Red Dot on Slide

[Paintball]

Any of you have a Red Dot mounted on your slide? Looking into mounting a Trijicon RMR on my glock and was curious if anyone here has or had a setup like that and your thoughts?

 

[Guate_shooter]

I did but I had the Cmore STS,

There are 3 ways of doing it, you can take it to a smith and have them shave your slide and mount the DOT on it which would give it a cleaner look and lower the DOT just a hair as well, is a little $$$, and you can still see your regular front sight.

Second way is to use a mounting plate that attaches to your dovetailed back sight, its not as solid and will raise your dot a lil bit but its a cheaper and easier way, you will have to replace the front sight to a taller one if you want to keep it operational.

Third one would be to get the lone wolf machined slide or what Suarez considers the "Cadillac" package, this one allows you to keep the back sight as a backup and the slide is machined to accept the DOT in the area between the sight and the ejection port, its really $$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Paintball]

Thanks Gaute_shooter. More than likely it will be one of the first two options you listed. How well did the Cmore STS sight hold up?

 

[SpeedRacer]

Steve (LSP972) is the guy to talk to. Also check out Bowie Tactical, he does great work mounting red dots. IIRC, he's a big fan of the Trijicon RMR.

 

[Guate_shooter]

Mine was a first generation and it really sucked, they have "fixed" the issues last thing I heard but mine was super blury after the first time we shot it at Precision.

I loved the look of it but it only had 3 settings, OFF, LOW, HIGH, wish they would have put a setting similar to what you would see on the bigger size cmores where you can control the light on it.

This is the only 2 pics I could find of it.

 

[Paintball]

Thanks men.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I believe the Trij RMR is the best of the breed. I would check with Bowie if you want your slide milled.

 

[70116]

I have a Delta Point slide mounted on an M&P 9L Open Gun. You can see pictures at APEX Tactical's site. This is MY actual gun, built by them.

The Delta Point comes in 2 varieties, a 3MOU Red Dot and a 7.5 MOU Triangle, which is what I have. There is an optional mount kit and a Glock dovetail mount is part of it. Actually, since I have 3 of these, I have extra Glock mounts which I don't need.

The gun is set up for 9 MAjor and runs flat. The dot doesn't move. It turns on and off automatically and adjusts for brightness.

I like it so much that I'm putting one on my CCW M&P 9c.

If you want to shoot it, I'll be at Precision next Monday night - Jan 31 .

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

What happens in a dark room? Does the sight go to sleep? For those of us that don't shoot USPA/IPSC et al. What is 9major. How would that compare to common 9mm Duty Loads like the 147gr and 127+P Stuff?

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I just looked at your gun and I have to ask, how much of the "flat" is from the Comp?

 

[spanky]

What happens in a dark room? Does the sight go to sleep? For those of us that don't shoot USPA/IPSC et al. What is 9major. How would that compare to common 9mm Duty Loads like the 147gr and 127+P Stuff?

If he is shooting 124s, they would have to go at least 1331 fps to make "major". (165000/Bullet Weight)

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Good to know.

 

[Paintball]

I have a Delta Point slide mounted on an M&P 9L Open Gun. You can see pictures at APEX Tactical's site. This is MY actual gun, built by them.

WOW! Nice setup 70116 and I appreciate your offer to shoot it. Thinking I should try the dovetail mount first and if I don't like it have the slide milled. I will look into the Delta Point sites too. I plan on mounting the red dot to my Glock 20sf for next hunting season. I appreciate everyones feedback.

 

[70116]

What happens in a dark room? Does the sight go to sleep? For those of us that don't shoot USPA/IPSC et al. What is 9major. How would that compare to common 9mm Duty Loads like the 147gr and 127+P Stuff?

9 Major is a Power Factor for USPSA [(Bullet weight x speed)/1000] of 165. THere is no commercial ammunition that is hot enough since it exceeds SAAMI specifications. It is probably the equivalent of +P+. I shoot 124gr JHP at an average of just under 1400 fps at a PF of 172.

The sight is activated by movement, not light. Have it in your holster and not moving around a lot and it turns off. Draw the gun and the sight is active before you can get it to where you can see through it, and adjusted to the ambient light.

I just looked at your gun and I have to ask, how much of the "flat" is from the Comp?

The Jager Comp is the major factor in the gun running flat. There are other pieces to the puzzzle as well. Tungsten Guide Rod, modified Recoil Spring, Popple holes in the barrel, etc.

Putting an Optic that is designed to be slide mounted on and on any gun shouldn't change the performance or characteristics of how the gun shoots, just how you aim it.

The weight of the DP, including the battery, is 0.6 oz or 17g.

 

[Paintball]

The sight is activated by movement, not light. Have it in your holster and not moving around a lot and it turns off. Draw the gun and the sight is active before you can get it to where you can see through it, and adjusted to the ambient light.
Putting an Optic that is designed to be slide mounted on and on any gun shouldn't change the performance or characteristics of how the gun shoots, just how you aim it.
The weight of the DP, including the battery, is 0.6 oz or 17g.

Liking the DeltaPoint more and more.

 

[Guate_shooter]

Damm I like that triangle shape dot! wish I would have seen this b4 I wasted money on the STS.

 

[SpeedRacer]

On a range/match gun it doesn't matter but a big selling point I see for the RMR is the integral backup iron sight.

 

[jgreco15]

Paintball, PM Goteron. He has several RMRs and has lots of experience with them.

 

[Paintball]

Thanks jgreco15.

 

[Paintball]

LSP972 I appreciate your response. I know this will sound crazy, but I have played paintball for 12+ years with a red dot mounted on my marker. It is only visible with both eyes open due to the vertical feed neck on the loader. My right eye sees the dot and my left the target tricking the brain to see both together. Probably will have the slide machined now for a better sight picture and appearance. Seriously thank you all.