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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - EOTech roll call (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 11/2/2009 1:12:06 PM EDT
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All the EOTech bashing going on lately has got me curious. Are the issues happening with all models of EOTechs or just certain models? What models seem to have the most issues? What models are the most popular?
If you own/have owned an EOTech, please list which model(s) you have/had, how long you have owned it, and list problems you had, if any. Please do not turn this into another EOTech bash fest, and please no "a friend of a friend had an EOTech and it failed" type responses. If you have no personal experience with EOTech, then please refrain from posting. This is an atempt to get information from actual EOTech users. Thank you. |
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Not as much "personal" experience, but on a range shooting trip I was on with 2 of my friends, they both had EOTechs problems. 1 had battery drain problem, and the other guys would not properly clamp onto the Picatinny rail, as well it had the shifting zero problem. Both were the 511 N-cell variant.
I was there to help diagnose the problems, so I call it personal experience, however neither of them belonged to me FWIW. |
| I have a XPS2-1 and have not had any issues although I have only put +- 1500 rounds down the barrel with it mounted on my carbine. I have a basic Bushmaster A3M4 that I use it on. I have dropped it a few times, once a direct impact on the sight, and have shot for a few hours in the pouring rain as well. It is my hog gun and I am pretty hard on it; 1.) because I have a huge hog problem and am usually in heavily wooded areas or muddy, flooded milo fields for duck hunting 2.) because I wanted to see how much abuse the carbine could endure. No problems though. |
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I have two 512's (2+ years) and a 557 (about a year). No problems whatsoever, and yes, I DO shoot with them.
I wonder how many people think they bought a real one and actually bought a fake (and the problems)? I have a fake, and it is friggin IDENTICAL to my real ones. |
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I bought a 512 NIB from a respected dealer, and found a lot of debris inside the optic, and it sat canted on my railed upper. EOTech replaced it free of charge and it still sat canted. I tried the EOTech on my FN Herstal PS90 USG Rail and it sat perfectly flat. I've been using the EOTech for over 3 years and so far so good. Only problems so far: The batteries drain out rather rapidly even while sitting in storage. I thought it was my NiMH batteries (3 months before they need recharging) at first, so I swapped in Alkalines. After 1 year of non-use the reticle would flash indicating low voltage. It's interesting how my wall clock can run on the same AA year-round for 2-3 years before needing a new AA while the EOTech continues to sap current even in storage. |
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All the EOTech bashing going on lately has got me curious. Are the issues happening with all models of EOTechs or just certain models? What models seem to have the most issues? What models are the most popular? If you own/have owned an EOTech, please list which model(s) you have/had, how long you have owned it, and list problems you had, if any. Please do not turn this into another EOTech bash fest, and please no "a friend of a friend had an EOTech and it failed" type responses. If you have no personal experience with EOTech, then please refrain from posting. This is an atempt to get information from actual EOTech users. Thank you. Lately?? When were they ever good sights? The battery box problems and mount issues have been around as long as I can remember...I'm sure some will get good ones but it's a crap shoot with EOTech. ETA - I'd actually like to see them improve, our MI economy needs all the help it can get. Hopefully the new XPS line is better than the previous units... |
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511 about 2 years, love it!
its actually in my avatar as well EDIT: I know some have problems with sight picture etc, but until I start having issues with the 511 I wont replace it. I know some buddies in the Mil that prefer the Eotech, which not only surprised me, but just goes to show, different strokes for different folks |
| Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... |
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only one I have had a prob on is the N batteries - hated the 511
512, 516, and 556 with 1000's of rounds on duty rifle - no issues hot or cold or in or out. Getting 900-1000hrs on lithiums. Also forgot to add the myriad of my friends in LE that have used the Eothingies and have had no issues (except on the N batteries) - and yes, they have also used aimpoints without issue |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. |
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I have 2 512's one is several years old and one is a year old. Both have been 100%.
The oldest had been on top on my RR Colt and had thouands upon thousands of rounds beat it and countless full Beta dumps. Never a problem ever! 
