Maybe, I am wrong. But, in my opinion the QD mount is a fixture of a bygone era, when rifle scopes were quite fragile and much more prone to damage or failure. I have been hunting and shooting since the mid 60's and using scopes regularly since the mid 80's and never once have I damaged a scope so badly that it was not serviceable. I have used cheap crap like BSA, Simmons, etc, high dollar Euro optiks like Swaro, Zeiss, quality USA optics from Leupold, Redfield, Unertl, Weaver and low budget modern scopes from Arken, Athlon, etc.
Once, I had a benchrest rifle that was shot thousands of rounds during the match season and bouncing around in the truck for months on end. It had the rings work loose on the bases and lost zero. Fixed in five seconds with an allen wrench once I figured out the cause. A couple of times, I have had rifles lose zero due to bouncing around but were never out of action. Never, have I had to remove a scope in the field due to a failure. Plus, how many PH's do not have a rifle they can hand you if your rifle is thrown off the truck and ran over by a bulldozer?
New, quality optics like Swarovski, Kahles, Leupold, Vortex, etc are very tough pieces of equipment. QD mount is more likely to get bumped loose than the scope is likely to fail. Not needed in my opinion. If the QD makes you feel good, then use it but it is not for me. Tank said keep it simple. Good advice. Either LPVO or the Red-Dot will work. Go with the one you like best. Just keep in mind that the rifle shoots the same regardless of the tool used by you to aim it at the target. Some may be more precise and others faster at close range. The 1st shot is the one that counts the most. Make it count.
Whatever, you choose to mount, my only other suggestion is to hunt locally for deer, antelope, coyote, anything locally available with your chosen set up. Use the lighted reticle in bright sun and lowlight as well as deep, dark forest settings to get some real life trigger time on it before you fly many hours and hunt DG with it. That is a great way to suss out any gremlins or weakness in you gear before the big hunt. If you use what works for you, it will be hard to go wrong.
