Article on Different handgun red dot mounting options

Red dots for handguns have come a long way in a short time. The confusion gets to be what “footprint” (mounting) style does which one use or more importantly which one works with my pistol? Here is a brief article that should help with those questions.

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Isn’t that the truth, of course followed by which one is worth a dang, reviews/opinions seem wildly varied, and in part likely due to how many did someone try before they gave their positive review, and for how long did they try it?

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That is so true, the “unboxing” and one range time reviews suck so bad. That is why with my reviews I put the product through its paces for months to a year and even follow up / update my reviews as time progresses. Unless the product is crud to begin with.

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I have found it difficult to find the dimensioning for these when cutting into a slide. Lots of measuring and calculating to get the exact front and rear radii and pins. The viper wasn’t mentioned but a good full size option.

Like it grew that way:

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