Ruger SRH 10mm

CraigC · Dec 16, 2022

westernrover said: ↑

I dislike rails. The current mini reflex sights are all slide-ride so none of them fit a rail without an adapter. If I had to put a rail and then an adapter, the sight would be stacked too high.

Someone needs to make a direct-mount revolver optic. For example, a reflex sight that bolted directly to S&W's three top-strap holes. I currently use an adapter plate. This is better than a rail and then a rail adapter, but the plate would be superfluous if the optic had been designed for a revolver to begin with and not an optic cut slide. One could argue that the revolver's top strap should be designed for one of the standard optic footprints, but the flat, rectangular base of the reflex sights and their footprints are suited to the top of many slides but not so suited to a revolver top strap. There is a need for a revolver optic with a narrower base. They did it already for the slim pistols. Revolvers are next - I could wish. I also dislike the matte black finish aluminum housing that is ubiquitous in mini reflex sights. That only matches the couple of "tactical" revolvers out there.

I don't have any recoil concerns for a slide-ride optic mounted to a 3-pound revolver barrel. Even with 500, I can't imagine the g-forces are greater than a reciprocating slide.

I do believe tube optics are superior optically. I'd like to think they are. I'm pretty sure the dot in a Aimpoint H34S will look better than in my Trijicon. The only thing I have against tubes is they are too big for everyday carry.
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Even with the rail and a picatinny adapter, it's not going to be as high as a traditional optic.

Burris makes a Fastfire mount that attaches directly to the Ruger factory base cuts. It ain't the only one. I've seen one that replaces the rear sight on a revolver.

CraigC · Dec 16, 2022

EGW has them as well.

https://www.egwguns.com/pistol-and-red-dot-mounts/mounts-by-firearm-brand-sight-cut/ruger/revolver/

westernrover · Dec 16, 2022

Right. I use one like the EGW. Allchin makes another. The one I use is actually sold by Trijicon.

What I want is an optic that direct-mounts with no adapter plate. The thing I don't like is the optics are made for slides and we have to adapt them to a revolver by stacking a plate or two. I want a revolver optic.

So far, I haven't seen a revolver plate for the mini-cc size optics. Those narrower optics could be a good choice for a top-strap mount. Personally, I like the bigger window but a narrower base with a bigger window would be a good combination.

Milt1 · Dec 16, 2022

Leave it like it is! I'm assuming you're going to hunt with it and the longer barrel will pay off nicely!

Harleytoo · Jan 4, 2023

I got the mount in from Griffin Hill and low and behold Bass Pro had the Vortex Venom on sale for $150. Also got in a Hogue grip, so phase 1 is done. Trying to decide on if I still want to cut the barrel down.

I can tell you right now, with the Red Dot on it, is is shooting one hole groups from a rest.

sabbfan · Jan 5, 2023

Here’s my 44 mag SRH with the Ultradot 25 in the factory Ruger rings. The Ultradot works great, I just took a doe at 120 yards with it last weekend

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