I had the same pros and cons when seeing if I wanted to try the plate. I then laughed at myself because you can apply the exact same pros and cons to the optic itself. That's how bad the Holosun situation is messing with the mind of the American shooter because up until they started releasing good dots, the formula was China = junk and the decision was much easier. Now we have a Chinese factory milling titanium optic plates to tight tolerances, and if you believe the reviews they might be doing it more consistently than CHPWS.