How to mount optic on dovetail slide.

[scottnorthwest]

Can anyone explain how to mount an optic on a slide that just has a dovetail? Do they make a plate or should I have it drilled. This would be a red dot on a G20

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[Member 24198]

What are you mounting it on? If it's a pistol, that will put your optic really high. If it's a rifle, for example a CZ457, you install dovetail rings or a dovetail rail.

 

[scottnorthwest]

What are you mounting it on? If it's a pistol, that will put your optic really high. If it's a rifle, for example a CZ457, you install dovetail rings or a dovetail rail.

G20 slide

 

[scottnorthwest]

What are you mounting it on? If it's a pistol, that will put your optic really high. If it's a rifle, for example a CZ457, you install dovetail rings or a dovetail rail.

Red dot.

 

[Member 24198]

Personally, I would either have the slide milled for a plate, or buy a new slide already milled. I'm sure there's a dovetail mount available, but that will put the RDS really high above the bore.

 

[TommyFun]

EGW has some adapters that are gun specific.

Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount for Glock

Elevate your Glock's performance with the EGW Mount for Trijicon RMR, SRO, and Holosun sights. Includes mounting hardware for easy installation on various Glock models.

egwguns.com

Select proper optic, it's cut for that optic so it sits as low as possible.

 

[scottnorthwest]

Personally, I would either have the slide milled for a plate, or buy a new slide already milled. I'm sure there's a dovetail mount available, but that will put the RDS really high above the bore.

That makes sense. Thanks.

 

[titsonritz]

Just do it right and cut the slide.

 

[Member 24198]

That makes sense. Thanks.

It's probably cheaper to buy a new slide already milled than to find a place to mill/refinish plus shipping.

 

[scottnorthwest]

It's probably cheaper to buy a new slide already milled than to find a place to mill/refinish plus shipping.

Yep, I was just looking and can get a new slide for under 200.

 

[Member 24198]

Yep, I was just looking and can get a new slide for under 200.

I doubt you can get the work done for that cheap. That said, if you were already thinking of getting it refinished, you might get close.

 

[scottnorthwest]

I doubt you can get the work done for that cheap. That said, if you were already thinking of getting it refinished, you might get close.

I like plain ones, I have a laser and can modify cuts and such myself. Doing and RMR cut would be tough though.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

You didn't say which reddot, but this guy charges under $100 and has a good reputation

https://www.namelessarms.com/product-page/glock-holosun-scs-optic-cut

 

[spookshack]

I will be going the EGW dovetail mount route in the future. I have a CZ75B SA that I recently picked up from a fellow member here on the forum. I prefer to not molest the slide by milling it. They were discontinued several years ago and I'd like to be able to return it to factory condition should I feel the need to.

The CZ will be a casual range gun, so height over bore is not a concern. If this was a surplus or beater CZ, then I'd most definitely mill the slide.

 

[Catfishmoon]

I will be going the EGW dovetail mount route in the future. I have a CZ75B SA that I recently picked up from a fellow member here on the forum. I prefer to not molest the slide by milling it. They were discontinued several years ago and I'd like to be able to return it to factory condition should I feel the need to.

The CZ will be a casual range gun, so height over bore is not a concern. If this was a surplus or beater CZ, then I'd most definitely mill the slide.

I had the same experience. I was not willing to mill the original slide on a 75b SA and the price for a different slide is prohibitive so I installed a dovetail mount on what is used by me as a target gun.
I milled the slide on a brand new 75b Compact used for carry and target shooting.

 

[friz]

I've had good experiences with both of these. With a black nitride finish it ends up looking really nice, like the factory finish.

Glock Optic Cuts

Glock optic cuts to allow the addition of reflex sights to your Glock handgun. Includes Trijicon RMR, Leupold Deltapoint, Burris Fast Fire and Vortex Viper.

jagerwerks.com

Optic Cuts - Optic Cuts for Glock - All Standard / Large Frame Models - Maple Leaf FAs, LLC

www.mapleleaffirearms.com

 

[Crmcdm]

EGW works fine. Milled or MOS with the optic a little lower is a bit better (height over bore, index etc.) But dovetail a good way to inexpensively try it out. I have both.