Another vote for a Winchester or Marlin lever action rifle in .30-30 caliber. LASD had them I believe well up into the 1960’s. Jeff Cooper thought pretty well of the Win model 94. Keep the extra stuff off of it. You don’t need a ghost ring sight, night sights, white lights, or a sling. Any person with reasonable eye sight should be able to shoot reasonable groups with open “buck horn sights” just fine. This is the KISS principle to the extreme. If it should be stolen/lost/destroyed/confiscated/seized, you aren’t out a lotta money.