Hi folks. I was hoping I may be able to get some advice from you all. I'll have to hold my hands up and admit to not knowing much about rifles in general. So apologies in advance for lack of knowledge. My brother, however, is a rifle owner and owns a number of single shot rifles. He has a landmark birthday coming up and his wife has suggested to me that a scope or a sight for one of his rifles would be a gift that he would be over the moon with. But here's my problem, I understand enough to realise that a single shot rifle and a bolt-action hunting rifle are to totally different beasts, so I am not sure what kind of sight would be appropriate for an SSR. I have searched on all the usual websites such as ebay.com, amazon.com and (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) and found plenty of examples of sights, scopes and even laser dots! But I am really fishing the dark unless I know what would be suitable for this particular style of rifle. Could anybody help me out? Thanks in advance. 
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Apologies Schuetzenmiester. I have no idea. So I need to take those factors into account, ok. Maybe I can get the info from his wife. Thanks for replying.

     It is a nice thought, but buying shooting accessories for someone else is likely to result in disappointment.   It'd be like buying shoes & clothes for someone without knowing if he is going hunting or going dancing. Or even what KIND of hunting or dancing.   I think you have to involve him in the selection, even if it means ruining a surprise.

CHRIS
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This is probably where the friends wife could do a good bit of detective work and drop questions to narrow down which particular iron sight or scope, and for which particular rifle, is at the top of the friends wish list.

Thanks for the pointers guys. I think you are right in saying that it could turn out to be a bit of a disaster trying to second guess what exactly to buy him when there are so many variable. A gift certificate is the obvious solution. I will take a look at MVA and Buffalo arms. A gift membership to ASSRA is also an excellent idea. I will pass this on to his wife so she can suggest it to other family members. Cheers folks!