The main thing I still haven't seen change in 20... shit, maybe 30 years?.. of this argument...
why NOT BUIS?
If you can't afford these, the problem isn't the gunfight* it's your finances.
If you can't lift them, the problem isn't the gunfight either.
and that's just one example that's relatively low cost and low weight.
*as mentioned earlier in the thread, I couldn't care less about the gunfight. People get carried away with "transition to the pistol" or "I'm not gonna have the tools to remove by 1.x-2M optic", etc.
Maybe. IDK, I haven't had my gunfight yet. A trend I hope to continue.
I have damn sure been at the range looking to shoot a match, drills, class, etc. and finding myself short one functioning optic and never short of tools or someone to borrow said tools from or unable to field-expedient a solution. I suppose that, there again, if you've trucked your full arsenal to the static range to shoot them all with your cousin that's in from Canada and has never shot a "machinegun"... maybe it still doesn't matter. Just shoot a different gun or, since they probably won't hit shit anyway, just rock on with the tube.