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Posted: 10/18/2017 9:01:43 AM EDT
NcSTAR FlipDot Anybody tried one of these yet? Looks like they sell for around $89 shipped. The brand is an immediate turn off, but you never know...I mean, Sightmark and UTG have been putting out some really great quality stuff lately. It sounds awesome if it works as advertised - constructed of solid aluminum, weight without mount is only 1 ounce, uses RMR pattern mounts, and comes with a lifetime warranty.  Vism FlipDot Promo Video They're the only company I know of actually producing a folding sight. Hera Arms never released the flip up reflex sight they were teasing 7 years ago... 
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Posted: 10/18/2017 9:07:22 AM EDT
[#1]
NCstar=no thanks
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Posted: 10/18/2017 9:16:09 AM EDT
[#2]
Yeah, no. That thing's gonna die within a few hundred rounds on a pistol.
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Posted: 10/18/2017 9:23:38 AM EDT
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Yeah, no. That thing's gonna die within a few hundred rounds on a pistol. |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 10:06:11 AM EDT
[#4]
NCStar...
The slomo vid made it look like the sight actually closed and flipped open during recoil.
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Posted: 10/18/2017 10:35:03 AM EDT
[#5]
Pass.
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Posted: 10/18/2017 12:28:56 PM EDT
[#6]
This has been needed. Hope it works. Hope other makers come out w/ 'em.
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Posted: 10/18/2017 12:37:05 PM EDT
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Ill get one and test it on my fnx45
See how long it'll take 45 abuse |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 1:27:35 PM EDT
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Ill get one and test it on my fnx45
See how long it'll take 45 abuse |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 1:35:51 PM EDT
[#9]
Very cool concept.
Make a spring loaded version where the sight flips open when drawing from the holster, folds back down when holstering and automatically turns off. Don't know how they'd prevent the window from closing at the end of recoil, but that's their problem to figure out. |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 5:25:35 PM EDT
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It would be interesting to know how many rounds are fired before you need to use the lifetime warranty. |
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Posted: 10/18/2017 5:47:17 PM EDT
[#11]
How long till it flat off in pieces.
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Posted: 10/19/2017 12:36:01 AM EDT
[#12]
Cool concept. But no thanks on NCStar
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Posted: 10/19/2017 10:39:39 AM EDT
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NCStar...
The slomo vid made it look like the sight actually closed and flipped open during recoil.
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Posted: 10/19/2017 6:26:00 PM EDT
[#14]
NCStar is made of Chinesium and bad decisions. Hard pass
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Posted: 10/19/2017 11:34:25 PM EDT
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How long till it flat off in pieces. If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 9:34:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. While many Chinese products have poor quality control and most of their products are copies of other designs, we're talking about a country that's managed to put a space station in orbit. Not all their products are crap, nor are all their products copies. Let's see how it reviews - it might work decently. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 10:50:24 AM EDT
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While many Chinese products have poor quality control and most of their products are copies of other designs, we're talking about a country that's managed to put a space station in orbit. http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-space-station-when-it-will-crash-2017-10 Pass |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:11:33 AM EDT
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Cool concept. But no thanks on NCStar |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:13:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And now it's crashing back to earth...
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-space-station-when-it-will-crash-2017-10 Pass Maybe this sight is crap. But is it inherently crap? I think we should wait for a review. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:17:23 AM EDT
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Cool concept. But no thanks on NCStar They've had similar things for photography/telescopes for years, straight out of Call Of Duty, but it would have to hold up to rough handling and recoil. 
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:17:33 AM EDT
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Maybe this sight is crap. But is it inherently crap? I think we should wait for a review. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 1:51:35 PM EDT
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It's NCStar, doesn't matter where it's made, it's inherently crap. 
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Posted: 10/20/2017 1:55:02 PM EDT
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A few years ago people used to say the same thing about brands like Hyundai http://petalmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2018-hyundai-genesis-2016-2017-.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's NCStar, doesn't matter where it's made, it's inherently crap. http://petalmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2018-hyundai-genesis-2016-2017-.jpg |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 1:58:56 PM EDT
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And Hyundai upper their game. There is no evidence that NCStar has. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's NCStar, doesn't matter where it's made, it's inherently crap. http://petalmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2018-hyundai-genesis-2016-2017-.jpg |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 2:33:34 PM EDT
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Been waiting for a decent manufacturer to come out with something similar. They've had similar things for photography/telescopes for years, straight out of Call Of Duty, but it would have to hold up to rough handling and recoil. http://mycamera.co.za/media/product/6c0/olympus-ee-1-dot-sight-ee4.jpg https://www.photolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OlympusEE1_CLOSEUP.jpg 
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Posted: 10/20/2017 3:48:02 PM EDT
[#26]
Junk like the rest of their product line.
