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Docter / Noblex footprint

The Docter / Vortex / Burris red-dot footprint: the optics that share it, the ones that will not fit, and how to mount it.

Footprint plate, not to scale
DesignationDocter / Vortex / Burris
Red-dot footprint
Also called
Docter / Noblex pattern
Shared by
classic open-emitter Vortex Venom and Viper, Burris FastFire, Meopta
Interface
screws to a Docter-pattern base or plate
Generation trap
the newer enclosed Vortex Venom uses the DeltaPoint Pro cut, not this one
Shares this footprint
Vortex Venom (open)Vortex Viper (open)Burris FastFireMeopta MeoSight
Does not interchange

The Docter or Noblex footprint is shared across a group of budget and mid-range dots: the classic open-emitter Vortex Venom and Viper, the Burris FastFire and the Meopta line all use it, so a base cut for one usually takes the others.

Check the generation before buying a plate. The older open-emitter Venom uses this Docter cut, but the newer enclosed Venom uses the Leupold DeltaPoint Pro footprint instead.

It is not the RMR pattern. A Docter-footprint dot will not sit on an RMR-cut slide, and an RMR will not sit on a Docter base. Use a Docter-pattern plate or Picatinny mount to fit any of the sights in this family.

Plates and mounts for this footprint
Mount this footprint

Sources: Red dot footprint families, OpticFootprint · Guide to red dot footprints, OpticsPlanet · Red dot footprint compatibility guide, Athena Precision