Need a 9mm, Optics ready, Manual Safety.

Cool Breeze · Sep 14, 2017

Hey guys, having some trouble searching for a friend. We need to find a compact or subcompact 9mm. Striker or Hammer are both acceptable. An external safety is a must, and factory optics ready is greatly desired. A P320rx would be ideal but they are crazy hard to find with the Manual Safety.

What am I missing?

Thanks

Tactically Fat · Sep 14, 2017

I believe one of the XD / XDm line of pistols is optics ready.

S&W M&P has the C.O.R.E. pistol - but I don't know if they come with a manual safety or not.

all in all - the pre-cut optics pistols are less than ideal for perfect fit/alignment of the optic. The optic sizes vary too much - the generic pocket cuts, therefore, must be "oversized" to fit the variations. The best way to get the best fit would be to ship the slide AND optic in to have the pocket milled to the exact dimensions of the optic.

cedartop · Sep 14, 2017

Compact, and manual safety, AND factory optics ready? I don't think there are many options out there that meet those requirements right now.

EvilElmo · Sep 14, 2017

Sig P320rx. Not sure if you can get them with a manual safety though.

Cool Breeze · Sep 15, 2017

Thanks guys, I've talked to Sig, and the 320rx isn't made with the safety. The safety is only available on regular 320s that are Massachusetts compliant.

87gsxr711 · Sep 21, 2017

I have not used one, and have no affiliation to any, but there are options where you can replace the rear sight with one that will accommodate an optic. Sight-mount is one, Vortex Optics is another. This way you can buy the gun that meets all your requirements, and have the optic. Good luck.

mcapo · Sep 22, 2017

Sig is an excellent choice.

I have had really good success with the below. No safety though.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/performance-center-ported-mp-9l-red-dot-sight

Bigtanker · Sep 22, 2017

You might be better off buying the gun with everything you want except the optics ready part. Then send the slide to have it milled for an opitc mount.

BehindBlueI's · Sep 22, 2017

Bigtanker said:
You might be better off buying the gun with everything you want except the optics ready part. Then send the slide to have it milled for an opitc mount.

This. Or wait. The P229 RX is available now as a Lipsey's exclusive. SIG SAUER P229 RX 9MM - SIE29R9BSSRX - E29R-9-BSS-RX - UPC:798681562428 - Lipseys.com

Maybe they'll do a SAO version eventually.

Ggreen · Sep 22, 2017

Cool Breeze said:
Hey guys, having some trouble searching for a friend. We need to find a compact or subcompact 9mm. Striker or Hammer are both acceptable. An external safety is a must, and factory optics ready is greatly desired. A P320rx would be ideal but they are crazy hard to find with the Manual Safety.

What am I missing?

Thanks

P07, swap the decocker for the safety, send the slide to be milled. Should set you back about 650 buying a new pistol from gallery and having Cajun do the milling. There are companies that sell rmr mounts that slide into the rear beavertail, but at that point your holdover gets pretty high. I wouldn't have thought about sight height until I took a cqb drill course using ar15's, it made a much bigger impact than I would have ever thought.

russc2542 · Sep 23, 2017

Factory optics cuts are almost exclusively on larger, long-slide models marketed for competition.

Surprised nobody's asked yet: what's the purpose of the gun?

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