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Hi All,
This is an informational post and a buyer beware message to those looking to source screws for a SIG P365 and an EPS Carry Optic.
I bought a used P365 which already had an optic cut. Who did the cut? No idea, but there's no optic plate for this custom cut that will fit.
I bought an EPS Carry (green) but no surprise, none of the Holosun-provided screws work. The optic that came with it was a tan 407k red, wrong color body (doesn't match) and I prefer green dots. Apparently this is a known issue with the EPS Carry specifically. It works with the provided plate but I don't want to have to use the plate.
I sourced two screw kits, one from QVO Tactical in Las Vegas, and another set from TACRIG in Oregon. Both states are right next to us in California.
The QVO screws are softer, come with a super handy long T10 extender bit, some Vibra-TITE (which I would never use on a small fastener), and have more failure reports than the TACRIG, which is why I bought both sets. Both were ordered on the Thursday the 19th of this month. The QVO set got here on Monday the 23rd and the TACRIG set?
*crickets.wav*
Narrator, "Somewhere, an owl hoots into the still night..."
Nothing. I've seen some slow shipping (looking at you, Armory Craft), but how in the Intergalactic Hell are the TACRIG screws STILL not here? QVO at least offers tracking, but TACRIG does not. I wonder why, because tracking is accountability. It's almost as if whomever is supposed to be shipping the TACRIG set simply ignores the orders for a week before getting around to shipping them, assuming I even get them.
In any case, the QVO screws worked for the EPS Carry, but I was not able to torque down the screws to 11 inch pounds. The screws never had that final bite where the torque driver "snaps" to indicate desired torque. The recommended 15 inch pounds by HoloSun is way too high for these little T10 fasteners. According to CZ-Parts in the Czech Republic, the proper value is 1.3 Newton meters, which works out to 11.5 inch pounds. I love the customer support over there, and they ship parts from the CZ faster than TACRIG does from Oregon. That's saying something. CZ-Parts also has the best plates made by CZ themselves for your Shadow 2s and other optic-ready guns.
Has anyone else dealt with TACRIG and what was your experience? I'm going to reach out to them, but buyer beware if you don't have endless time to be in limbo with your optic sitting uninstalled.
Also, does anyone know where I can source M3 Torx Plus screws (8mm) for the P365? Amazon isn't working out. I did buy some different Philips head screws in M3x8mm and M3x10mm (all .5 thread pitch) and they do hold the optic, but they cannot be torqued to the specified value. It's as if they're not fully seated.
The screws that came with the HoloSun 407k optic work (and can be torqued) with the 407k that came with the gun, so I may just go for a black 407k and return the EPS Carry. Then, I'll have a tan 407k RDS (6MOA) to sell.
Don't order from TACRIG if you're in any kind of hurry!
This is an informational post and a buyer beware message to those looking to source screws for a SIG P365 and an EPS Carry Optic.
I bought a used P365 which already had an optic cut. Who did the cut? No idea, but there's no optic plate for this custom cut that will fit.
I bought an EPS Carry (green) but no surprise, none of the Holosun-provided screws work. The optic that came with it was a tan 407k red, wrong color body (doesn't match) and I prefer green dots. Apparently this is a known issue with the EPS Carry specifically. It works with the provided plate but I don't want to have to use the plate.
I sourced two screw kits, one from QVO Tactical in Las Vegas, and another set from TACRIG in Oregon. Both states are right next to us in California.
The QVO screws are softer, come with a super handy long T10 extender bit, some Vibra-TITE (which I would never use on a small fastener), and have more failure reports than the TACRIG, which is why I bought both sets. Both were ordered on the Thursday the 19th of this month. The QVO set got here on Monday the 23rd and the TACRIG set?
*crickets.wav*
Narrator, "Somewhere, an owl hoots into the still night..."
Nothing. I've seen some slow shipping (looking at you, Armory Craft), but how in the Intergalactic Hell are the TACRIG screws STILL not here? QVO at least offers tracking, but TACRIG does not. I wonder why, because tracking is accountability. It's almost as if whomever is supposed to be shipping the TACRIG set simply ignores the orders for a week before getting around to shipping them, assuming I even get them.
In any case, the QVO screws worked for the EPS Carry, but I was not able to torque down the screws to 11 inch pounds. The screws never had that final bite where the torque driver "snaps" to indicate desired torque. The recommended 15 inch pounds by HoloSun is way too high for these little T10 fasteners. According to CZ-Parts in the Czech Republic, the proper value is 1.3 Newton meters, which works out to 11.5 inch pounds. I love the customer support over there, and they ship parts from the CZ faster than TACRIG does from Oregon. That's saying something. CZ-Parts also has the best plates made by CZ themselves for your Shadow 2s and other optic-ready guns.
Has anyone else dealt with TACRIG and what was your experience? I'm going to reach out to them, but buyer beware if you don't have endless time to be in limbo with your optic sitting uninstalled.
Also, does anyone know where I can source M3 Torx Plus screws (8mm) for the P365? Amazon isn't working out. I did buy some different Philips head screws in M3x8mm and M3x10mm (all .5 thread pitch) and they do hold the optic, but they cannot be torqued to the specified value. It's as if they're not fully seated.
The screws that came with the HoloSun 407k optic work (and can be torqued) with the 407k that came with the gun, so I may just go for a black 407k and return the EPS Carry. Then, I'll have a tan 407k RDS (6MOA) to sell.
Don't order from TACRIG if you're in any kind of hurry!
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