Optics ready plates

This collection contains optic plates, also called optics ready plates, for pistols with a factory optic cut. Brands call this cut Optics Ready, OR, MOS, OSP or RDO. The plate connects the optic cut of your pistol to the footprint of your red dot. Without a plate, only a direct-fit red dot can go into the optic cut. If your pistol has no optic cut, you need a red dot mount instead. See Red dot mounts.

How an optic plate works

An Optics Ready pistol leaves the factory with a cover plate in the optic cut. You remove this cover and install the optic plate in its place. The plate is fixed to the slide with screws. The red dot is then screwed to the plate. The work needs no milling and you can do it yourself. Threadlocker on the screws is recommended. For CZ Optics Ready plates, the recommended torque of the plate screws is 1.3 Nm.

Each plate has two sides that must both match. The bottom side must fit the optic cut of your pistol model. The top side must fit the footprint of your red dot. You choose the plate by both.

Step 1: the optic cut of your pistol

The optic cut differs between brands, models and even production years. Some examples from this collection:

• Walther PDP: the PDP 1.0 (produced until 2022) and the PDP 2.0 (from 2022) need different plates. You can tell them apart by the surface under the Optics Ready cover. Each product page shows a photo for comparison.
• Sig P320: plates are sorted by slide cut. There are plates for slides with the Pro Cut and for slides with the Pro Cut and RMR holes. Other plates fit slides with a removable rear sight. The P320 XFive made from 2014 to 2018 has its own plates.
• Glock MOS: plates fit the MOS models such as the Glock 17, 19, 26 and 34 MOS. The Glock 43X MOS and 48 MOS, and the Gen 6 MOS models, have their own plates.
• CZ: the Shadow 2 Optics Ready and the P-10 Optics Ready use different plates. CZ also makes factory plates for both.
• Beretta: one plate family fits the 92X, 92XI, 92 GTS, 92X RDO and M9A4. Another fits the APX A1 and APX RDO.

Step 2: the footprint of your red dot

The footprint is the screw pattern and base shape of a red dot. The title of each plate names the footprints it accepts. Most plates here take Trijicon RMR, Shield RMSc, Docter, Leupold DPP, Holosun K-series or Aimpoint Acro. Smaller groups take C-More RTS, Holosun 509T, Vortex Razor, Meopta Meored, Holosun EPS or Sig Romeo1.

Some plates accept several footprints. Their titles use a type letter and a list in brackets. An example is "type C [RMR, RTS & Docter footprint]". The letters are not the same across makers. Always read the footprint list in the brackets. To browse plates by footprint, see Optic ready plates by footprint.

Plates with an integrated rear sight

Some plates have a rear sight built in behind the red dot. The rear sight lets you co-witness, so you can still aim with iron sights if the red dot fails. Such plates are available for the CZ Shadow 2 Optics Ready, Dan Wesson DWX and Sig P320, among others.

Direct-fit red dots: no plate needed

Some red dots are made to fit a specific optic cut directly. They install in the optic cut without any plate. Examples are the Holosun SCS models for the CZ P-10, HK VP9, Walther PDP 2.0 and Glock MOS. See Red dots with direct mounting footprint.

Optic plates by pistol brand

The plates are sorted by pistol brand and then by model:

• Optics ready plates for CZ models: Shadow 2 Optics Ready, Shadow 2 Compact, Shadow 2 Orange OR and the P-10 Optics Ready family.
• Optics ready plates for Glock models: Glock 17, 19, 26 and 34 MOS, Glock 43X and 48 MOS, Gen 6 MOS and other MOS models.
• Optics ready plates for Walther models: PDP 1.0 and 2.0 in all series, Q4 SF OR and Q5 Match SF.
• Optics ready plates for Beretta models: 92X family, M9A4, APX A1 and APX RDO, 80X Cheetah.
• Optics ready plates for Sig models: P320 by slide cut, P365, P365 X and P365 XL.
• Optics ready plates for KMR models: KMR L-02, W-02 and S-02 Optics Ready.
• Optics ready plates for HK models and Optics ready plates for Springfield models: HK VP9 OR and SFP9 OR, Springfield XD OSP, XDM OSP, Hellcat, Echelon and 1911 DS Prodigy.

Smaller ranges cover further brands:

• Optics ready plates for Canik models: METE, TP9 Elite Combat, TP9 SFx and TP9 SFx Rival.
• Optics ready plates for Dan Wesson models: DWX Optics Ready, including plates with an integrated rear sight.
• Optics ready plates for Phoenix models: Predator, Redback Gen2, Drake and Fusion. Phoenix makes these plates itself in Switzerland.
• Optics ready plates for Ruger models: Ruger 57, Mark III, Mark IV and Max-9.
• Optics ready plates for Tanfoglio models: Stock 2 Optic and Stock 3 Optic. The Stock 2 Optic made before 2022 and after 2022 use different plates.
• Optics ready plates for HS Produkt models: SF19 Optics Ready, XDM OSP, H11 Optics Ready and Echelon.

Makers and materials

The plates are machined from steel or aluminium. 2BME in Poland machines them from aircraft aluminium. Toni System in Italy and Outer Impact and EGW in the USA also use aluminium. KMR, Evo Arms and CZ in the Czech Republic, Impact Machine in the USA and Phoenix in Switzerland use steel. Factory plates from CZ, Beretta and Walther are also part of the range.

Frequently asked questions

Which optic plate do I need?

1. Find the exact model and variant of your pistol, for example CZ P-10C Optics Ready or Glock 19 MOS.
2. For a Walther PDP or Sig P320, also find the generation or slide cut. The product pages show how.
3. Find the footprint of your red dot. The red dot maker names it in the specifications.
4. Open the collection for your pistol brand and model. Choose the plate that lists your red dot footprint in its title.

Can I install the plate myself?

Yes. Remove the factory cover from the optic cut and screw the plate in its place. No milling is needed. Use threadlocker on the screws. Then screw the red dot to the plate.

My pistol has no optic cut. Can I use these plates?

No. Optic plates fit only pistols with a factory optic cut. For a pistol without an optic cut, use a red dot mount that replaces the rear sight. See Red dot mounts.

What if my red dot footprint is not available for my pistol?

Check the footprint adapters. They convert one footprint to another, for example from Trijicon RMR to Holosun K-series. See Footprint adapters.

Are screws included?

Screws are normally part of the package with the plate. If you lose or damage them, spare screws are available for some plates, for example for CZ Optics Ready plates.