RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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I have an old Ruger 22/45 (Mark II). No rail, no cutout, not set up for RDS.
Does somebody make a RDS that slides into the rear sight dovetail cutout?
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Re: RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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Not directly but there are mounts for the dovetail. I've used one in the past with no issues.

https://farrow.tech/ruger-mk-i-ii-iii-i ... dot-mount/
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Re: RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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superdrag67 wrote: July 12th, 2023, 6:13 pm Not directly but there are mounts for the dovetail. I've used one in the past with no issues.

https://farrow.tech/ruger-mk-i-ii-iii-i ... dot-mount/
Thanks! That's just what I was looking for.
Any recommendations for which RDS to put on it? The smaller and lower the better.
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Re: RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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I had a vortex venom on mine and thought it was fine. I imagine most of the dots are right about the same height but the Romeo Zero might be the lowest out of the bunch. They aren't that great though for the price IMO.
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Re: RDS that mounts in 22/45 dovetail?

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The Sig Romeos aren't great unless you get into the pricey ones. The cheaper options seem to have some quirks (mainly control related.)
The Holosuns are great, and have more features (shake awake for example) than the Vortexs.
I have two Vortexs, three different holosuns, and a Sig Romeo1Pro and they have all been great. If I had to choose - I like my Romeo1Pro cause it is larger than the others, has "shake awake" and a metal shroud, second would be holosuns due to the shake awakes, and third choice would be the vortexs.

Just be weary when ordering the mounts to make sure you get the mount that fits the optic you want to use.
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