I don't really know why I want see-thru rings I just kind of want to try them. I figure also if I'm away hunting and something ever happens to the scope I can just switch to the open sights.

I'm planning to put a Leupold VX-I 3x9x40mm scope I have on there and it's not the best scope I've ever had so having the open sights as backup would ease my mine.

As for the bases I see you said that but when I looked I didn't find the ones that fit the Yukon. I think that's the model you said that the parts interchange with.