vgdvc Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Alleluia! After some to-do I finally received my Brazos Custom SC open pistol today. Until I build some loads and get to the range I can only dry- fire (which I guess is smart before I launch a bunch of .38 Super downrange). I am new to open division. My question is regarding the mount. It holds the Cmore slide ride off center of the slide to the left about 1/4". It seems awkward to me and I am considering some non offset mount.. Original owner said it is set up like this from Brazos to help ensure no ejection issues. He is a retiring M class shooter so it obviously didn't negatively affect him. Is anyone experienced with this type of mount arrangenent or other options to suggest. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 lots of companies build theirs like that-you'll get used to it. i've shot one (cheely) for 4 years now and i don't notice it at all. if you were shooting 500 yard targets with it, that would be another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, outerlimits said: lots of companies build theirs like that-you'll get used to it. i've shot one (cheely) for 4 years now and i don't notice it at all. if you were shooting 500 yard targets with it, that would be another story. Gotcha. Thanks for the input. Does it mess up the draw when going to another pistol w/o an off center. Do you think it's necessary in a .38 Super for reliable ejection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmella Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, vgdvc said: Gotcha. Thanks for the input. Does it mess up the draw when going to another pistol w/o an off center. Do you think it's necessary in a .38 Super for reliable ejection? It’s not going to mess up your draw. You’re over thinking it. Is it necessary for 38? I don’t know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUTO Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Without being a d*ck - leave it alone! You got it from a M class. It was built that way by Brazos. Your new to Open. Leave it be. I have 2 Brazos blasters and other than stippling and lot of practice they are the way Bob built them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 54 minutes ago, BLUTO said: Without being a d*ck - leave it alone! You got it from a M class. It was built that way by Brazos. Your new to Open. Leave it be. I have 2 Brazos blasters and other than stippling and lot of practice they are the way Bob built them. Thank you for the dose of "real". My OCD and over-analytical nature sometimes leads me to search a fix for a problem that doesn't exist LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonian Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I can understand your concern; it really bothered me to have an offset mount since the bullet moves both horizontally and vertically relative to the dot. Your bullet will cross the "windage" at only one point, and at other distances you will have to hold left or right to hit the dot. I got a Dawson Precision mount for a CMore, and it is centered above the slide and barrel. I am sure there are other mounts that center the red dot sight, also. My open gun has never had ejection issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUTO Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Yeah once you get to these type of blasters they fall onto two categories - clusters and runners. Brazos tend to be runners. You can tweak until you make it a cluster. Build some loads, dry fire and learn the gun - don't over think it I spent a tremendous amount of time trying to make my first Brazos just a hair better until the GM I got it from literally slapped me and pointed out that the gun was a hell of a lot better than I was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonian85 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 My open gun has an offset mount and it bugged me for about a week. I stopped noticing is while dryfiring/shooting in a couple days, then forgot about it completely. You'll forget about it and it wont matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 From a similar thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, ChuckS said: From a similar thread: Thank you. Good link to an informative thread. At least I know others have had the same concern... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) If it really bothers you, change out the frame mount and sight. I have Sliderides and DPPs, and prefer the DPP. The offset mount is only necessary for 9mm major and frame mounted Slideride, because it is so long. All of the shorter dots can be mounted centered with no ejection problems. 38 S/SC does not have this problem. If your backup gun has a centered dot, it WILL cause you find-the-dot problems when you draw. Edited December 19, 2018 by zzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Interesting. I thought the longer .38 Super cases would be the reason to give more clearance for ejection concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno45 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I am running an Everglades Ammo mount with DPP and it works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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