.50cal packer
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So, I'm looking into a S&W SD40VE. Anyone, familiar with the S&W line, know it's not a C.O.R.E. firearm. But instead, of getting a rail that mounts from the underside, I'm wanting to mill the slide, so the optic (Burris FastFire II), can sit directly on the slide. My question is, can this be done on this pistol or most pistols? Is there a minimum slide thickness a pistol must have, or a slide with required specs for milling to take place? Further note, I will not be performing the milling, as a qualified gunsmith will be. But wanted to know if anyone has done milling to set an optic, and found that it couldn't be done.
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