Now I wish I had all of that ammo back! Ahhhhh the good old days! 
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| i've got a 552 and have had it for over two years with thousands of rounds and have used only one pair of lithium batteries. Best red dot scope out there if you ask me. Yes i'm sure some have issues but I love mine. Its been treated very hard and keeps on ticking. |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. I had it for about 6 months. Up until then, I had the same attitude about EOTechs as a lot of folks on this board. I thought they were great sights and that some folks had some flukes. Then my EOTEch started failing. I talked to some friends that knew what they were talking about and they reported similar problems among others. After that, I started paying more attention to what the so-called "haters" were saying and it started lining up with my story and those of people I trust. From there, I started thinking: 1. Yes, it is under warranty, but from what others were saying, the repaired ones would suffer the same problems after a while. 2. I wanted to depend on my optics and it was obvious that this one was not as dependable as I would like. I started finding out a lot of things I didn't like about EOtech and the defective products they were shipping to SOCOM and I decided I really didn't want anything to do with them after all. So, I sold it to a buddy who put it on his .22 and had no plans to use it in any situation where his life might depend on it. After that, I received in a trade that was practically new. It was part of a larger trade and new going in that I was going to ditch the sight. People can bury their heads about the constant problems plaguing the EOTech. But, they cannot deny the evidence. Every time they go to range, they will have a little nagging feeling, hoping that their sight is one that will work. Chances are, it is one that will work and they will be happy. My problem is that a sight built for combat, one that our service men and women as well as the LEO's that work to keep us safe at home and abroad, should not be risking their lives while depending on an optic that has a so-so reputation and may or may not be one that will shit the bed. I don't deal in chance and I don't think others should either. So, that is the reason I will not give them another chance. |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. I had it for about 6 months. Up until then, I had the same attitude about EOTechs as a lot of folks on this board. I thought they were great sights and that some folks had some flukes. Then my EOTEch started failing. I talked to some friends that knew what they were talking about and they reported similar problems among others. After that, I started paying more attention to what the so-called "haters" were saying and it started lining up with my story and those of people I trust. From there, I started thinking: 1. Yes, it is under warranty, but from what others were saying, the repaired ones would suffer the same problems after a while. 2. I wanted to depend on my optics and it was obvious that this one was not as dependable as I would like. I started finding out a lot of things I didn't like about EOtech and the defective products they were shipping to SOCOM and I decided I really didn't want anything to do with them after all. So, I sold it to a buddy who put it on his .22 and had no plans to use it in any situation where his life might depend on it. After that, I received in a trade that was practically new. It was part of a larger trade and new going in that I was going to ditch the sight. People can bury their heads about the constant problems plaguing the EOTech. But, they cannot deny the evidence. Every time they go to range, they will have a little nagging feeling, hoping that their sight is one that will work. Chances are, it is one that will work and they will be happy. My problem is that a sight built for combat, one that our service men and women as well as the LEO's that work to keep us safe at home and abroad, should not be risking their lives while depending on an optic that has a so-so reputation and may or may not be one that will shit the bed. I don't deal in chance and I don't think others should either. So, that is the reason I will not give them another chance. While I have no reason to think you are telling anyhting less then the truth, your sig line says you were the aimpoint dealer of the year. Again not trying to flame, but maybe and i do mean just maybe there is a slight bias. Im just wary what a dealer of the year for a competing product would say about it. FTR, I have neither an aimpoint or an eotech. I own a cheap reddot I got from walmart. It sits on my 22 upper and slays massive amounts of paper a year 
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| Have 511s and 512s on our patrol rifles...Every time I have shot one, there has been nary an issue and these sites see thousands of rounds per year. We don't treat them gingerly. Every time I pull one from the rack in my vehicle to verify function prior to hitting the road for the night, it works without fail. So, no bad words from me...If I ever have an issue, I will let you know. |
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I have a 552 that has had some problems.
