I’m considering making the jump to a red dot on my 19.5 and have a few questions. I’ve read threads here about the preferred vendors for milling slides and have looked into that, and it seems that after a refinish and maybe adding some front serrations the price is getting pretty close to what you can buy an aftermarket “Gucci” slide for. Particularly I stumbled across the Zev Citadel slide for the 19.5.
On the Zev Citadel, will it fit my existing G-Code holsters for the OEM 19.5 or are they profiled different enough to make a difference there? Also, would any reliability issues potentially come up with the aftermarket slide? Last, I notice in the description for the Zev slide it says it comes with a RMR adapter plate which I am interpreting to mean that these are somewhat like a MOS slide and not cut specifically for an RMR- is this accurate?
The main reason I am considering it is due to the downtime of sending my slide off for milling and refinishing, and figured buying the Zev would be a wash (or slightly cheaper) than having similar work done to my factory Glock slide. However, I don’t want any potential for reliability issues and also have read enough to know that a slide cut specifically for a RMR seems to be preferred over MOS-style adapter plates.
Sorry for all the questions but hoping for some guidance here on a subject that, despite being a lifelong gun enthusiast, I am not very familiar with. This is new territory for me.