gulf979cb said:
Egalloway:
That look exactly what i was talking about.
I take it ... it just sits in the rear sights dove-tail ??
I'm curious to hear about the review.. and if it affects the normal operation of the action and reliability.
Glad you like it, it works beautifully on the SR40 pictured here. This mount is as low as you can get it without modifing the slide. It uses a stock Glock Jpoint mount that slides into my mount that uses your factory rear sight dovetail. I'll try to get a video uploaded and linked on here. The modern miniture optics like these are awesome and EXTREMELY durable. They aren't heavy enough to induce failures. This unit is an older Jpoint. The dot is fuzzy but it works great. I can hit a 6 inch steel plate quick and double up on a 12 inch plate at 50 yards no problem. Once you get used to the ammo drop it's crazy easy to ring steel IDPA size targets at 100.
FritztheCat said:
Big Stu,
They project a holographic reticle at some distance from the light source. The front sight is not used.
Egalloway,
The slide on a semi-auto pistol lives a somewhat violent life. What kind of life expectancy do the electronics have in this environment and does it maintain zero?
The older models may have had issues in this style of mount but anything made in the last 10 years will have no problems. Guys have been using these for even longer but I haven't considered them anything more than IPSC or range toys till the last 10. This one has seen who knows how many rounds through my glock and 930spx. Now this 40. Zero problems, and it holds zero perfectly. The best on the market is the Trijcon RMR but at almost 600 bucks it's out of most of our price range. You get what you pay for and the Jpoint costs less than half the RMR. The RMR is combat proven here and overseas. The Jpoint is the original granddaddy model, dots are generally fuzzy but work fine for most of us. I carried my G19 for 6 months in a modified Dale Fricke Archangel with this Jpoint mounted. Never failed to perform, never fogged, never experience a dead battery. Could pull and ring the 50 yard steel on demand from concealment everytime once I got used to the different presentation.
jhearne said:
Looking forward to testing it Eric, any idea on an ETA?
Josh
Hey Josh, I'll ship it tomorrow. Email your address again please. Thanks for doing a review for the folks here.
For the question about distance you just paint the target with the dot and shoot. Inside 25 yards it hits normal, but of course the hole will be about inch low. At 50 yards dot above top edge on 9mm, should ring center on a 6 inch plate. At 100 dot above by about a dot diameter for full size target. I'm over simplifing this but you get the picture. It all depends on bullet diameter/weight and pressure charge and of course the MOA of the dot itself. Lots to take in when you first get it set up but if you shoot alot you'll feel it out in a little time and be on your way regardless of bullet weight or brand. It's still just a 4.1 inch pistol barrel, not a rifle.
I've always shot a pistol with both eyes open, mainly cause of the short distance in handguns, these sights are a natural progression if you already shoot for speed in competition or self defense. Focus on target with both eyes open, put the dot on the target and bang.
