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Pond, James Pond · September 20, 2012, 12:14 PM

OK, then perhaps I mean reflex sights. The Burris Fastfire sights are good examples of which style I'm looking at.

The cheapest I've found locally is a "Delta". It is small, it is metal and it needs a mount to it to fit a weaver rail.

€100 for the sight, and about €40-50 for the weaver adaptor! So not that cheap over here, yet again!!

On top of that the weaver rail attachment for my redhawk would be another $45 with $40 for shipping...

Quite an expense in total, so I want to be sure they are worth it. All this because the FO Ruger sights I ordered have failed to turn up this side of the Atlantic!

I may also look at te midway sites, but the German one already seems very steep on the supplies I've already looked at for other aspects of shooting (holsters and reloading)

I understand that if I wanted POA to be 15yds away, then I need to adjust it.
By zeroing, I mean to say tht if I remove it from the Redhawk and thn slide it onto the MkII, will it still give me an accurate POA, at 15 yds, or would I need to readjust again?

September 20, 2012, 12:14 PM	#6
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	OK, then perhaps I mean reflex sights. The Burris Fastfire sights are good examples of which style I'm looking at. The cheapest I've found locally is a "Delta". It is small, it is metal and it needs a mount to it to fit a weaver rail. €100 for the sight, and about €40-50 for the weaver adaptor! So not that cheap over here, yet again!! On top of that the weaver rail attachment for my redhawk would be another $45 with $40 for shipping... Quite an expense in total, so I want to be sure they are worth it. All this because the FO Ruger sights I ordered have failed to turn up this side of the Atlantic! I may also look at te midway sites, but the German one already seems very steep on the supplies I've already looked at for other aspects of shooting (holsters and reloading) I understand that if I wanted POA to be 15yds away, then I need to adjust it. By zeroing, I mean to say tht if I remove it from the Redhawk and thn slide it onto the MkII, will it still give me an accurate POA, at 15 yds, or would I need to readjust again? __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.