Vortex Venom footprint

Vortex Venom footprint, or also Docter footprint or Noblex footprint, is a footprint standard that you can find used with mainly full sized red dots.

You can recognize this footprint by few details:

  • it has 4 sockets - one in each corner,
  • the front & rear sockets are 20mm far from each other,
  • the left & right sockets are 39mm from each other.

Full compatibility list [2025 update]

Optics compatible with Vortex Venom footprint:

Docter standard

ADE Avanced Optics

  • ADE Advanced Optics RD3-006 Huracan
  • ADE Advanced Optics RD3-009 Crusader
  • ADE Advanced Optics RD3-012 Delta
  • ADE Advanced Optics RD3-013 Bertrillium
  • ADE Advanced Optics RD3-015 Zantitium

Athlon

  • Athlon Midas TSR1

Burris

  • Burris Fastfire 2
  • Burris Fastfire 3
  • Burris Fastfire 4

Leica

  • Leica Tempus
  • Leica Tempus 2

Noblex

  • Noblex NV Sight II plus
  • Noblex NV Sight III
  • Noblex NV Sight C
  • Noblex NV Sight G

MAKDot

  • MAKdot SH

MECANIK

  • MECANIK MO2

Sightmark

Springfield Armory

  • Springfield Armory Hex Dragonfly

US Optics

  • US Optics DRS 2.0
  • US Optics DRS 2.0 Enhanced

Vector Optics

Vortex

Mounting options for Optics Ready models

If you have optics ready handgun, you need to be searching for optics ready plate with Vortex Venom footprint:

Make sure to search for plate with "Vortex Venom footprint" that also has your handgun in the compatibility list.

Mounting options for classic models

If you have classic handgun, you need to be searching for a red dot mount which replaces rear sight in the dovetail cut: red dot mount with Vortex Venom footprint:

Make sure to search for mount with "Vortex Venom footprint" that also has your handgun in the compatibility list.