if i decide to use a optic plate, can you use the iron sights that come stock on the slide or will it be too low?

It's interesting how people call this hacking up their slide as if they'll ever see those milled down lugs again. Once that optic is installed, it should never have any reason to be taken off.

Is there really no optic that fits a non cut slide??

Did this to my HCP. Looks great 👍

This is an uneducated opinion here, I am for the first time here soon going to put an optic on one of my handguns and I have been doing lots of research on optics, optic plates, and all sorts of related stuff and my question is, instead of grinding those posts off the slide, couldn't it be possible to just drill holes deep enough on the underside of the optic itself so you could take advantage of all four mounting posts on the slide? Like I said, my suggestion is an uneducated opinion because I have never had an optic before, but I just thought it would make more sense to do the modification on your optic rather than your more expensive gun itself, or would it cause damage to the optic? I would have guess if the bottom of the optic is thick enough to have holes on the front, wouldn't it be thick enough to do the same on the back so you don't have to modify your slide?

Does it co witness with the irons?

I would like to do this but I’m afraid of the possible rust raw metal exposed

If your putting the plate on under the optic why mill anything out . The plate correct’s everything . If you want the sight to cowitness. Better just get the replacement sights for the suppressor height sights . No hacking up your gun is required that way

This may be a stupid question, but here goes, why not mill the mrd instead?

Nice video. Well done. What is the real benefit of co witness? Doesn't it make the irons a distraction from the red dot?

So I got the rear lugs flush, left the front ones alone because if I hold the optic on the slide, there is 0% light coming through. However, once I torque down the screws, there is the tiniest bit of light coming through - maybe the height of a piece of paper. If I back the screws out, the front is again perfectly flush. Is this gap anything to worry about?

Did this on my xd osp for the 407k and the screws won’t work that come with it. One set to short and other set to long

I want to do mine as well...do you regret it?

And we still don’t have a direct mount from Holosun do we? I haven’t found one at least.

My shortest screws are too long. Do you know what length screw you used ? thanks

How's the cowitness working? Factory sights? Thanks for sharing

I wish you would've shown co witness. Since that was the point of this Dx

Why the F does this gun have these dumbass metal pieces lol I just bought the gun too

Hey bro what size screws did you use? I did this and now obviously the screws are too long

Thank you for making this video! I’m going to have to do this to mine as well now for to reasons. 1. So I can see my sites better 2. So if the battery ever dies on me or Red dot brakes I’ll still have the fixed sites available.

Use a vise dude.

I appreciate the detail of the video. After mounting the optic are you able to use the iron sights

I just put a hellcat on layaway today. Had a 507k on it, hardly used for 469. Basically new. Someone made maybe 2 trips to the range with it. As I was looking at it I seen light under the dot and thought that's not right and I could see those locating lugs and figured that was the fix. Glad to know it's an easy fix. I don't want no damn plate lol to hell with that. Just another failure point and possibility to shift zero

Did this co witness after words? I want to do that but don’t want to do it if it it won’t co witness like the wasp will. But not a big fan of the wasp.

Couldn’t you just drill out the holes on the front of optic a bit, so it had better support rather than milling the slide.

For future viewers 28 thousandths on front lugs. Use a caliper cheap from harbor freight. Anti rust or ceracote shaved area. And please torque screws withlock tight blue.

😂 OR buy a plate from C&H 🤷‍♂️

great video, thanks for sharing.

Can I do this for the XDM Elite 10mm compact?

Are factory sights still usable?

IM A JEWELER AND HAVE BEEN IN METAL MANUFACTURING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I WORK WITH ROTARY TOOLS EVERY DAY ALL DAY AND YOU NEED TO HOLD THE DREMEL BITS HORIZONTALLLY FROM THE SIDE USING THE TIPS IS NOT THE CORRECT WAY AND NEVER START SO AGRESSIVE U WANT TO TAKE OFF A LITTLE AT A TIME TO MITIGATE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE IF YOU NEED FURTHER TIPS LET ME KNOW I AM A GUNSMITH SO THIS KIND OF MADE ME CRINGE

Great video man. Been looking for one like this that shows how you mount it. You should post more 👊🏼

Just out of curiosity why didn’t you purchase the plate adapter?

What screws did you go with? My 507k screws are too long.

My POS CT 1500 finally died on my xds mod 2 osp. Just got my 507k yesterday, it is the same footprint as the hellcat so I should have no problem doing this right? And is the optic still holding strong... I had already planned to only take off as little as possible up front before seeing your video

Did you have to grind dow the screws that can with the optic also????

CHPWS now makes an adapter plate for the 407k/507k if you don’t want to take a file to the slide.

Nice work! I would assume going this way your sights are still visible through the optic window?

I'd wait for the new version that fits the hellcat without modifications.

I have a Swampfox on mine but it cuts the front sight in half when you co witness. Doe this show the full front sight or does the housing split the front sight as well?

After watching a bunch of reviews of the shield optic, the romeo zero, the hex wasp, the RMRcc, and the HS507k I see the clear winner is the HS507k. If I have to modify my gun to work with the best optic then so be it.

I’d use a plate from C&H precision myself just my opinion that’s what I’m gonna do I just bought a hellcat. Would be nice if it were directly on the slide though. 🤙🏻

I had to cut the screws down on mine for some reason by 3 threads but the guide pins on min looks almost flat compared to original.

So you used the factory fat screws?

Once you do this, Can you go back to a Shield optic ?

Very helpful video I thought I had to cut the screws down which was going to be a lot more tedious. The slide cut was quick and easy. Thanks!!!

I just got 507K as well for my Hellcat. What do you think about drilling small hole into the Holosun red dot itself instead of altering the slide. Is that even possible? I know I can get CHPWS plate but I like the idea of better cowitness but w/o removing some metal.

Hey man! You did a damn good job EXCELLENT! I noticed a few others that mounted any optics on any hand gun use a little blue lock tight but whatever lol great damn job!!!🤩🤩🤩

Or ..."SAHC-HOLOk - Springfield Hellcat w/ RMSc Footprint to Holosun 407k / 507k Adapter Plate - C&H Precision Weapons" chpws.com/product/springfield-hellcat-to-holosun-407k-507k-adapter-plate

Any advice on treating the metal after you grind it? I’ve heard that blueing still will allow rust and in a humid part of Texas, I really don’t want to deal with rust on my EDC weapon.