Question Guidance on Glock slides for optic mount.

[H. Bowman]

If using a red dot, consider going with a SHORTER slide, rather than longer. You don't need the sight radius anymore. I chose a 19 slide length for my main red dot pistol and am completely happy with it. I don't shoot my 35 much at all anymore.

 

[ef9boy88]

I had one Milled, and ended up with the Unity ATOM for another. The ATOM is cool because I feel like the plate is much more secure. The OEM ones you're talking about are MOS and use plates to switch up the optic. I will say that I have a Holosun SCS on my 320 that I really like.
I like the way Unity set up the ATOM, and was really disappointed when they stopped making it, I'm hoping that they will eventually get the 2.0 off the ground since it looked really cool too.

 

[phred]

My son did a Brownells slide on a G34. No complaints. Works great along with the Holosun optic and Timney trigger. Only problem he had was after about 1K rounds the striker from the Brownells slide kit broke. Replaced with a glock striker and works fine.

 

[boltstop]

If using a red dot, consider going with a SHORTER slide, rather than longer. You don't need the sight radius anymore. I chose a 19 slide length for my main red dot pistol and am completely happy with it. I don't shoot my 35 much at all anymore.

Hadn't thought of that but, since the 17 is the gun I have, I'll stick with it.