Several friends at the range let me look through their red dot sights. The dots are not precisely round but they are easily discernible as aiming tools.
I'm getting over my distrust of electrical things, just as I got over my distrust of glass sights.
The Timberwolf is for close-in, less than 100 yards, so it does not really need a scope per se - just a sight I can see with my regular (not shooting) glasses. And one that is light and not complicated - the 2.5X Leupold would be perfect, but I went with a red dot instead.
Closer up
Thanks for your help and consideration!