M&P9L C.O.R.E. - cowitness question

[fullmetal1911]

I have an M&P9L on the way to my FFL dealer at the moment, kind of an impulse buy for me, jumped in without much research, just saw it for a good price and knew I have wanted a pistol with an optic mounted to it for some time.

I'm not really interested in dropping another $500 or so on a red dot for the gun if I don't have to. Which other optics will cowitness with the factory suppressor height sights other than the Trijicon RMR?

Thanks.

 

[Beelerman]

According to Vortex Optics. The Vortex Viper red dot will cowitness with the CORE. The Vortex Venom which is what I have on mine will not. The price of each is the same. The Viper is a 6 MOA and the the Venom is a 3 MOA. Another difference is the Viper battery access is on the bottom of the red dot. And the Venom battery access is on the top

 

[moose1953us]

The Leupold Delta Point (not the new pro model) co-witnesses perfectly on a core, and sells for around $300 new if you can find one. The DP Pro will not fit on the core and costs a lot more.

 

[Kodiakco]

My Burris FF III is lower 1/4 co-witness on my 9L.

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[pyro]

A Fast Fire ll for $180 and you are in with perfect co-witness. That's the best you will get for cheap.

 

[Kodiakco]

While the II is cheaper, you have to remove it to change the battery. The III has a top load battery.

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[Andyk]

The Vortex Viper works fine and I think the dot is a little brighter than the FF3.

 

[TacticalReload]

My Burris FF III is lower 1/4 co-witness on my 9L.

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Little generous on your definition of "1/4". ;-)

 

[Kodiakco]

Yep, it sure is, Probably lower 1/5 would have been more accurate.

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[fullmetal1911]

Finally checking back in, after 4 days with no response I got impatient. Ended up ordering a Trijicon RM05G, got a deal on it, so it only cost me $415. I might end up looking into the Vortex Viper since I would not mind having a battery powered sight in addition to the RM05G. I will say, for quick shooting I am very happy with the larger dot. Most likely I will end up picking up a Glock 19 MOS for CCW and put the Trijicon on that and put a battery operated sight on my CORE.