cybersnow
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I am in the market for a .357 mag, but was thinking of putting a red dot sight on it. Is this feasible?
Red Dot Sight for S&W revolver
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Blueduck
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TRR8 or R8 come from the factory ready to go 
I don't have any red dots on my revolvers, but have a Trijicon RMR on a Glock 19 and a older doc 3 on a Glock 17. If your of the age that the front sight is fuzzy, it's a great option. The ability to just focus on trigger control, grip etc... not worrying about sight picture is really nice.
I don't have any red dots on my revolvers, but have a Trijicon RMR on a Glock 19 and a older doc 3 on a Glock 17. If your of the age that the front sight is fuzzy, it's a great option. The ability to just focus on trigger control, grip etc... not worrying about sight picture is really nice.
Gripgrabber
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I have a J point on my 625, just wish you could turn it off when not in use. Other than that it's great
Dale53
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I have red dots on several revolvers:
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rbmorse
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Jpoint on a 986 using their S&W mount. I think the Alchin looks better.
davetnitro
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like this??
qballwill
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My 686 competitor and vortex SPARC on an American Defense QR mount.
Standard 686 with same optic setup except I used a Warne Maxima rail.
Both guns I could remove the optic for iron sights and quickly put the red dot on and it stayed zeroed.
Standard 686 with same optic setup except I used a Warne Maxima rail.
Both guns I could remove the optic for iron sights and quickly put the red dot on and it stayed zeroed.
Went to their site but could not figure out which mount you have on the gun pictured. I like that setup. What's the part number?
On the Allchin home page click on STS scope mounts at the top left of the page. You're looking for the S&W mini STS scope mount. Available in silver or black.
BTW any factory gun you buy won't be competition ready. In the last two months three friends have purchased 9mm Performance Center revolvers and all three have needed a little action work to be ready to shoot. My 627 pictured above had a terrible D/A trigger when purchased. It really doesn't take much work on these new guns to get a really nice 2lb. S/A and 8lb. D/A trigger but it needs done.
Jingles
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I have a 625 with the J Point using the J point mount... sits very low on the frame.
I have a JPoint on my hunting handgun, it sits right in the rear sight channel.
Do you use the hood when not in use, it saves on battery life.
Any S&W with the rounded front on the rear sight will be factory drilled and tapped.
qballwill
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Right around 1994 S&W started drilling and tapping new revolvers. As mentioned in the last post, if the front of your rear sight base is rounded, it is drilled and tapped underneath. You need to remove the factory sight.
Thanks, now to pick out a pistol. I was hoping for a .38/.357 mag in a med sizes frame, (to carry non CCW), that would be relatively accurate out of the box. I am willing to pay for a performance weapon, but they seem to be only available in a larger frame. Should I buy a "standard" gun? Or am I missing something?
I've found the L frame guns to be scary accurate with some pretty nice triggers right out of the box. You can buy a 686+ that holds 7 rounds. But I do like the fact that the 627 holds 8 rounds and is set up for moon clips from the factory. For non CCW I wouldn't let the few ozs. difference bother me.
Lou_the_welder
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Here is my 617-6 (22RF) with a Burris FastFireIII in an Allchin mount. It was already drilled and tapped.
