Teach Me About Pistol Red Dots

[Defaultmp3]

Besides being vastly inferior to Picatinny?

What makes it vastly inferior to 1913?

[markm]

Besides being vastly inferior to Picatinny?

Yep. Solution looking for a problem dreamed up to sell something new. And it sucks balls.

[WillBrink]

Other than being a total Glock fan boy, generally has good info:

[Ron3]

Yep. Solution looking for a problem dreamed up to sell something new. And it sucks balls.

I thought the idea was your forend would have smooth slots instead of sharp rails?

[Defaultmp3]

Yep. Solution looking for a problem dreamed up to sell something new. And it sucks balls.

So... why does it suck? And I personally see a lot of benefits in it, such as lower manufacturing costs, the possibility of a smaller OD for a handguard while still being able to mount things, less snaggy, less weight, etc.

[GTF425]

So... why does it suck?.

It requires brain cells to mount something to it correctly.

[yoni]

Other than being a total Glock fan boy, generally has good info:

I have made my Glocks into something that is acceptable, not cause I love Glocks. But nobody has the after market of Glock.

[WillBrink]

I have made my Glocks into something that is acceptable, not cause I love Glocks. But nobody has the after market of Glock.

Makes sense. Not a Glock hater, just not a fan boy. Not a fan of the ergos, the trigger or the sights, but they do what they're suppose to do, and have max after market goodness.

[yoni]

Makes sense. Not a Glock hater, just not a fan boy. Not a fan of the ergos, the trigger or the sights, but they do what they're suppose to do, and have max after market goodness.

Ergos changed, trigger changed, sights changed, barrel changed. Stock slide.

I used to hate Glocks even though I owned them and used them for real.

My new pistol with only a Glock slide, I don't know if it is Glock any more. It now fits my hands better, trigger is not 1911 but it is no longer really a Glock trigger.

[WillBrink]

Ergos changed, trigger changed, sights changed, barrel changed. Stock slide.

I used to hate Glocks even though I owned them and used them for real.

My new pistol with only a Glock slide, I don't know if it is Glock any more. It now fits my hands better, trigger is not 1911 but it is no longer really a Glock trigger.

That's a lot of changes to make to get a pistol you want. I see the value of Glocks really in those after market options you mentioned.