1) If I shoot a lot of rounds through it, the heat screws with it and it won't turn off. I have to remove the battery cover, re-install it and sometimes it comes back on.. sometimes not. 2) I've had batteries leak inside the compartment and corrode the contacts 3) I've had the sight turn on and off while firing That said, I've put probably 20,000ish rounds through it - mostly in classes and it's worked 99% of the time. I greatly prefer the EO-Tech reticle. It's simply a better reticle than the Aimpoint IMHO as it has built-in lead-estimation, bullet drop, etc. I have a brand new XPS that I JUST mounted but have not fired. When I have put a fair number of rounds downrange and have faith in it, I'll send in the 552 to EO-Tech for repair and go from there. The XPS is how they should have been making EO-Techs from the start when it comes to battery-orientation IMHO. -Mike |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. I had it for about 6 months. Up until then, I had the same attitude about EOTechs as a lot of folks on this board. I thought they were great sights and that some folks had some flukes. Then my EOTEch started failing. I talked to some friends that knew what they were talking about and they reported similar problems among others. After that, I started paying more attention to what the so-called "haters" were saying and it started lining up with my story and those of people I trust. From there, I started thinking: 1. Yes, it is under warranty, but from what others were saying, the repaired ones would suffer the same problems after a while. 2. I wanted to depend on my optics and it was obvious that this one was not as dependable as I would like. I started finding out a lot of things I didn't like about EOtech and the defective products they were shipping to SOCOM and I decided I really didn't want anything to do with them after all. So, I sold it to a buddy who put it on his .22 and had no plans to use it in any situation where his life might depend on it. After that, I received in a trade that was practically new. It was part of a larger trade and new going in that I was going to ditch the sight. People can bury their heads about the constant problems plaguing the EOTech. But, they cannot deny the evidence. Every time they go to range, they will have a little nagging feeling, hoping that their sight is one that will work. Chances are, it is one that will work and they will be happy. My problem is that a sight built for combat, one that our service men and women as well as the LEO's that work to keep us safe at home and abroad, should not be risking their lives while depending on an optic that has a so-so reputation and may or may not be one that will shit the bed. I don't deal in chance and I don't think others should either. So, that is the reason I will not give them another chance. While I have no reason to think you are telling anyhting less then the truth, your sig line says you were the aimpoint dealer of the year. Again not trying to flame, but maybe and i do mean just maybe there is a slight bias. Im just wary what a dealer of the year for a competing product would say about it. FTR, I have neither an aimpoint or an eotech. I own a cheap reddot I got from walmart. It sits on my 22 upper and slays massive amounts of paper a year I pretty much seen it the same way you did. Ill be buying my first Eotech here in a couple weeks, probably a 512, because that seems like the most issued and suggest model. I dont think I have yet seen a 512 with a bad rep. Im sure if they was a Eotech dealer on here they would be bias against aimpoint, etc., it's just how business rivalry goes... |
| i have had my 552 F version for almost a year. The only complaint for me is the damn mounting screw will wiggle it's way out after about 120rnd, and i dont even rapid fire it! That is the only thing that pisses me off, cause if i forget to keep retightening the screw, the eotech will fall off my AR, and i lose my zero. But im using an after market thumb screw that sticks out. Im goin to try the stock screw, and see how that does... |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. I had it for about 6 months. Up until then, I had the same attitude about EOTechs as a lot of folks on this board. I thought they were great sights and that some folks had some flukes. Then my EOTEch started failing. I talked to some friends that knew what they were talking about and they reported similar problems among others. After that, I started paying more attention to what the so-called "haters" were saying and it started lining up with my story and those of people I trust. From there, I started thinking: 1. Yes, it is under warranty, but from what others were saying, the repaired ones would suffer the same problems after a while. 