Eotech EFLX

n4p226r said:

its been confirmed by multiple people that the eotech will need a plate to work on a staccato

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I got my Eotech today - and I agree with n4P226r. I didn't realize this when I bought it, but I didn't buy it specifically for the Staccato anyway.
It literally doesn't fit properly in the cutout that Staccato offers. If the screws were installed, they would probably begin to thread, but there is a noticeable gap between the bottom of the sight and the slide near the front of the cutout. Definitely a no-go.

So, I tried it on my Sig Legion X5, and I didn't like the extra play in that cutout either. Adding to this, the Sig doesn't have any "pegs" (for lack of a better term) milled into the cutout to help stabilize the optic, as it would rely only on the screws (with the Eotech) and the cutout is much larger than the optic itself (probably at least 1mm on each end), so for me this was also a no-go.

On my Shadow 2, the optic sits much higher on a plate bought for the DPP, which includes the previously mentioned "pegs". This was a better fit, and (in my opinion) is much more likely to survive under normal use. For now, I'll leave it on here.

I haven't zeroed it yet or taken it to the range, but initial thoughts - it's smaller than the DPP by quite a bit. Probably not quite the window size of a RMR, but closer to it with a thinner outer frame. Looking indoors only so far, I'd say the glass is excellent, and the dot is very crisp and bright. The controls are easy to use, and it's not ugly by any means (sorry to Aimpoint Acro users - it almost looks like you could watch movies on that thing).

I'll check back in after shooting it a couple times, but for now (and for the $$) I'd say it's going to be ok.

Long story short, I ended up taking this off the Shadow 2 and putting it on a 4.5" XDM .45 that I just had Powder River Precision mill for an optic. Went to the range late this afternoon for the first time. It zeroed easily and seemed to hold zero pretty well. I'd say I had it zeroed within a 2" distance at 10 yards in less than 5 shots. I do really like the larger open glass views it provides, and (for me) the dot is as crisp and clean as any I've ever used (including my Comp M5's on my rifles). So what's the down side? Twice while I was shooting, the brightness settings changed all by themselves. This is not one of the optics like some RMR's that self-adjust to peripheral light as far as I'm aware, and twice today it "dimmed" about 2 settings while I was in the middle of a 13 round magazine. I'll check the manual on this to make sure I'm not being critical of a feature it's designed with, and I will give this another shot at the range. This was never going to be on a defensive-type pistol for me anyway, but this is not something I'd be willing to overlook on a $350+ optic. I'll be back with more info once I have it...

2-3 range trips later, and it's working perfectly and holding zero as expected. This was today, 2 full mags at 10 yards.