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8/12/2006 6:30:19 AM EDT
Anyone used one of these on an AR?  It seems to be the same idea as the holosight but uses AAA bateries........  Any comments, likes or dislikes?

bushnell.com/products/riflescopes/specs/53-0021.cfm
8/14/2006 10:20:35 AM EDT
[#1]
I have one, but I mounted it on an SKS (it also spent a little time on a Kel-tec SU-16 earlier).  It is basically a restyled Holosight with a slightly smaller screen.  No complaints so far.

ILya
8/14/2006 12:28:31 PM EDT
[#2]
They are also marketed as being lower than the original Holosight (and EOTech).  Since even the EOTech is considered (by some) to be a tad low when mounted directly to a flat-top, I can't imagine this thing being useable without some type of riser mount.  

I'm sure they're just fine for a lot of applications, but for an AR specifically, I'd rather have an EOTech, or even a standard Holosight.
8/14/2006 7:14:12 PM EDT
[#3]
They are Junk. the screen is way smaller than a standard eotech, and the screen itself is very fragily built inside the hood. Not nearly as robust as a standard eotech. I bought one when they first came out, and promptly sent it back for a refund. For the money, buy a used eotech and you'll be alot better off.
8/15/2006 3:16:20 PM EDT
[#4]
Thanks for the input!
I'm glad I asked
8/16/2006 1:21:30 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
They are also marketed as being lower than the original Holosight (and EOTech).  Since even the EOTech is considered (by some) to be a tad low when mounted directly to a flat-top, I can't imagine this thing being useable without some type of riser mount.  

I'm sure they're just fine for a lot of applications, but for an AR specifically, I'd rather have an EOTech, or even a standard Holosight.


no risers necessary. we dropped one on a customers rig the other week. it turned out well.


They are Junk. the screen is way smaller than a standard eotech, and the screen itself is very fragily built inside the hood. Not nearly as robust as a standard eotech. I bought one when they first came out, and promptly sent it back for a refund. For the money, buy a used eotech and you'll be alot better off.


so you didn't like it. okay. that was a first gen. since when is anything worth a damn in gen 1? also it's ALOT cheaper than an eotech. most vendors can sell them around $200 (unless they are greedy. dealer cost is <around> $180.)
8/16/2006 2:10:28 PM EDT
[#6]
The battery life sucks and like other people said, it is cheaply constructed. I went with an EOTech 512... I like it A LOT more than a normal red-dot/Aimpoint clone.
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