Damn Jody, the mental image I have of your trip I think it would be an iron sighted whatever and an AR pistol in the pack!
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
The ability to quickly remove the optic—without having to keep track of multiple tiny screws—is another reason, among many, that convinced me to buy a pair of Aimpoint Acro’s. Sometimes pulling the optic is the best option if weather conditions get too severe. Although generally, by that time, I’ve retreated inside
A secret for removing small critical screws without stripping or breaking.
Use a small plastic/brass hammer like the Wheeler gunsmith mallet to continuously lightly tap down on the handle of the driver you're using to unscrew the screws.
I put my Torx bit into a screwdriver style driver handle.
Apply and hold some light pressure (just a light grip and twist is all that's needed) in the "lefty loosey" direction and then start lightly tapping down on the end of the driver with my plastic faced baby hammer.
The screws almost always immediately start backing out with hardly any twisting effort (if they were close to properly torqued in the first place).
It's the manual version of an impact driver.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
What about one of those RMR covers attached to a fixed point like belt or holster with an elastic cord.
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Indust.../dp/B00DG9NFVI
I'll wager you a PF dollar™ 😎
The lunatics are running the asylum