CatSnoutSoup
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I am not sure if I will be able to get to the range before next weekend and that will be the deciding test of whether this was a good idea.
In the mean time let me ask, do you think this will work out?
I got a Ruger Mark IV Hunter as an xmas gift from my wife, and I had a small pile of Amazon gift cards which I used to acquirer a Burris FastFire 3 red dot reflex sight (3 MOA).
Now Burris makes a mount that can replace the rear sight in the Ruger dovetail but naturally that commits you to the red dot exclusively and if it is down for service so is the gun.
Instead of the dovetail mount I decided to go with the picatinny mount that came with the FF3 and I installed a Tandemkross "Shadow" picatinny rail on the Ruger. The end result -- if the red dot is removed the iron sights can be used over the Tademkross rail and that was my objective.
However, I am beginning to wonder if the red dot is simply mounted too high above the bore to allow for adjustment. I will ultimately find out at the range, but in dry firing it here in my work room the dot seems high above what I perceive as the point of alignment for the bore and adjustment seems minimal.
What do you guys think? Anyone have a configuration like this?
I have red dots on a couple rifles but this is the first time I have tried to put one on a pistol and the first time I have used one of these small reflex versions.
P.S.> Props to Tademkross for promising to correct the billing concerning a shipping error, I would recommend them based on that good customer service.
In the mean time let me ask, do you think this will work out?
I got a Ruger Mark IV Hunter as an xmas gift from my wife, and I had a small pile of Amazon gift cards which I used to acquirer a Burris FastFire 3 red dot reflex sight (3 MOA).
Now Burris makes a mount that can replace the rear sight in the Ruger dovetail but naturally that commits you to the red dot exclusively and if it is down for service so is the gun.
Instead of the dovetail mount I decided to go with the picatinny mount that came with the FF3 and I installed a Tandemkross "Shadow" picatinny rail on the Ruger. The end result -- if the red dot is removed the iron sights can be used over the Tademkross rail and that was my objective.
However, I am beginning to wonder if the red dot is simply mounted too high above the bore to allow for adjustment. I will ultimately find out at the range, but in dry firing it here in my work room the dot seems high above what I perceive as the point of alignment for the bore and adjustment seems minimal.
What do you guys think? Anyone have a configuration like this?
I have red dots on a couple rifles but this is the first time I have tried to put one on a pistol and the first time I have used one of these small reflex versions.
P.S.> Props to Tademkross for promising to correct the billing concerning a shipping error, I would recommend them based on that good customer service.
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