I've checked several web venders and found that the slide of a P30 is noticeably more expensive to mill for a RDS than many/most other pistols. I have a couple questions about this:

1) Why? What is it (mechanically/design wise) that makes it a more complex or difficult job?

2) Does this "difficulty" mean the P30 just isn't a good host/candidate? ... other than cost. Does the milling compromise the P30 any? I assume no since it is an offered option by some reputable shops.

Any other thoughts and experiences are appreciated.

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More than likely just because it’s HK. It’s a pretty beefy slide so I assume it shouldn’t be any harder to do than any other gun

From my recollection, it is more difficult to setup for a RDS since more internal components extend into the upper part of the slide, unlike others.

The extractor pin come through the top where a Glock would have a RDS, so I imagine there is some work to make all that happen.

Ok, your original post doesn't say, but I am guessing you are talking about milling and drilling the P30 for an RMR installation?

If that is the answer you are looking for, it is easy. Milling the slide is a bitch because of the pin locations. Most of the few that do it, don't like to do it because you have to go really slow and it is a tedious cut. There is ZERO room for a margin of error, and there is also zero room for installation of a back up rear sight.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Ok, your original post doesn't say, but I am guessing you are talking about milling and drilling the P30 for an RMR installation?

If that is the answer you are looking for, it is easy. Milling the slide is a bitch because of the pin locations. Most of the few that do it, don't like to do it because you have to go really slow and it is a tedious cut. There is ZERO room for a margin of error, and there is also zero room for installation of a back up rear sight.

Yep that was the question in my head that didn't make the trip through my fingers to the keyboard! Happening more and more often to me.

The lack of a rear sight would be a deal killer for me ... the Deltapoint Pro with rear sight just sits too high for me (I have one on another pistol.)

I hear you, man. One thing I will say is in the Da/SA world I have become a big fan of the SIG 226 RX

If I follow this (and I've had just about everything under the sun milled) the issue is what exactly is in the area you need to mill. And hence you have to cope with that. Some are very easy (for example glock), some are semi easy (example SIG where you have to capture the spring somehow, plate or otherwise) and some are miserable (example 1911 where you just use the trijicon plate to solve or P30 where you have to make your own plate).
My go to people on slide milling are PMM and L&M. Jarod at PMM won't current do an HK, but L&M should be able to do what you want including a backup sight (not personal experience on this). I would ask Mark. Anybody else I'd not trust.