So I’m venturing into the foray of red dots on handguns.
Picked up an XD-M Elite in 10mm with the OSP plate.
Decided on the Holosun 509T.
Ordered “Plate 3” from Springfield and it arrived in three days.
When I called Springfield (they’ll send you one plate for free) to place the order I was told 6-8 weeks.
Well, I have two new toys in my possession and I’m not about to wait that long. So, I placed an order for one also.
That one showed up today. (Three days door to door. Well worth the $35 to not have to wait up to two months.
I went to put the plate on, and something didn’t look right.
I double checked my order with Springfield. Yep, plate three. Viewed the plate online, yep, looks the same.
Little did I realize, I need to mount the plate that came with the Holosun, to the plate that I ordered from Springfield. (And file the screws to mount the Holosun down because the Springfield plate is so thin the screws would bottom out on the top of the slide.)
Now, I was under the impression that when I ordered the plate from Springfield, it would be dovetailed to fit the Holosun.
Well, that would be too easy.
Cowitness? Not today. The 509 has probably better than 1/4” between the base of it and the top of the slide.
Rant over.
Anyone know where I can get one plate that both screws to the slide of the XD-M and is dovetailed to mount the Holosun?
Picked up an XD-M Elite in 10mm with the OSP plate.
Decided on the Holosun 509T.
Ordered “Plate 3” from Springfield and it arrived in three days.
When I called Springfield (they’ll send you one plate for free) to place the order I was told 6-8 weeks.
Well, I have two new toys in my possession and I’m not about to wait that long. So, I placed an order for one also.
That one showed up today. (Three days door to door. Well worth the $35 to not have to wait up to two months.
I went to put the plate on, and something didn’t look right.
I double checked my order with Springfield. Yep, plate three. Viewed the plate online, yep, looks the same.
Little did I realize, I need to mount the plate that came with the Holosun, to the plate that I ordered from Springfield. (And file the screws to mount the Holosun down because the Springfield plate is so thin the screws would bottom out on the top of the slide.)
Now, I was under the impression that when I ordered the plate from Springfield, it would be dovetailed to fit the Holosun.
Well, that would be too easy.
Cowitness? Not today. The 509 has probably better than 1/4” between the base of it and the top of the slide.
Rant over.
Anyone know where I can get one plate that both screws to the slide of the XD-M and is dovetailed to mount the Holosun?
