Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Anyone here mounted an Osight up yet?
I'm thinking of trying one on my Canik Prime.
I'm thinking of trying one on my Canik Prime.
Lets talk Red Dots on handguns
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I have not but if I do recall , some of the establishment gun snob members and ex members here will laugh at you and tell you it will spontaneously combust/not duty quality, etc…… if it’s not a Trijicon or Eotech blah blah blah. YMMV
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Well,, there was more people here and more entertainment too.
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Sounds like we need to get back to spicing it up around here
I've heard a lot of good things actually. I think I'll stick with Holosun on my primary CCW but a lot of people are saying the
OSight is legit. Its cheap enough to try for yourself certainly, if it wraps out you won't be out a critical amount of money.
Red Dots have gotten so cheap now that a number of the budget ones are quite good. I should pick one out for my Mk IV. I was gonna put a 507 Como on it but I should give one of its budget competitors a try.
The game seems to have changed. Red dots a rapidly becoming are commodity.
I have mostly Holosuns on my firearms and a couple of Vortex’s. But I must admit , I do own a few that wear Eotech and Trijicon as well
You should give the Osight a shot and report your findings here
nortatoga
.338 Win Mag
I ordered a Osight came today just waiting for the mounting plate for my Ruger MK II.
Got the model with the 6 MOA green dot for shooting Steel Challenge normally use my M&P FS 22lr but it is fussy with ammo can only depend on Mine Mags, the old Ruger eats anything!
Will post back when I get it mounted and shoot it.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Finally bought the Osight SE, green dot. It will be mounted to a Canik Prime.
I am interested to hear about how everyone l Iikes their O-Sight dots.
MikeyCNY
6.5 Creedmoor
No experience with O-Sight, but I picked up another Holosun EPS and decided to try the new gold dot option. (I have a Holosun rifle optic from years ago that is gold, but I believe it's new for pistol options)
I've now tried red, green and gold EPS (enclosed optic) sights - needs more testing but the gold is really nice. The red and green have more of a bluish tint but the gold is REALLY clear and little-to-no "fish-eyeing".
Played around with night vision last week, and let someone else look through it. The 'gold' (ha) standard for pistol sights tends to be Trijicon RMR (open emitter) - this guy said the EPS in gold might be even better.
My new range (Rx) glasses are yellow tinted, so I thought that would cause issues but NOPE, if anything it stands out even more. I have not tested in super bright sunlight yet, only had it a couple of weeks.
I've now tried red, green and gold EPS (enclosed optic) sights - needs more testing but the gold is really nice. The red and green have more of a bluish tint but the gold is REALLY clear and little-to-no "fish-eyeing".
Played around with night vision last week, and let someone else look through it. The 'gold' (ha) standard for pistol sights tends to be Trijicon RMR (open emitter) - this guy said the EPS in gold might be even better.
My new range (Rx) glasses are yellow tinted, so I thought that would cause issues but NOPE, if anything it stands out even more. I have not tested in super bright sunlight yet, only had it a couple of weeks.
The Holosun EPS really is the Gold Standard for a carry pistol optic, I can see no better option.......for now. I am hearing a lot of positive buz about these O Sight pistol dots though. How much of that is influencer marketing remains to be seen.
nortatoga
.338 Win Mag
I got the Osight SE 6MOA Green Dot RMSc footprint and mounted it on my Ruger Mark ll for a second pistol for shooting steel. I have not had a chance to sight it in yet, I will say it will be too bright all the way on high some where in the middle will work just fine. Just had Cataract surgery on my right eye ( left eye was do awhile back ) and I still see a bit of starburst with this eye but not the left. As mentioned before the pistol I normally use is a S&W M&P 22 FS with a Vortex Venom 6 MOA red dot but it is fussy about ammo I can only depend on Mini Mags so this pistol will be for practice and a back-up as it eats anything!
I am probably gonna send my USP off to Langdon tactical to get cut for a RDO. Probably another EPS. The Langdon cut & plate w/ the EPS makes for a really clean, low-pro setup on the USP. Also Langdon provides irons at the proper co-witness height which is good because finding tall sights for the USP has become difficult. HK should just update the USP for optics and a 1913 rail underneath. No HKs subsequent models don't count, no HK model since has the robustness the USP is famous for.
Langdon is good stuff although I hear their finishing of the slide is not the best. Best in the business for slide cuts for HK is Wright Armory. Being a USP the ACRO looks like it belongs on there IMO. Badass!
i-DOT® Conversion - HK USP - Wright Armory
Key features Patent Pending Technology Interchangeability of optics once slide is converted Blackout backup irons with a lower 1/3 cowitness QPQ Black Nitride on the slide after machining Proprietary modification to the firing pin block and replacement spring All necessary screws /...
wrightarmory.com
It would seem some people have taken issue with the LTT using cerakote to refinish which is probably why LTT has a note stating they now only offer nitride refinishing on USP slides.Langdon is good stuff although I hear their finishing of the slide is not the best. Best in the business for slide cuts for HK is Wright Armory. Being a USP the ACRO looks like it belongs on there IMO. Badass!
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i-DOT® Conversion - HK USP - Wright Armory
Key features Patent Pending Technology Interchangeability of optics once slide is converted Blackout backup irons with a lower 1/3 cowitness QPQ Black Nitride on the slide after machining Proprietary modification to the firing pin block and replacement spring All necessary screws /...wrightarmory.com
The problem I have with yhe Wright I-Dot plates is they mill so deeply that the firing pin Chanel is exposed under the plate and I do not like that at all. The LTT cut seems shallower and I'd hope the channel is not exposed which is very much my preference.
I get it and feel you cant go wrong at all with langdon. Didn't know about the nitride. If you look at the latest HK VP9CC they cut real deep from the factory to get the optic as low as possible exposing the firing pin itself. Either way cant wait to the see the results! Congrats!
Well after looking into it seems that LTT's cut does indeed expose the firing pin channel. In which case of the 2 I think I prefer the I-Dot but I'll have to give serious consideration to adding a red dot all now.
The main appeal of the USP is its legendary reputation for durability and reliability and it seems to me that a modification of this sort isn't likely to help that. I wasn't planning on doing it anytime soon anyway. I'll shoot it some and see how I feel about it later.
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contemplating the new mrs model in green if and when my prime radian arrives
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Mine is still sitting in the box. I have several guns or old guns with new scopes that need sight-in time.