PLA Small arms

plawolf

Lieutenant General
Interesting way to mount a pistol red dot but struggling to see the benefit over a direct slide mount.

Sure, you can get away with a cheaper dot since it won’t need to handle the slide slam, but do you really want such a fragile dot on your weapon? The position of the mount means you cannot rack the slide by grabbing the rear like most people are used to. Training can deal, but why add the bother?

The added weight of the mount is also not ideal.
 

BoraTas

Captain
Registered Member
Interesting way to mount a pistol red dot but struggling to see the benefit over a direct slide mount.

Sure, you can get away with a cheaper dot since it won’t need to handle the slide slam, but do you really want such a fragile dot on your weapon? The position of the mount means you cannot rack the slide by grabbing the rear like most people are used to. Training can deal, but why add the bother?

The added weight of the mount is also not ideal.
It also makes the sight stationary allowing the shooter to keep the picture. It can be a useful thing to use while you are in the range or in a competition (in countries where there is a gun culture). For service, it is probably an impractical thing because of the weight and how it makes harder to pull the slide.
 

ohan_qwe

Junior Member
It seems like a way to put a larger red dot on without interfering with holster. The weight also don't affect the recoil of the slide so reliability should increase and you can use a heavy optic. Further back should also mean closer to eye and bigger FoV.
 
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