Vortex Defender ST footprint and mounting: an open-emitter reflex cut to the Leupold DeltaPoint Pro pattern. Which adapter plate or mount fits it, and the optics it shares a footprint with.
Updated 05 September 2026.
Vortex Defender ST: footprint and what mount fits it
The Vortex Defender ST is an open-emitter reflex on the Leupold DeltaPoint Pro footprint. It mounts to pistol slide cut or an adapter plate, so buy the plate or mount cut for the Leupold DeltaPoint Pro pattern.
Footprint plate, not to scale
DesignationLeupold DeltaPoint Pro
Red-dot footprintMake
Vortex
Model
Defender ST
Footprint
Leupold DeltaPoint Pro
Optic type
open-emitter reflex
Mounts to
pistol slide cut or an adapter plate
Shares its footprint with
Plates and mounts for the Vortex Defender ST
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Mount this optic
- ›Leupold DeltaPoint Pro footprintthe mounting pattern
- ›How this footprint reaches a rail or slidethe fit
- ›Red-dot footprints explainedmatch a dot to a cut
Questions and answers
What is the make of the Vortex Defender ST?
Vortex
What is the model of the Vortex Defender ST?
Defender ST
What is the footprint of the Vortex Defender ST?
Leupold DeltaPoint Pro
What is the optic type of the Vortex Defender ST?
open-emitter reflex