with any of the three different fields on my blended bifocals.