Which Red Dot.

[1775usmc]

My Glock 48 I just had done.

LWS is also top notch but can be pretty spendy.

 

[NU9MM]

I think at the time it was 175 for milling and refinishing the slide, several years ago. they offer other slide finishes too.

Yeah, I'll just stay with the nitride finish I don't need anything fancy.

 

[NU9MM]

My Glock 48 I just had done.

LWS is also top notch but can be pretty spendy.

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I like the finish.

 

[1775usmc]

I like the finish.

Black nitride is the best. Cerakote is not that great. I have a few slides I wish I would have got black nitride over cerakote.

 

[thorborg]

I'm not a reddot expert, nor do I have an MP, but I like my Leupold DP Pro. bought about ten years ago. carried nearly every day for the first six years, I don't have to mess with switches, it turns on and off by itself. I put an easy to find CR2023 battery in ever year but only just because it seems like I should. I'm glad I have it on my 1911 45. I'm a better shooter with it especially long range.

 

[Nwcid]

I went with the Holosun 507C, https://holosun.com/products/reflex-sight/507/he507c-gr-x2.html on my Glock 34 in 2020. I bought a replacement slide that was cut for the optic. Been happy overall.

 

[NU9MM]

There's the first 100rds with my M&P 2.0 3.6" optic ready compact. That 15 yards with irons.

 

[Forester]

Is it a pretty good learning curve learning to shoot the dots?

It depends on where you start. In my opinion, if a shooter has a good presentation and brings the gun to the target. It's easy.
If a shooter uses the sights to get on target then they will have to re learn.

 

[L84Cabo]

Is it a pretty good learning curve learning to shoot the dots?

There is a learning curve. Shooting dots on pistols isn't like on a rifle where you have an easy repeatable cheek weld to get your melon in exactly the right place every time to be able to see the dot.

Most people starting out on pistol red dots do not pickup the dot automatically on the draw. It usually takes a fair amount of training to achieve the desired consistency. How much really depends on the individual shooter. But the good news is that you can do this while dry firing so you won't need to burn through a ton of ammo. And don't misunderstand me, you should still do plenty of live fire shooting to practice actually using the red dot and transitions. But for most people, find the dot initially is the hardest part.

As for which red dot, I'm a fan of Trijicon. I've got an 06 with a 3 MOA dot. I'm also definitely a fan of smaller dots. I like smaller dots at longer ranges and I also have astigmatism and find that smaller dots are not as "star-bursty" (that's a real word, I'm sure) as larger dots. YMMV.

 

[MikeInOr]

What ever red dot I mount on a pistol will for damn sure have a circle around it. Sight acquisition with a red ring and dot is SO much faster for me than just a dot.

 

[lucusloc]

There is a learning curve. Shooting dots on pistols isn't like on a rifle where you have an easy repeatable cheek weld to get your melon in exactly the right place every time to be able to see the dot.

Most people starting out on pistol red dots do not pickup the dot automatically on the draw. It usually takes a fair amount of training to achieve the desired consistency. How much really depends on the individual shooter. But the good news is that you can do this while dry firing so you won't need to burn through a ton of ammo. And don't misunderstand me, you should still do plenty of live fire shooting to practice actually using the red dot and transitions. But for most people, find the dot initially is the hardest part.

As for which red dot, I'm a fan of Trijicon. I've got an 06 with a 3 MOA dot. I'm also definitely a fan of smaller dots. I like smaller dots at longer ranges and I also have astigmatism and find that smaller dots are not as "star-bursty" (that's a real word, I'm sure) as larger dots. YMMV.

This right here. Acquiring the dot is all about muscle memory. It is similar to finding the irons, but you don't have a physical visual reference to help you along. The only way you get it consistently is repetition. Learn with the basic stance first, then try with compromised stances. It will get easier and faster with practice, but the first few times you try to draw with a dot are typically going to be ugly unless you already have really good form with irons.

 

[titsonritz]

My Glock 48 I just had done.

LWS is also top notch but can be pretty spendy.

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Did LWS do that stippling job for you too?

 

[USMC1911]

Just caution which Red Dot are y'all running on your M&P 2,0 3.6" optic ready compact.

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What is the guns purpose? If that is my daily carry or something I plan on carrying at all I'm definitely not putting a massive closed emitter dot on it like a RCR or P2 on it.

 

[1775usmc]

Did LWS do that stippling job for you too?

No. I personally do the stippling.

 

[1775usmc]

What is the guns purpose? If that is my daily carry or something I plan on carrying at all I'm definitely not putting a massive closed emitter dot on it like a RCR or P2 on it.

The P2 can easily be carried concealed.

 

[titsonritz]

No. I personally do the stippling.

Nice job.

 

[USMC1911]

The P2 can easily be carried concealed.

Can it? Sure, people can carry a Desert Eagle concealed also, imo it just defeats the purpose of a small compact or sub compact pistol when your optic is wider/larger than the pistol you're trying to conceal. IMO it is counterintuitive and that optic doesn't belong a carry gun. An RMR CC or EPS Carry is a much better fit imo.

 

[1775usmc]

Can it? Sure, people can carry a Desert Eagle concealed also, imo it just defeats the purpose of a small compact or sub compact pistol when your optic is wider/larger than the pistol you're trying to conceal. IMO it is counterintuitive and that optic doesn't belong a carry gun. An RMR CC or EPS Carry is a much better fit imo.

I prefer function over form. I also don't carry subcompacts.

 

[USMC1911]

I prefer function over form.

Then why a G43X or a G48 and not a G17 or 34? Because size and form was obviously part of the equation.

 

[helimech206]

Optics have little to no effect on comfort or concealment.