I don't hunt with a rifle, but I used see-thru mountson my Dan Wesson SuperMag with a 1.5-4X Burris scope for years. Yes,it looked awkward, but it turned out that the mounts added a "halo" effect which made aligning the open sights easier. After a while it just became habit to use the open sights for shots up to 50 yards while leaving the scope set at 1.5X for longer shots; 4X was only used at the range. There have been afew deer that I would have had to pass on due to low-light/wet weatherconditions if I'd been limited to the scope only.