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:25:02 PM EDT
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This has been needed. Hope it works. Hope other makers come out w/ 'em. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:40:45 PM EDT
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I’m curious, how has this been needed? |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:54:42 PM EDT
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My bet would be that it will fall apart taking it out of the box. If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How long till it flat off in pieces. If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. |
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Posted: 10/20/2017 11:56:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m curious, how has this been needed? And for once, NcStar was first in the field. The gamers have been proving the RDS' speed for many years now. It's finally small enough to fit on an EDC Glock 26. |
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Posted: 10/21/2017 11:05:32 PM EDT
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How is the spring pressure on the screen different from spring loaded folding "iron" sights that don't lock in the open position? While many Chinese products have poor quality control and most of their products are copies of other designs, we're talking about a country that's managed to put a space station in orbit. Not all their products are crap, nor are all their products copies. Let's see how it reviews - it might work decently. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. While many Chinese products have poor quality control and most of their products are copies of other designs, we're talking about a country that's managed to put a space station in orbit. Not all their products are crap, nor are all their products copies. Let's see how it reviews - it might work decently. Watch it flop around in the video. |
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Posted: 10/21/2017 11:09:40 PM EDT
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Looks like the dot is lasered onto the glass so it shouldn't matter if the glass moves around as long as the laser retains zero Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How long till it flat off in pieces. If it survives the first shot, the second shot will not be anywhere close to the first, because the screen is spring loaded and will not stay or return to the same position, shot to shot, causing the dot to move relative to the target. |
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Posted: 10/22/2017 12:05:03 AM EDT
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Some of y'all need to watch an AK rear sight in slow motion...
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Posted: 10/23/2017 7:14:22 AM EDT
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Some of y'all need to watch an AK rear sight in slow motion...
And a much different situation. |
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Posted: 10/23/2017 7:31:22 AM EDT
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NCStar...
The slomo vid made it look like the sight actually closed and flipped open during recoil. |
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Posted: 10/23/2017 7:48:36 AM EDT
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It's finally small enough to fit on an EDC Glock 26. |
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Posted: 10/23/2017 7:49:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/24/2017 8:56:58 AM EDT
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Very cool concept. Make a spring loaded version where the sight flips open when drawing from the holster, folds back down when holstering and automatically turns off. Don't know how they'd prevent the window from closing at the end of recoil, but that's their problem to figure out. |
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Posted: 10/24/2017 10:06:03 AM EDT
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Not only would I not trust the brand, but the point of an RDS is that it’s always ready to go. No thanks.
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Posted: 10/24/2017 10:20:24 AM EDT
[#40]
why? just why? lol
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Posted: 10/24/2017 12:44:07 PM EDT
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why? just why? lol 
Why u hate innovayshun? |
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Posted: 10/24/2017 1:54:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
A few years ago people used to say the same thing about brands like Hyundai http://petalmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2018-hyundai-genesis-2016-2017-.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's NCStar, doesn't matter where it's made, it's inherently crap. http://petalmist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2018-hyundai-genesis-2016-2017-.jpg |
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Posted: 10/26/2017 9:37:11 AM EDT
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My iPhone is made in China, but NC Star sure ain't no Apple and the design is an engineering disaster when you think about the diode beam to screen alignment issues.
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Posted: 10/26/2017 9:56:38 AM EDT
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It's an interesting concept for sure....obviously the brand name is not going to help them at all.
I would be curious to see the dimension of everything while folded. It doesn't look that much shorter than a standard RMR.....I've been carrying my G19 with RMR for months now and the RMR isn't noticeable at all. It doesn't print more, I don't notice it being there. This seems to be searching for a problem to fix. Now...if a slide manufacture, made a quality flip up red dot that sit flush with the top of the slide that would be cool. That would let this expand to even smaller pistols that could be pocket carried without any increase in size. |
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Posted: 10/27/2017 8:17:41 PM EDT
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Get LaRue to help it return to zero.
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