Mounting optics on a moving slide

Burris Fast Fire is the Bomb !

I mounted a new Burris Fastfire (Gen one) on my Colt MKIV Ser 70 in 9mm running a pretty average load -3.9gr Win 231 w/a 124 Gr bullet- that chrony'd around 1090 fps.

First, I wasn't thrilled Burris charged me around $40 for the 'correct' rear dovetail mounting plate after paying more than $200 for it. The mounting was simple enough but the elevation adjustment screw became loose in the threads after just a few turns-and no, I did not have the Allen screws tightened.

After only 50 rounds, I removed it, and was not happy to find the slide had been marred by insufficient coverage of the rubber mounting membrane. Also, no auto-off/on feature and a pain to replace the battery.

I will replace it with a Leupold Deltapoint.
 
Remember the Delta Point battery compartment is on the bottom so it must be removed to change the battery. The only down side in my opinion.
 
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