Suppose someone wanted to direct mount a red dot on a pistol slide, and tolerances being what they are, and milling skills being basic beginner, and mill not a modern CNC but an old Bridgeport….
Would you try to mill so the slide is in contact with the front side of the optic, or the rear?
Another way to ask this is firing and slide movement rearwards more powerful and shocking to the mount bolts than forward movement by the spring?
I’m guessing the firing process is more of a shock but would love some opinions.
What say ye INGO?
The only examples I have really aren’t bossed on either end, just held on by the screws, which has surprised me.
Would you try to mill so the slide is in contact with the front side of the optic, or the rear?
Another way to ask this is firing and slide movement rearwards more powerful and shocking to the mount bolts than forward movement by the spring?
I’m guessing the firing process is more of a shock but would love some opinions.
What say ye INGO?
The only examples I have really aren’t bossed on either end, just held on by the screws, which has surprised me.