Slide cut and optic footprint are not the same thing — and getting them mixed up is the single biggest mistake we see at checkout. A footprint is the mounting pattern on the bottom of an optic. A slide cut is the milled recess on top of the slide that has to match it. If the screw holes and recoil lugs don't line up, the optic doesn't sit flat, and nothing you torque it t …
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