So I wanted to try something different, having Aimpoints, Acogs, and other variable power optics on various rifles, I wanted to try one of the little pistol red dots on an AR. I looked hard at the RMRs, and everything Vortex had to offer, but when I was ready to buy, the Delta Point Pro stood out based on published reviews, as well as side-by-side sight picture comparisons. It looked a little bigger, with a larger window. The electronics are by all accounts reliable, and identical to those used in other established Leupold products. The glass was said to be very clear, with no tint, and paralax was said to be all but non-existent.
Anyways, I then started looking for mounts, and this turns out to be the big hang-up with this optic. Only Leupold and two other folks seem to be making any mounts, which kind of baffles me, after looking at one in the flesh. There's nothing crazy with the lugs or screw pattern. . . it even bolts down from the top. At any rate, after looking at what was available, Samson Mfg. was the clear choice. They make a proprietary mount for the DPP, with an adjustable locking QD system that is actually really cleaver.
Both arrived today after work.
I had an extra Vortex 3X that I wanted to try with the Delta Point, and with the upper 1/3 plate, it matched up great with the Samson mount. The only thing visible in the sight picture is the triangle. After focusing in for the offset, it is a nice, bright, clear red triangle in the magnifier. The poor mans Acog
I really want to single out the Samson mount in all this. It's a beautiful little piece of machine work, and locks in rock solid once adjusted. I'm impressed.
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I shot it back to 100 tonight after a 50 yard zero, and it was easy to place shots and print groups with the point of the triangle. A couple drills with the mag flipped out of the way got fast, easy hits with no obstructions or knobs in the window, and no tube to look through. It doesn't seem small at all.
Cheers,
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