Though you state that you have already made you decision I have to come to the defence of see through scope rings. I have Kwiks on my ML and they have worked for years without loosing zero. There have been times when I have left the stand to go on a walk about just to stretch the legs. I hunt fairly deep in the bush, esp. during ML season and have had the situation where I have walked into (or the deer walked into me) and have been able to use the irons very effectively. Being a bit older (I think the eyes are starting to go) so from the stand I use the 4x scope. The scope is also nice to have during low light conditions. I also have kwiks on my 7mm mag to give clearance for the 40mm scope. They have taken the pounding of the 7mm mag and not lost zero. Perhaps this is an abnormality but I can only speak to my situation. I have never had a difficulty bringing the eye to the scope with it raised and it dosen't feel like an unnatural position to me. I practise a lot(not only from a bench but from many shooting positions) so I believe this has made me become very familiar with my rig.