Pistol Scope

EdMc · September 10 2012 10:49:01 AM MDT

Look, I'm old and half blind. ${$default_cheesy_smiley}$ Without glasses I can't focus on the pistol sights....front or rear. Any recommendations on a low powered scope for a pistol mount? Plan on using something similar to the one in the link below with the Glock long slide. Something functional at a reasonable price that would work on a picatinny type mount. Not opposed to a red dot type but I know nothing about them either. Only scope I've bought in years was a mil surplus Starlight.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/894997/mako-glock-tactical-scope-mount-all-railed-glock-models

Okay, so I forgot the link. My memory rivals my eyesight. ${$default_tongue_smiley}$

sqlbullet · September 10 2012 11:18:10 AM MDT

Don't see the link. I would first look to a ruggedized miniature reflex system. They can be had that mount directly into a rear dovetail and give a single plane of focus. They don't add magnification.

REDLINE · September 10 2012 03:13:50 PM MDT

Did you mean to post a link showing a scope, or no? I also only see the mount in the link you posted.

Are you opposed to a red dot sight that simply mounts in place of the rear sight on your slide, as opposed to adding a whole other mount to the gun?

Yondering · September 10 2012 05:09:48 PM MDT

I can't follow that link, but if it mounts to the light rail in front of the trigger guard, you'll want to consider something else. That rail is too flexible for a good optics mount, but it's hard to tell how bad it is until you've got something mounted on it.

I wonder if a red dot sight would work for you? Some people with astigmatism find them almost unusable, others don't have a problem. Of course, the "reasonable price" thing might be a problem too, for a slide mounted red dot. Even a low end unit like the Burris Fastfire is a couple hundred dollars or more.

Ramjet · September 10 2012 07:14:24 PM MDT

Great points I too suffer old eyes syndrome so I mounted the Burris Fast Fire to my Long Slide and love it both eyes open to glasses and it is light and the gun still sits well in my holster. Easy to mount just uses the dovetail.

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EdMc · September 10 2012 07:33:39 PM MDT

Uhm....yeah, the link was to a mount, not a scope. Of polymer material that mounts to the rail and at the trigger pin on the Glock frame. Perhaps it's not stable enough, that's why I asked as I have no experience using one? The other thing was it allows using the adj site already in the dovetail. I do have some astigmatism if that matters. Guess I'll try looking thru a red dot type sight somewhere and see if it causes any problems. Thanks.

Ramjet · September 10 2012 08:02:22 PM MDT

It replaces the rear site I have run hundreds of rounds through the gun no issue with the sight the red dot is small but easy for me to aquire. Yes check them out some folks like them some not so much but it's an option maybe. Good luck with your journey.

EdMc · September 10 2012 08:47:52 PM MDT

Thanks. You have about the same set up I'll have 'when' the barrel finally gets off backorder. I see they make a pica tinny mount for the Burris too. Thought of something like that on a S&W 41 I have that uses that type mounting anyway....... $:-\$

Vice · September 11 2012 05:44:33 AM MDT

SB - you have to hang in there for the link to kick in. It acts like a dead link, but will show up in about 10 sec.

Interesting concept for a scope mount.

sqlbullet · September 11 2012 08:05:23 AM MDT

Quote from: Vice on September 11 2012 05:44:33 AM MDT
SB - you have to hang in there for the link to kick in. It acts like a dead link, but will show up in about 10 sec.

Interesting concept for a scope mount.

I got it. I think on the original post is was missing, and then EdMC edited it and added the link. Originally there was no to be dead.

I really think a red dot is your answer, except for price.

EdMc · September 11 2012 08:18:23 AM MDT

Yeah, I left off the link on the original post. I'm going to look at a few red dot types today. Problem is I know so little about them.......prices are all over the place. I know, no free lunch, but less than a 100 to over 400 is a wide swing. If the settings are easy to change and repeatable I could rationalize the cost by using it on more than one firearm. Or maybe that's too much to ask....... ${$default_grin_smiley}$

Yondering · September 11 2012 10:24:24 AM MDT

If you can afford it, you might look at the Leupold Deltapoint. I considered one of these or the Trijicon RMR when I got mine; ended up with the RMR because it's more rugged, but the Deltapoint has less optical distortion and a larger viewing window. If I get another, it will probably be a Deltapoint. They are $400+, but still at least $100 cheaper than the RMR.

EdMc · September 11 2012 11:31:11 AM MDT

I'll take a look at the Deltapoint online.......only ones I saw around town were NcStar.....another dealer recommended against them, said they wouldn't hold their settings and adjustments weren't linear. Figured something would be wrong since the price wasn't bad. ${$default_grin_smiley}$

sqlbullet · September 12 2012 08:33:20 AM MDT

NcStar is generally import garbage.

But, I had a $15 holographic sight from them that sat on my AR-15 for quite some time and never had any issue. I bought about 3 cheap optics for it to try different styles. The idea was that once I decided what optic style I wanted I could spend the big bucks on a good one.

The NcStar worked so well I never spent the big bucks. Many others have not had my luck with their equipment.

EdMc · September 12 2012 11:34:38 AM MDT

Yeah, the internet reviews are 3 to 1 or more negative on the NcStars. I could get one I knew worked out of the box from a local dealer but his prices are 2X internet prices. ${$default_shocked_smiley}$ The Deltapoint was well received by the remarks on the Enos forum but that's a chunk of change for something I don't 'need'. Think I'll see how well I do with the Dawson sights I've already installed on the slide. When I finally get the barrel........

Thanks to all, for your comments.

Ed