The reality of gunfights is you rarely need magnification
I took a Carbine course at a western, PA gun club over the weekend and I did it just because I like to take them to observe the students progress from novice shooters to the next advancement. Many of the Carbine classes I have taken were what I considered to be somewhat below my level of shooting, but since I often get asked to sit in on instructors, I get more than a few opportunities. Having the right attitude is something I look for because being in the business world, it is something that I often see lacking, I’ve seen students remove themselves for classes because gear went down and they were so ashamed of the malfunctions that they walked off. It makes me think these individuals really lacked will power and i wouldn’t want to be in a crisis situation with them.
There is such a thing as a more durable firearm, but there are many things that I have seen people do to less expensive firearms to toughen them up. Replacing extractors and working parts can give you a good leap forward. The Trijicon rifle scopes that use to see on the range don’t seem to have the authority that they use to. They are still one of the best accurate shooting combat optics, but now that we are 10yrs into close quarters gun fighting in the Eastern part of the world, close quarters combat rarely needs more than iron sights, a red dot or an Eotech. Taking a step back from the 4x optics is something that should be considered.