I hear ya, Bennyboy. I did the freefloat rail, and while it did make a very small improvement in my group size, the weight of the Vortex Strike Eagle and mount boosted the weight to that of a SKS. After I got rid of the scope and went back to a rds, I wished I'd left well enough alone too. As the range I shoot at is only 100 yds, I probably should have just kept the carry handle and done like you and just added a light.