Description
The Night Fision Optic Plate + Backup Sight Combo is designed for Springfield Hellcat owners who want to mount a Holosun 507K red dot without giving up the ability to aim if the optic fails or loses power. That is the core trade-off this system addresses: modern micro red dots are reliable, but any electronic sight can go dark at an inconvenient moment. By pairing a machined optic plate with co-witness backup sights in a single package, Night Fision lets you install both solutions at once rather than sourcing them separately and hoping the sight heights work out.
The backup sights are finished in black, which keeps them from drawing the eye away from the primary optic during normal use. That matters on a carry pistol like the Hellcat, where a cluttered sight picture can slow target acquisition. The sights are positioned to function through the 507K’s window, so if you need them, you are not forced to remove or rotate the optic to get a usable sight picture.
The plate itself is cut specifically for the Hellcat’s slide, meaning the footprint and screw pattern are matched to that platform rather than adapted from a universal blank. A purpose-cut plate sits flush with the slide and distributes recoil load across the correct geometry, which matters for long-term zero retention under repeated firing. If you are running a Hellcat as a carry gun and the 507K is your chosen optic, this combo eliminates the guesswork of pairing separate components and gives you a complete mounting and backup solution in one unit.




