686+ red dot installation

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Howdy, and thanks for the add to this forum!

I just bought a 686+, Talo Edition, 7" barrel. I am a big fan of red dot sights, and I have them installed on all of my auto pistols. Naturally, I wanted to a red dot upgrade on my new wheelgun. I went with the Hex Dragonfly sight from Springfield and a mounting plate from EGW. I'm sure everything will work just fine, but the installation is not very attractive because the front part of the sight channel and the original sight mounting hole are not covered. It looks pretty crude.

Does anyone know of anyone who makes a blanking plate to fix this? I'd hate to have to cut off the original sight to make one myself. I can't find a replacement or a used/pulled sight anywhere (all the pulled sights have the square end, my sight channel is rounded).

Thanks in advance, PAOG
 
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7" plus. That is a good model!
It handles 357 like my V-comp. Very nice!

I used a weigand tinny mini-rail. Maybe another option for you.
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PAOldGuy said:
Thanks, I looked at them. Nice mount, but it's only for mini red dots. It would fit the Hex Wasp, but not the Dragonfly model that I have.
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I have an August 2021 American Rifleman magazine and there is an article "Opitics-Ready Market" and it shows the Hex Dragonfly has the "Doctor" footprint. That is the same footprint as my Burris FF3's and the most popular footprint. I use both the Allchin and Raptor bases on my FF3's, but the best one "Raptor" is not available right now. The Allchin mount has many holes drilled and tapped for a few footprints.

I just looked at the Hex websight and it says it has the same footprint as Burris FF's.

Raptor mount
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Allchin mount
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Holster for 686 with red dot sight

Does anyone have a holster recommendation for my 6" 357 686 with a red dot sight mounted? Seems very difficult to find...
 
Gamma Ray said:
Does anyone have a holster recommendation for my 6" 357 686 with a red dot sight mounted? Seems very difficult to find...
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SFPLEATHERCRAFT on etsy makes leather holsters for a good price. I've messaged him for a holster myself and he was willing to cut the holster to accommodate a red dot sight. Just give him the measurements for the cutout. To be fair, I haven't gotten my holster yet so I can't vouch for the fit, just that he's willing to try it.
 
I'm also having some trouble finding a red dot sight for my 686 Plus. It's not the mounting plate (I'm going with Allchin) but the sight itself. To be honest, I'm a total noob when it comes to guns, so I don't really understand the footprint aspect and the price tag on some of these red dots is shocking. So what I really need is for someone to tell me which footprints are compatible with an S&W Mini STS Scope Mount so I have an idea of which red dot sights I should be looking at. (and if anyone wants to throw in a recommended RDS, preferably ones that are under $100, that would be appreciated too)
 
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