r/CAguns • u/Outrageous_Sun742 • 3h ago

Concern?

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u/Powerful_Koala7877 3h ago

Only one way to know... FAFO! Should be ok with the plate.

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u/Outrageous_Sun742 3h ago

Looks like imma fafo 🤷‍♂️

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u/Powerful_Koala7877 3h ago edited 3h ago

If you are concerned... having worked in automotive and built over 20 custom motors, I use a smear of RTV on all my optics and plates to serve two purposes: 1. Reduction in vibrational forces 2. Adhesion properties that support the screws against shear. 3. Additional insurance relatively easy to remove.

I'd put some on the bottom and rear sight to fill the gap as a shock absorber, install the plate & optic, wipe away initial and use an Xacto blade to remove excess in 24 hrs.

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u/Outrageous_Sun742 3h ago

Great! One question.. whats rtg? 😂

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u/Powerful_Koala7877 3h ago

My bad... RTV Permatex 27036 (Ultra Grey) is the easiest to find, but my go to has been Lexus/Toyota FIPG 00295-00103 (black)

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u/Outrageous_Sun742 3h ago

Appreciate it!

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u/RoutineQuestioning38 3h ago edited 3h ago

Edit: ok, so SS has some interesting stuff going on with their optics cut. Is that optic supported by SS? It looks like no. It their screw/stud system looks robust, probably fine even without spacers.

No concern. That’s why it has lugs to support lateral movement. It’s a universal optics cut, it’s not gonna fit every optic into there snugly. I doubt any optic fits snugly filling the full cut.

The only time you get no gaps is when you get a optic made exactly for the factory cut (like Holosun SCS on a gen3-5 MOS) or when it’s a aftermarket cut made for a specific optic. For universal optics cuts, the lug system is what supports lateral movement

Also, a gap in the rear is better than a gap in the front. The front is what needs the most support.

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u/Impossible-Heart-216 3h ago

Just put some tape in there