Optics on Shadow 1

Yes. Mine is done that way. Haven't checked it with a factory plate, because the guy made me a plate for my optic.
 
marshall said:
More info , if you don't mind, lots of interest in this for people that hate glocks.:stirthepot2:
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Downside: It won't look pretty, because my plate is a little bit wider than the slide, so it overhangs a little bit. The same thing would happen if you milled a Shadow 2. The optics ready version of the S2 has a slide design change, where the slide is wider at the back so the plate fits nicely.

There is plenty of height in the slide to mill it for the plate, so you can drop the optic fairly low. In my case, the cut is deep to drop the optic down, and the rear sight post is gone forever, unless I get a custom made tall plate with a dovetail milled in it to fit a rear sight post.

So, yes, it can be done.
No, it won't look like a factory made optic ready gun.

For my aging eyes, shooting with a dot and using my distance glasses, so I can see the target, is a whole new experience. I have 1"x1" target patches and they are my new targets at 10 yds. I can easily nail the 1" patch with my 6 moa Venom, over and over and over and over.....
 
jimbo14 said:
Downside: It won't look pretty, because my plate is a little bit wider than the slide, so it overhangs a little bit. The same thing would happen if you milled a Shadow 2. The optics ready version of the S2 has a slide design change, where the slide is wider at the back so the plate fits nicely.

There is plenty of height in the slide to mill it for the plate, so you can drop the optic fairly low. In my case, the cut is deep to drop the optic down, and the rear sight post is gone forever, unless I get a custom made tall plate with a dovetail milled in it to fit a rear sight post.

So, yes, it can be done.
No, it won't look like a factory made optic ready gun.

For my aging eyes, shooting with a dot and using my distance glasses, so I can see the target, is a whole new experience. I have 1"x1" target patches and they are my new targets at 10 yds. I can easily nail the 1" patch with my 6 moa Venom, over and over and over and over.....
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I have a vortex on my 1911, haven't measured, Sits high, on top. I have a Jericho I would like to do, if I can find a good barrel for it.
I was looking at plates for my smith revolvers', the base have a bottom taper towards the top strap and don't look to bad, from looking at the pictures.
I do have a weaver mount , and a scope, but that is so old school these days, good for sniping gopher's, not so good at steel challenge.
 
marshall said:
I have a vortex on my 1911, haven't measured, Sits high, on top. I have a Jericho I would like to do, if I can find a good barrel for it.
I was looking at plates for my smith revolvers', the base have a bottom taper towards the top strap and don't look to bad, from looking at the pictures.
I do have a weaver mount , and a scope, but that is so old school these days, good for sniping gopher's, not so good at steel challenge.
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Yeah, but the scoped gun sure looks cool! :)

Before all this, I put an adjustable rear sight on my Shadow, like the S2 sight. To match this, I put either a 7.0mm or 7.5mm front sight post on it. Can't remember what's on this gun (did three Shadows at once).

The bottom of the optic sits about 1mm below the slide surface, (at the rear, the part just under the rear sight post), and interestingly enough, the dot sits right on top of the (barely visible) FSP, if I sight along the rear of the optic frame and the FSP. I like how that turned out.
 
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One more bit of info: I was curious about the weight of a stock (complete) slide vs the one with the optic installed.

Stock slide, ready to run: 471 grams

Deep cut like mine, custom mounting plate, Vortex Venom installed: 473 grams

:cheers:
 
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