amish_rabbi Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 bought my first open gun, its got an old aimpoint comp on it, which is a bit heavier than id like as well as a bit high. I mainly shoot single stack and the open gun is for fun/back up so i would like to keep my index as close to my iron sights as possible, in your guys experience what mount and optic combo will do this for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OperationHitFactor Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Really any horizontal mount. Brazos, Quinn, DAA, Cheely, and a few others make them. You could also go with an Aimpoint micro and DAA mount. The Barry mount works well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Harrington Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I don't think its possible to get any lower than the Leupold DeltaPoint with the Arrendondo mount. Its pretty close to my iron sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Have a good smith melt a Dr. Or Jpoint in the rear of the slide. Lowest you can get a dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake32 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) i have a quinn 2 on my open gun with a c-more. i bought the quinn 2 undrilled. i drilled the mount myself and the plastic around the lense of the c-more is .019 from the top of my slide. thats about as close as you can get with a c-more Edited July 26, 2012 by snake32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Have a good smith melt a Dr. Or Jpoint in the rear of the slide. Lowest you can get a dot. A slide mounted dot is the way to meet your requirements. And you get the added benefit of being able to use whatever holster you are used to. And also, you have no scope stuff hanging off to the left side. A melted-in DeltaPoint would be the way to go. You could always revert to a frame mount later if you wish. You already have the frame drilled Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I have used the Cheely and Quinn II mounts with C-Mores. Both are as low as you can get with a side mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amish_rabbi Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Only problem i can think of with the melted in dot is that the slide is already milled and lightened in the rear, i will have to run it by my smith to see if there is enough meat left there. Anyone tried to do it in the same situation? All my scope stuff is hanging off the right side but i get the point. for the holster in canada we shoot ipsc so im allowed to use my race holster in all divisions Any opinions on the 45 degree side mount vs 90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Do you have pictures of your gun & how the Aimpoint is mounted? If it's an Aimpoint Comp with a 7-MOA or 10-MOA dot, there's a lot of (+) features to keeping your gun as is, the (-) features being weight and top-heavy feel. Something to consider is a flat-bottom C-More on a horizontal mount weighs just a few ounces less than an Aimpoint Comp on a small mount. The newest Aimpoint Comps are a little bit longer and more heavy than the 1990's versions; the Aimpoint 5000 is a much older design and a lot more heavy and bulky. If you have a 1990s Aimpoint and don't want it, PM an offer - I'd buy it from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I hate slide mounted optics. Shot a couple in the last few weeks and they are much harder for me to track. I use a Cheely. I will post some pics as soon as photobucket starts working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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amish_rabbi Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 will post up a picture of the setup later today i tested it out at the range this weekend as it is curently setup and even with brand new batteries the dot is super dim in the sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmcc Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm running the Cheelly set back and love it. I can't imagine shooting Open with anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amish_rabbi Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) ok here are those pictures Edited July 31, 2012 by amish_rabbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman711 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 The Quinn or Cheely mount is the way to go. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That's an older Aimpoint Comp. Sent you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_M Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 If you're not opposed to the slide mounted dot, this type of set-up is the lowest I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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