Sight for a Marlin 1895XLR .45-70

[Guns & Cockpits]

Please help me... I'm so lost. Just bought my new Marlin 1895XLR in .45-70 to be used primarily as a hunting gun. Some deer, some elk. I don't know anything about sights. Or scopes. Nothing.

I've been looking into something simple, like the Williams peep sights. But I'm wondering what my options could be for scopes. Nothing too elaborate, as the shots I would be taking would seldomly be over 100 yards. My best guess for the scope would be a Leupold FX-II, but I'm not sure. Can anyone offer me some advice?

[DT]

The XS (Ashley) ghost ring sights are good sights. The Scout scope mount with a scout scope is nice too.