What I like about that photograph is the rifle's bolt knob is obviously quite proud of the stock where it is easily grasped. Look at her right index finger, its between the bolt knob and the stock even though the action is closed and the gun is scoped. The side mount used lets the iron sights remain functional.
I think there is a market still for a high quality low power small dia scope.
Nice photograph of two lovely specimens. I'd bet the stock dimensions were shotgun like too, so it came up natuarlly and shot where she was looking, w/the iron sights.