need advice as I dont much on this....I have a dan wesson bruin and wanting to put a red dot on for hunting.
what sight/brand is recommended?......also what base/mount?.......bob
I haven't done this yet but I'm collecting parts now so take this with a grain of salt. If you want to keep backup iron sights these look like a fantastic option:
Trijicon 1911 mount with integrated night sights. This is the route I'll be taking. I'm going with a Trijicon RMR red dot and planning on having these people do the milling for me:
ZR Tactical Salutions. They have a plate with iron sights too and it's a little cheaper but they aren't night sights.
Another option if you want a direct mount and bypass the plate is to use compact red dot like a Holosun HS507K V2 or Trijicon RMRcc. These can be directly mounted to the 1911 slide. It could possibly be stronger and definitely cheaper. Here is a company that does those:
Green Tick Tactical. The drawbacks to this is the sight window on the compacts are much smaller and while the Holosun 507K has a very rudimentary rear sight, it's hard to use and the RMRcc has none at all. incorporating a BUIS is a compromise at best.
As far as red dots goes, the two I have had a good experience with and trust are the Trijicon and Holosun brands. Both have a stellar reputation and a few pissed off customers.
Your Dan Wesson is a 70 series gun so this will be a little easier to get done.
