M&P40 CORE Optic suggestions

[idleclamp]

Let me start out by recognizing that this wasn't the smartest thing to do:

 

I got a smokin' good deal on a M&P40 CORE last year.  I've been busy with other projects and basically parked in the safe until earlier this month.  Then I decided to get an optic for it because, hey, it has a spot for one, right?  I did some quick research and all threads I could find were a couple of years old.  Long story short, basically because a lot of people seemed to like the Deltapoint, I ended up getting going with that....except I bought the Deltapoint Pro.  Because I thought it would be the same, but better.  Well, the damn thing didn't fit any of the mounts.  So, I ordered the mount that Leupold makes.  The problem I have is that it sits too high for my liking.  So I decided to modify the Deltapoint mount (type 2) so I could use it.  Except the optic sits about 1/16" too far forward to make it work.  So I'm stuck.  Take a dremel to my brand new optic, find a place to mill my slide, or get another new optic.  I'm leaning towards getting a new optic, but wanted to get some current opinions.  If I decide to leave the irons on the gun, I want the sight tall enough to 1/3 co-witness.  With the Deltapoint Pro, the irons are useless.

[idleclamp]

[RH45]

co-witness sounds good in theory, but, for me, after shooting open guns for 14 years, it confuses me to see more than just the dot, in the window.

I currently have Fastfire3, Romeo1, Romeo3, and Vortex Viper..

I'm a little color blind, so I really need as bright a dot as possible, I looked through a Venom, and it wasn't bright enough for me, but, guys that aren't color blind seem to like them.

The glass is smaller than I like on the Fastfire. The other 3, are all about the same. Vortex has the best warranty, which is why I'm considering switching every one to Vortex.

[idleclamp]

I'm starting to get away from back up irons on competition guns for that same reason.  On my AR's, if they have BUIS, they're flip-ups.  Evidently, the Viper won't fit on the CORE either.  I watched a video where a guy took a file to remove the .020" needed to make it fit.  I couldn't find another optic that I was super-excited about, not to mention I already spent a bunch on this one.  Soooo, who' not afraid to take a dremel to a brand new gun and optic?  Apparently, this guy.   Well, it fits now.  It still sits a little higher than I want it too (regardless of the irons).  I haven't been able to shoot it yet, because now it doesn't have screws that are the right length.  Those are enroute.  But, how does it look?

[kmanick]

jpoint/shield mini sight. Mine 9L performance center came with one on there , sits very low, easy to find the dot,

 I have the 4 and 8moa versions and the 8 works really well for competition shooting (steel/USPSA). I have a Venom on my Shadow 2 and honestly 

between the JPoint 8moa and the Venom 6moa, I could go with either, the Jpoint sits a little lower than the 

venom and it definitely drops right on to a M&P.

I had the 4moa on my shadow and did not love it so I found a 6moa Venom and that's on there now.

the 8 stays on my 9L as I still use that gun for Steel matches

[Revofan]

If your not afraid to take a dremel to your slide here’s what I did

I used the mounting plate for old delta pro 

cut off the polymer part then dremeled the slide in a curved fashion rite behind the barrel hood to accept the curve of the DPP went to hardware store got some slightly longer screws and BAM !!!

worked great 

leaves a little gap behind sight but doesn’t bother me one bit 

no lie I hit the raw stailess with a sharpie looks great and the sight sits as low as posible 

[Revofan]