I really am not concerned with protecting the scope, more of a carry issue as I hunt from a stand. So what I did this afternoon was take an old Hunter brand holster that fit my Ruger and cut a slot in the top of it so that the scope mount clears it now the scope is outside the holster completely.
It will serve my purpose of transporting it to and fro also I am able to use my cartridge belt loops too. When I am not hunting I carry it in a case to the range anyhow.
It doesn't look the sweetest but neither did those bulky holsters with the scope covers built into them. :roll: