Glock 44 Red/Green Dot Optic Options

**Shane Tuttle** · August 13, 2020, 12:07 PM

I've been poking around different places on what options are to install a red dot site on a Glock 44. So far, it's been limited to changing out the slide to doing nothing at at all. It's my father-in-law's gun. (Sorry, long-time members that know me. I STILL don't own a Glock). Contrary to others' opinion of the new 44, he loves it. Sights are your typical garbage ones. Don't want to go fiber optic, yet. Don't need top of the line Trijicon, just a decent all-around one. No suppressor planned in the future. Gun is for range fun, not self defense. So, we don't necessarily need the iron sights to be co-witness.

Anyone here find a solution?

Whirlwind06 · August 13, 2020, 02:55 PM

A frame mounted dot seems to be an option. I don't have one but that's what I'm thinking about if get a g44.

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9x19 · August 13, 2020, 03:36 PM

Maybe something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just picked up a second Glock 44 (two grand-sons ~ no waiting), both of mine have been problem free.

9x19 · August 13, 2020, 03:39 PM

I have an ADE brand sight mounted on my 10mm Glock 40 and it has held up just fine thru about 200 rounds so far.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Whirlwind06 · August 13, 2020, 03:46 PM

It's a polymer slide, it's not so much can you put It on the slide. It's can it function with the added weight of the dot? And will the slide hold up.

From what I have read it's right on the edge of functioning when you replace the plastic sights with metal ones.

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9x19 · August 13, 2020, 10:53 PM

That hasn't been my experience with the two I own.

**Shane Tuttle** · August 13, 2020, 11:28 PM

9x19, it won't fit on the 44.

Whirlwind, I've been seeing very little issue with weight bogging down proper cycling as long as good ammo is used on a couple of setups. Problem is the internals underneath the slide when people are cutting dovetails for other sites such as a Trijicon. What kind of frame-mounted options are out there?

Whirlwind06 · August 14, 2020, 03:41 PM

There seems to be a pretty big range. It looks like this one looks okay
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010DQ21M..._XzVnFbJWQMHSA

But like most things there a number in different price ranges.

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August 13, 2020, 12:07 PM	#1
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	Glock 44 Red/Green Dot Optic Options I've been poking around different places on what options are to install a red dot site on a Glock 44. So far, it's been limited to changing out the slide to doing nothing at at all. It's my father-in-law's gun. (Sorry, long-time members that know me. I STILL don't own a Glock). Contrary to others' opinion of the new 44, he loves it. Sights are your typical garbage ones. Don't want to go fiber optic, yet. Don't need top of the line Trijicon, just a decent all-around one. No suppressor planned in the future. Gun is for range fun, not self defense. So, we don't necessarily need the iron sights to be co-witness. Anyone here find a solution? __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

August 13, 2020, 03:36 PM	#3
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I just picked up a second Glock 44 (two grand-sons ~ no waiting), both of mine have been problem free. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

August 13, 2020, 03:39 PM	#4
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	I have an ADE brand sight mounted on my 10mm Glock 40 and it has held up just fine thru about 200 rounds so far. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

August 13, 2020, 10:53 PM	#6
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	That hasn't been my experience with the two I own. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

August 13, 2020, 11:28 PM	#7
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	9x19, it won't fit on the 44. Whirlwind, I've been seeing very little issue with weight bogging down proper cycling as long as good ammo is used on a couple of setups. Problem is the internals underneath the slide when people are cutting dovetails for other sites such as a Trijicon. What kind of frame-mounted options are out there? __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

August 13, 2020, 02:55 PM	#2
Whirlwind06 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 998	A frame mounted dot seems to be an option. I don't have one but that's what I'm thinking about if get a g44. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

August 13, 2020, 03:46 PM	#5
Whirlwind06 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 998	It's a polymer slide, it's not so much can you put It on the slide. It's can it function with the added weight of the dot? And will the slide hold up. From what I have read it's right on the edge of functioning when you replace the plastic sights with metal ones. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

August 14, 2020, 03:41 PM	#8
Whirlwind06 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 998	There seems to be a pretty big range. It looks like this one looks okay https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010DQ21M..._XzVnFbJWQMHSA But like most things there a number in different price ranges. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk