Okay, this is a weirder one and not only may you not care, but you may even think its a bad idea. I know. I did chat about it with someone knowledgeable and well-employed, it's safe. However: use at your discretion and risk.
This started as a temporary fix. My base is broken so doesn't have proper clamping adjustment range. I would love to get it fixed, but am having issues getting my retailer to give me the warranty info — so if anyone has any tricks to get warranty service, do tell. Anyway, I simply replaced the crossbolt adjustment screws with thumbscrews and standoffs, thusly:
You have to keep the cone washers. And the everything else, so make sure the springs don't fall out if you remove both screws at once so the plate comes off.
To use it, You align the clipon to the rail (get the recoil lugs in the slots), tighten the screws snugly, loosen them about 1/4 turn, then close the lever to lock it. If the lever doesn't close with proper force, change the screw tension till it it snug but not too hard to close.
And now, I generally like it and will change out to it even if I do end up getting the sight fixed. Because the KAC mount is weird and has no automatic adjustment range, or easy adjustment for different rails. I switch between guns, put it on a base to use with my spotter, and even stick it on the blue gun for demos. The thumbscrews give me the range to switch mounts safely, and easily.
If anyone wants the part numbers from McMaster to get these pretty black anodized tubes and black phosphate thumbscrews, just ask. No machining, just remove then replace with these. Easy.
