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Originally posted by Mark:
or I'll have a flip up cover usually on just the objective. That's because in my experience the only time a cover is critical is when it's raining and a wet objective is usually pretty much unusable in my experience. Where I'm at everything is short/medium ranges and a fair amount of cover so shots are pretty quick or they're gone. If it's raining the ocular is still useable most of the time and if not then a quick swipe of the thumb cleans it, but that objective is a different story. Plus with the muzzle up the ocular is somewhat protected anyway. A different environment will be a separate story of course but in moderate or thick cover where weather can be a factor IMHO a flip up front cap is hard to beat.