I have the Mecanik M01 optic that came with my Canik MC9 before I traded it because it wouldn't feed even after I sent it back once. It seems a fine optic, I like the auto-brightness. but I hold no issusion that it's a Trijicon stand-in in terms of reliability. No plate required, it's an RMS-C.
On a similar topic, does anyone buy RMS optics or is it just a mounting standard now?
That is how I feel about my EPS Carry 6 MOA. Glass quality is notably better than my older Holosun optics when viewed side-by-side (507Cs, 507K, 509 ACSS), and the dot is probably as sharp as my astigmatism allows. It's not even functionally 3x as big as most 2 MOA dot only reticles for me, because the distortion I get with those functionally makes the dots larger.I may, one day, switch to the Holosun EPS carry red. It is, by far, the cleanest, clearest looking glass on an RMSc footprint I’ve seen. But that the price difference, I’m good with the Cat pro x for a while.
I had a different issue.. it seems the Ceylee AND Holoson for direct fit aren’t “quite” snug.Downside was that my Shield Plus factory optics cut had the dreaded negative forward cant, so I couldn't zero it without Nameless Armament leveling the cut and deleting the back posts while they're at it. They posted an Instagram video a bit ago showing that S&W is still machining at least some Shield optics cuts with the negative cant.
No rear lugs is indeed the Holosun K cut.I had a different issue.. it seems the Ceylee AND Holoson for direct fit aren’t “quite” snug.
On my Cat Pro, since….it is a cheap optic, I sanded the front of the sight (Can’t see it) and hogged out the front bosses to get a better snap on the lugs. There was a noticeable gap between the optic and the slide. After doing a little garage mechanic work, the fit is MUCH better, and there is only the tiniest amount of gap.
I could be wrong, and a simple google search could tell me, but I believe that my Shield was cut for Holosun K style footprint, no rear lugs, just front. I don’t seem to have the negative forward cant on mine, I was able to zero at 10 yards just fine and with plenty more adjustment available.
As I posted elsewhere, at my LGS, a guy pulled a brand new shield plus comp out of the showcase, and a new EPS carry out of the box and just laid it on top the pistol after removing the plate. He didn’t screw it down. You could see that same gap between the EPS as the cat pro before I modded it.