obsessiveshooter Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 If someone (me) had a sweet shooting pistol that no one will mill for an optic (Tristar P120), is there a dot out there that sits significantly lower than the rest, so that shooting Carry Optics with an adapter plate will no longer be a lame idea? CGW used to mill slides for these, but it just wasn't profitable for the setup time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Isn't it just a CZ sp01 clone? Surely someone can mill those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Vortex viper sits very low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effectus Magis Per Minor Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Shield SMS2 or RMS2 sit very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 7 hours ago, terrydoc said: Isn't it just a CZ sp01 clone? Surely someone can mill those.... CGW used to mill them. In fact, they made a whole bunch of race parts for them. But it wasn't popular enough of a platform so they stopped making parts and the milling requires extra time or something so they don't offer the service anymore. No one else I've contacted will mill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Effectus Magis Per Minor said: Shield SMS2 or RMS2 sit very low. Good suggestion. The shields look about as low as you can get, and the polymer frame model might offset the weight of an aluminum adapter plate a tiny bit. They've got an XL model coming out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 have you tried CZUSA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapribek Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 A lot of guys use red dots and EGW dovetail mounts. It just takes a little bit of dry firing and the higher dot makes no difference at all. Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShooter Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, dapribek said: A lot of guys use red dots and EGW dovetail mounts. It just takes a little bit of dry firing and the higher dot makes no difference at all. Just a thought! I've always wondered about the fixation on getting a dot as low as possible. Does an extra 1/4" above the bore really affect anything? EGW mounts are very sturdy and very versatile and their thickness is quite small. Look at the mounting brackets common on open guns which position dots well above the bore and higher than any dovetail mount. Edited July 5, 2022 by SteelCityShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandflea316 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I use to feel the same way of wanting the dot to be low as possible but after shooting open guns with frame mounted red dots I've come to the realization that it doesn't matter. So a CO gun with a dovetail plate sits about the same height as an open gun with a frame mounted optic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroryshow Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 It is just preference and practice. I think lower makes it easier when first transitioning from irons, but with enough dry fire it doesn't matter all that much long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 My CO guns all have plates. I can go between open and CO with no problems. I never understood the the obsession with getting the dot low. Also machining a slide for one dot pattern locks you in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 To me it's about easily switching back and forth between irons and dot, and keeping the same weight in the same areas as much as possible so the pistol recoils the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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