EGW G.I. 1911 Red Dot Mount for Vortex Viper/Venom, Burris FastFire – Black

Description

Mounting a red dot to a classic 1911 used to mean sending your slide off to a gunsmith for a milling job. This EGW plate skips all that. It replaces the factory rear sight by sliding into the dovetail, giving you a solid, low-sitting platform for a micro red dot without any permanent changes to the gun. When you want to go back to irons, pop it out and reinstall your rear sight. That kind of reversibility is a big part of why these are so popular with folks who want to try an optic before committing to a cut slide.

What the G.I. 1911 Red Dot Mount Fits

This is the GI cut version, built specifically for 1911s running a G.I. style rear sight cut. That covers a lot of ground including Springfield 1911A1 and various Iver Johnson models, but the slide cut is what matters, so it is worth confirming yours before ordering. On the optics side it uses the Docter footprint, meaning it works with the Vortex Viper, Vortex Venom open emitter, the Burris FastFire series, Docter, UTG Reflex Micro Dot, and several ADE, Crimson Trace, and Sightmark sights. If your optic rides a Docter pattern, odds are good it bolts right up.

Build and Install on the EGW GI Sight Mount

EGW machines this plate from 7075 aluminum and finishes it in a matte black hardcoat anodizing that holds up to real use. It measures 1.811 inches long and .99 inches wide, keeping the optic sitting low and close to the bore rather than perched up on a tall rail adapter. All the mounting hardware comes in the box, including button head screws for Vortex Viper and Venom sights, flat head screws for Burris FastFire and Docter, and a set screw. This is a press fit into the dovetail, so a sight pusher makes the job a lot easier. Once seated, a dab of blue Loctite on the optic screws torqued to spec and you are set up to run a dot on an old school 1911.