Anybody have a slide sent to Nighthawk and cut for IOS optic plates? Looks sweet…

[JoeyMac]

Anybody here send a non-Nighthawk slide to Nighthawk Custom for their IOS optic plate setup?  

 

What did the cost and lead time look like on that work for sending in a slide of a different make?

 

I’m not too interested in the whole “swap the plate out to seamlessly shoot irons only again” feature … but mostly because interchangeable plates future-proof optics selections.

 

And the IOS just looks awesome:

 

a) It’s LOW.  So low in fact that you can cowitness the short factory iron sight … meaning it presents your dot with a natural draw and presentation.  
 

b) It (should be) STRONG.  Most plate setups and many direct mounts rely on very shallow screw thread engagements… especially on the extractor side.  A precision dovetail should offer more shear stress area than a couple of screws holding on with just a couple threads AND without the fear of stripping out tiny screws either.  And even cooler is that the IOS wedged shape dovetail is self-tightening in recoil against the slide rearward travel and forward stop. 

Edited January 1, 2023 by JoeyMac

[JBhunter45]

I inquired about sending in my STI, if the slide is already cut for an adjustable rear sight they cant do it.

 

Other than that I think its the best system out there for switching between irons and a dot.

Edited January 1, 2023 by JBhunter45

[TK66]

I can't answer your first 2 questions but I can tell you that their mounting system is pretty awesome.  I ordered a TRS Commander with the IOS option and can't say anything bad about it.

[rennD]

17 hours ago, TK66 said:

I can't answer your first 2 questions but I can tell you that their mounting system is pretty awesome.  I ordered a TRS Commander with the IOS option and can't say anything bad about it.

 

Agreed. I prefer NHC IOS as well. I haven't tested their return to zero by removing the plate yet. Has anyone tested that?

[JoeyMac]

So I found out;  cost is around $950 for the cut, one optic plate and a DLC slide refinish … AND a 4-6mo turnaround.

 

I really dig the mechanics and look of the IOS system and was pretty dead set on getting the modification and was expecting to hear something in the $600 range. 
 

Now I’m having second thoughts. That’s probably over a grand with shipping each way when a Chambers Custom RDSM sits low enough for a cowitness, costs $300 out the door, and takes less than a week. 

[Posvar]

18 hours ago, JoeyMac said:

So I found out;  cost is around $950 for the cut, one optic plate and a DLC slide refinish … AND a 4-6mo turnaround.

 

I really dig the mechanics and look of the IOS system and was pretty dead set on getting the modification and was expecting to hear something in the $600 range. 
 

Now I’m having second thoughts. That’s probably over a grand with shipping each way when a Chambers Custom RDSM sits low enough for a cowitness, costs $300 out the door, and takes less than a week. 

Yikes, that is a chunk and a long wait. Tim Herron has gotten me into their stuff and quality is very good. 

[JoeyMac]

Honestly the wait bothers me more than the $900+.

 

 

Edited January 5, 2023 by JoeyMac

[mreed911]

On 1/3/2023 at 4:48 PM, JoeyMac said:

So I found out;  cost is around $950 for the cut, one optic plate and a DLC slide refinish … AND a 4-6mo turnaround.

Back to this 18 months later… is there a nitride option?

[troupe]

That is a price set for when you really don't want to do it. Somebody will pay it and wait.

[45 Raven]

5 hours ago, troupe said:

That is a price set for when you really don't want to do it. Somebody will pay it and wait.

Exactly