Surprised there isn't a dedicated thread to this yet. A few months ago I started considering one but there really isn't a ton of info out there on them. Within the last few weeks several retailers have gotten some in and I finally got one so I figured I'd post some initial thoughts here.
The good:
1. Very aesthetically pleasing, better than most custom Glocks in my opinion because the front serrations not only match the rear, but also aren't awkwardly surrounding the G19 Gen 4 branding. The FDE is also very sharp and closely matches my X300U.
2. Glock channel liner comes installed (a plus that I recommended they included on their sight because I expected to have to install one) and everything else was the simple drop in that it should be.
3. The price isn't cheap, especially compared to an MOS, but it is very competitive with custom milling and refinishing. Plus it has the all the benefits of a second slide. This one will be my fauxland special and my factory slide is an easy swap. This is especially important for those of us in commie states that make it harder to just get a whole new gun.
4. Customer service was responsive and very helpful (on the second attempt to contact). My email was passed along to someone a little higher in the company and he offered to go beyond what I'd expect in CS. Note that me reaching out to them was not really a product issue. The Vortex Venom and Viper are stated to have the same lug pattern as the DR. I assumed that meant same dimensions. After a few weeks, I had tried both Vortex dots (huge shout out to Vortex CS here) on the DR/FFII mounting plate and realized that neither would work. In the same conversation mentioned when discussing the channel liner from number 2, I also suggested they edit the description of the DR plate to specify it doesn't work with either Vortex dot, which they did. Apparently a specific plate for those is on the way soon, as it has been heavily requested.
4. The versatility of the ATOM system itself, but that leads us to the bad...
The bad:
1. They don't advertise it as such, but it seems that Unity Tactical expects the need for the end user to fit the optic plate to his slide. This wouldn't be a huge deal to me, if I had known that going in. The instruction card that it comes with notes that each plate will likely have to sanded down slightly. Again, wouldn't be as bad if I had known that but after months of looking, waiting, and trying but failing to get various dots to work, I was already pretty frustrated. So once I finally had my Deltapoint Pro and the corresponding adaptor plate, I sat down with a few beers and went to work. It had already been a long day at work and the frustration and alcohol didn't help, so after maybe two swipes on each side of the plate with very fine sandpaper, I took a nylon hammer to it. While extremely secure, its not going to be super easy to remove.
2. It comes with BUIS, but of course not all optics sit the same. The slide may be universal because of the different plates, but the BUIS are not. I can barely see them through my DP Pro. Again, maybe mention in the website description which optics they work best with. Even with the DP rear iron sight addition, I don't think the front sight is high enough to have any type of co-witness.
3. Closely related to number 2, the front sight is crooked. I'm not even going to discuss that further.
4. Maybe it's the finish, but it appears that the slide is just slightly wider than a stock Glock slide because it really doesn't like my preferred holster, the Safariland ALS. The DP is obviously as issue with the DO model and front serrations are known to not play well, but I do believe that the slide as a whole is slightly wider too. Can't confirm this one though since I don't have calipers.
Overall, I'm torn with how I feel about it. It looks damn good, but it has been a significant pain in the ass to make work. And I still need to straighten the front sight and figure out how to get some type of cowitness. The biggest benefit is that it is a separate slide, so I can switch back to my stock slide in a few seconds. If Glock releases an MOS version of their FS model though, I'm not sure how relevant this thing will be.
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