Bat Rastard
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I am strongly considering adding a DeltaPoint sight for a Glock. It is not a MOS model, I don't want to get a separate slide. Who has experience and recommendations for a company to mill my slide to fit?
The plate doesn’t come loose , but the sight only has maybe 3 or 4 threads tops
I got that info from mounting a red dot on an optics ready CZ P10C . 1/4 inch lower ? The whole slide cut depth isn’t a 1/4 inch . And where did I get that info ? From milling the slide on my mill . The plates are generally .100 thick . CHP does make an excellent plateNot sure where you got that info, but not all plates mount that way with one set of screws. If Glock mounts that way, it is a poor design. On my Q4 there are 2 sets of countersunk screws, one for the optic to plate and another for plate to slide. A milled slide does sit lower, but only about 1/4" of an inch lower than a plate. And once you mill a slide, the only optics you can use are the ones that use the same footprint as what you have it milled for. Milled for a Trijicon RMR and want to switch to a Deltapoint? Nope.
Checking with a few firearm websites, C&H Precision comes up more than once to do the milling. Starting cost is $150 to do a Glock.
https://chpws.com/product/glock-slide-optic-milling
1/4 inch lower ? The whole slide cut depth isn’t a 1/4 inch .
Just out of curiosity, on your Q4 what is the depth from the top of the slide to the bottom of the slide cut ?Going off the thickest optics plate I can find. I have 3 from Walther that are .203, .208, and .280. Not including the height of the recoil pins.
I know you say you don't want to get another slide but when considering the cost of getting your slide milled you are getting close to the price of another slide. I wanted to put a red dot on my G19 and MidwayUsa had a sale on Swenson slides for I believe $139 so for me for that price I went for the extra slide. Had some extra parts laying around so it didn't cost much to finish up the slide. Put a Vortex Venom on it and it is working well for me.I am strongly considering adding a DeltaPoint sight for a Glock. It is not a MOS model, I don't want to get a separate slide. Who has experience and recommendations for a company to mill my slide to fit?
Just out of curiosity, on your Q4 what is the depth from the top of the slide to the bottom of the slide cut ?
I know you say you don't want to get another slide but when considering the cost of getting your slide milled you are getting close to the price of another slide. I wanted to put a red dot on my G19 and MidwayUsa had a sale on Swenson slides for I believe $139 so for me for that price I went for the extra slide. Had some extra parts laying around so it didn't cost much to finish up the slide. Put a Vortex Venom on it and it is working well for me.
At .267 I would have to remove another .117 off the firing pin block on top of the .025 I already removed to sink the sight that low on a Glock . Apples to apples ?That website is a great resource. I like seeing more companies go with existing footprints. Cuts down on costly proprietary plates.
Walther cuts much deeper on their optic ready models. While the plate for my optic is .244" with such a deep cut, my optic plate actually sits below the slide in front of the optic. My best eyeballing puts it .023" below the slide. The rear of the sight plate is .075" above the slide. If I were using a different plate, it would sit even farther below the slide. As my .244 RMR plate is the thickest one I have. Not .280, I measured incorrectly before. Without taking off the optic, the depth of cut is somewhere around .267". In Walther vs Glock its comparing apples to apples. Long run I think having an MOS cut from the factory is the best value if you ever want to change optics to a different footprint.
139 is a good sale for an MOS slide from them. Looking now, their cheapest red dot slide is 220 (out of stock).
At .267 I would have to remove another .117 off the firing pin block on top of the .025 I already removed to sink the sight that low on a Glock . Apples to apples ?