I have yet to have that issue with my SFP NF scopes. I can see my crosshairs on min (4x) magnification in a wide range of terrain. I guess it depends how good your eyes are.
SFP for hunting. I use a FFP for PRS and the lower magnifications are pretty much useless. If you hunt in any sort of dark timber, you’re going to have one hell of a hard time finding your crosshairs with a FFP scope.
What does that have to do with anything? I hunt in places that can be 60 degrees one day and a foot a snow the next so….
Something tells me you don’t hunt enough or far enough from a truck to have to worry. OP asked a question and I gave him an answer. He doesn’t care how you don’t use or need one.
There’s no noise to it period. I don’t have 38 years on hunting but going on 21. I carry with an empty chamber and have no issue filling my tags. I can draw my sidearm faster than having to swing my rifle off my shoulder. Like I said, to each their own. Doesn’t hurt to have and I’ll never have...
If you hunt enough in rain or snow in freezing temps you’ll eventually wish you had a rifle cover. I don’t rush my shots. If I don’t have time to get a good look at an animal before shooting it then I never had time to shoot it. To each their own.
Solo HNTR rifle cover is the best imo. It protects the whole rifle. I’ve been using one since 2016 and can’t say enough good about it. Simple and easy to use, light, and not bulky. I tried the Stealthy Rifle cover and sold it within a few months.