C-More Poly or Alum, your choice?

[ViperSnipe]

Getting ready to purchase one bout don't know which to get. What would you choose and why?

(also click or regular)

Thanks for any input.

V-S

[kneelingatlas]

I've never seen a reason to get the aluminum body (just adds weight and expense), I own both click and standard plastic bodies, at first I wanted the click because I was afraid of the rheostat moving while shooting, but now that I have some standard switches too that hasn't proven to be a problem, so I prefer the standard: it's the cheapest and smoothest to operate

[JayDubU]

One reason to get the aluminum body.....because

It looks cool!!!

[Flatland Shooter]

On pistols I use the plastic body C-More for the light weight.

On shotguns, I use the aluminum C-More for the little extra protection it gives going into the barrels.

Bill

[MadBomber]

If the plastic C-more body sucked that bad, nobody would be using them any more. I have the same plastic ones on mine and my wife's open guns since 1999.

[ViperSnipe]

thanks for the input!

V-S

[Sarge]

I've never seen a reason to get the aluminum body (just adds weight and expense), I own both click and standard plastic bodies, at first I wanted the click because I was afraid of the rheostat moving while shooting, but now that I have some standard switches too that hasn't proven to be a problem, so I prefer the standard: it's the cheapest and smoothest to operate

I have been wondering about that. I am always afraid the click switch is going to break off in my hand someday. I think I will put a standard switch on my new gun.

Thanks!

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: I have seen the click switches break. I have also seen the aluminum C-More break at the hinge point. I have seen the plastic ones with broken elevation screws and stripped locking screws. I don't like the extra weight of the aluminum since it is up high, right where I don't want it. The plastic standard switch model is what I like best and is the cheapest. Get a 8 or 12MOA dot. Thanks, Eric

[SilverBolt]

I went with the alum. My research on various forums and talking to shooters was the alum held a zero better than the plastic.

[krazykj03]

cheaper

[Flatland Shooter]

I went with the alum. My research on various forums and talking to shooters was the alum held a zero better than the plastic. three

As long as the plastic housing near the adjusting screws does not crack, it will hold zero as good as the aluminum C-More. Unfortunately it not a matter "if" the housing will crack, but a case of "when" it will crack.

I have three of my five C-Mores with plastic housings are cracked. All care was taken to avoid these cracks but they still appeared. I agree that the aluminum housings are heavier, but its not so much that you will have a hard time adjusting.

Centerfire Systems is still trying to get rid of their remaining C-More stock and has it nicely discounted.

Bill

[Flatland Shooter]

I went with the alum. My research on various forums and talking to shooters was the alum held a zero better than the plastic. three

As long as the plastic housing near the adjusting screws does not crack, it will hold zero as good as the aluminum C-More. Unfortunately it not a matter "if" the housing will crack, but a case of "when" it will crack.

I have three of my five C-Mores with plastic housings are cracked. All care was taken to avoid these cracks but they still appeared. I agree that the aluminum housings are heavier, but its not so much that you will have a hard time adjusting.

Centerfire Systems is still trying to get rid of their remaining C-More stock and has it nicely discounted.

Bill

[sclagg]

I have one of each (alum and plastic) and they all run... I prefer the click!

[peterthefish]

I went with the alum. My research on various forums and talking to shooters was the alum held a zero better than the plastic. three

As long as the plastic housing near the adjusting screws does not crack, it will hold zero as good as the aluminum C-More. Unfortunately it not a matter "if" the housing will crack, but a case of "when" it will crack.

I have three of my five C-Mores with plastic housings are cracked. All care was taken to avoid these cracks but they still appeared. I agree that the aluminum housings are heavier, but its not so much that you will have a hard time adjusting.

Centerfire Systems is still trying to get rid of their remaining C-More stock and has it nicely discounted.

Bill

Thanks for the heads up!

[slinginlead]

I went to Aluminum because of the crake. I shoot an open gun with 175pf. The plastic just can not hold up. I have a plastic on tow of my other guns and they have not given me any problems but they are a lot softer shooting.

[Shadyscott999]

After several broken plastic slide rides, my guns all wear aluminum, now. For whatever reason, the aluminum's seem to hold zero much better as well.
On guns with heavy steel grips, I think the extra 2 oz is a non-issue. I can't tell a bit of difference.
I have both click and standard switches. Make no difference to me. The click is harder to turn on and off when you have sweaty fingers in the SC summer.

[Foxbat]

I prefer the click for the simple reason that when I shoot indoors, I can set it without thinking or looking, by just making four clicks. No big deal, but a bit more convenient.

Outdoors, on a sunny day, I just crank it up all the way, anyway.

I think the level of problems with the plastic cases is so low, it does not, in my mind, justify the switch to aluminum. After many sights, and many years, I have one that cracked, and I understand C-More can fix it for pretty low cost.

[Paul-the new guy]

Have any of you found that your zero changes with the temperature? I have a couple of poly ones that don't seem to hold zero but when I really do the research it seems when it is bright and sunny and hot they shoot one place and when it is cooler and not sunny the POI is somewhere else

[ksf141]

never thought aluminum was worth the cost. have run plastic base models on 38super comp open guns for thousands and thousands of rounds with no reliablity, POI, or breakage issues.