BassCliff
Hellcat
Hey gang,
I know this is old news, common knowledge for most of you. I hope you don't mind that I document my installation procedure. It might be helpful for those with even less experience than I have. I bought my Echelon 4.5F Comp with the "gear up" deal. It was bundled with a Hex Wasp red dot. Right off I will let you know that this is a very simple and basic optic. It doesn't even have an on/off switch. Once the battery is installed the red dot is on and will stay on until the battery is removed or drained. The altitude and windage adjustments are simple. You can use the included dial to make adjustments but I did not. The included allen wrenches were handy.
The "gear up" kit included just about everything you'd need for installing different optic styles.
Reading the sparse documentation, I concluded the necessary hardware to affix the Hex Wasp was the "Shield" Pin Set 3 and the M4 screws. Here you see the optic cut removed showing the original pins, the adjustment dial, and my handy dandy fix-it stick.
I tapped out the existing pins and inserted Pin Set 3. The front pins were labeled Left and Right while the rear pins were round.
I made sure to dry fit everything before tightening anything. Then I used the torque attachment on the fix-it stick to tighten the screws to 15 in-lbs.
This is an ugly optic. I don't like the spaces fore and aft of the unit. But I do like the fact that it sits low enough to co-witness with the stock iron sights.
The pistol fits just fine in my Rounded Gear holster. I add DCC clips and Tier1 Concealed muzzle pads to all my kydex.
I followed the installation instructions to get a rough zero on the red dot. It was adjusted so that the dot sits right on top of the front sight. Then I also tried a few dry fire strings on my laser range at 10 yards.
That looks pretty good for a rough zero. I'm hoping to get to the range tomorrow for some live fire testing. Let's hope my real targets look half that good. I shot this without any corrective lenses, just a fuzzy sight picture and even fuzzier target. Maybe I should shoot without my glasses more often.
Thanks for putting up with my rambling.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
I know this is old news, common knowledge for most of you. I hope you don't mind that I document my installation procedure. It might be helpful for those with even less experience than I have. I bought my Echelon 4.5F Comp with the "gear up" deal. It was bundled with a Hex Wasp red dot. Right off I will let you know that this is a very simple and basic optic. It doesn't even have an on/off switch. Once the battery is installed the red dot is on and will stay on until the battery is removed or drained. The altitude and windage adjustments are simple. You can use the included dial to make adjustments but I did not. The included allen wrenches were handy.
The "gear up" kit included just about everything you'd need for installing different optic styles.
Reading the sparse documentation, I concluded the necessary hardware to affix the Hex Wasp was the "Shield" Pin Set 3 and the M4 screws. Here you see the optic cut removed showing the original pins, the adjustment dial, and my handy dandy fix-it stick.
I tapped out the existing pins and inserted Pin Set 3. The front pins were labeled Left and Right while the rear pins were round.
I made sure to dry fit everything before tightening anything. Then I used the torque attachment on the fix-it stick to tighten the screws to 15 in-lbs.
This is an ugly optic. I don't like the spaces fore and aft of the unit. But I do like the fact that it sits low enough to co-witness with the stock iron sights.
The pistol fits just fine in my Rounded Gear holster. I add DCC clips and Tier1 Concealed muzzle pads to all my kydex.
I followed the installation instructions to get a rough zero on the red dot. It was adjusted so that the dot sits right on top of the front sight. Then I also tried a few dry fire strings on my laser range at 10 yards.
That looks pretty good for a rough zero. I'm hoping to get to the range tomorrow for some live fire testing. Let's hope my real targets look half that good. I shot this without any corrective lenses, just a fuzzy sight picture and even fuzzier target. Maybe I should shoot without my glasses more often.
Thanks for putting up with my rambling. Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