2. I wanted to depend on my optics and it was obvious that this one was not as dependable as I would like. I started finding out a lot of things I didn't like about EOtech and the defective products they were shipping to SOCOM and I decided I really didn't want anything to do with them after all. So, I sold it to a buddy who put it on his .22 and had no plans to use it in any situation where his life might depend on it. After that, I received in a trade that was practically new. It was part of a larger trade and new going in that I was going to ditch the sight. People can bury their heads about the constant problems plaguing the EOTech. But, they cannot deny the evidence. Every time they go to range, they will have a little nagging feeling, hoping that their sight is one that will work. Chances are, it is one that will work and they will be happy. My problem is that a sight built for combat, one that our service men and women as well as the LEO's that work to keep us safe at home and abroad, should not be risking their lives while depending on an optic that has a so-so reputation and may or may not be one that will shit the bed. I don't deal in chance and I don't think others should either. So, that is the reason I will not give them another chance. While I have no reason to think you are telling anyhting less then the truth, your sig line says you were the aimpoint dealer of the year. Again not trying to flame, but maybe and i do mean just maybe there is a slight bias. Im just wary what a dealer of the year for a competing product would say about it. FTR, I have neither an aimpoint or an eotech. I own a cheap reddot I got from walmart. It sits on my 22 upper and slays massive amounts of paper a year I pretty much seen it the same way you did. Ill be buying my first Eotech here in a couple weeks, probably a 512, because that seems like the most issued and suggest model. I dont think I have yet seen a 512 with a bad rep. Im sure if they was a Eotech dealer on here they would be bias against aimpoint, etc., it's just how business rivalry goes... Wow 
Aimpoint dosen't tell their dealers they can only sell Aimpoint. Some dealers, like TNVC, prefer to sell what they personally feel is good kit. I don't blame them one bit for not selling Eotech if they do not believe in the quality. I call that having a backbone and not thinking with their wallet! |
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Had a 552. The reticle began disappearing during strings of fire. Sold it to a friend who put it on a .22 and doesn't mind the problems. Had a second one that I got in a trade and sold it before even shooting because of the problems encountered with the first. Then there are the myriad of friends in the Mil and LE who have had problems with them too... Would you mind adding a little more information, such as how long did you have the 552 before it started giving you issues? Was it still under warranty? If so, why didn't you send it in for repair, or replacement instead of selling it? Also, I understand you had issues with the first one, but why didn't you even give the second one a chance? Thank you. I had it for about 6 months. Up until then, I had the same attitude about EOTechs as a lot of folks on this board. I thought they were great sights and that some folks had some flukes. Then my EOTEch started failing. I talked to some friends that knew what they were talking about and they reported similar problems among others. After that, I started paying more attention to what the so-called "haters" were saying and it started lining up with my story and those of people I trust. From there, I started thinking: 1. Yes, it is under warranty, but from what others were saying, the repaired ones would suffer the same problems after a while. 2. I wanted to depend on my optics and it was obvious that this one was not as dependable as I would like. I started finding out a lot of things I didn't like about EOtech and the defective products they were shipping to SOCOM and I decided I really didn't want anything to do with them after all. So, I sold it to a buddy who put it on his .22 and had no plans to use it in any situation where his life might depend on it. After that, I received in a trade that was practically new. It was part of a larger trade and new going in that I was going to ditch the sight. People can bury their heads about the constant problems plaguing the EOTech. But, they cannot deny the evidence. Every time they go to range, they will have a little nagging feeling, hoping that their sight is one that will work. Chances are, it is one that will work and they will be happy. My problem is that a sight built for combat, one that our service men and women as well as the LEO's that work to keep us safe at home and abroad, should not be risking their lives while depending on an optic that has a so-so reputation and may or may not be one that will shit the bed. I don't deal in chance and I don't think others should either. So, that is the reason I will not give them another chance. While I have no reason to think you are telling anyhting less then the truth, your sig line says you were the aimpoint dealer of the year. Again not trying to flame, but maybe and i do mean just maybe there is a slight bias. Im just wary what a dealer of the year for a competing product would say about it. FTR, I have neither an aimpoint or an eotech. I own a cheap reddot I got from walmart. It sits on my 22 upper and slays massive amounts of paper a year I pretty much seen it the same way you did. Ill be buying my first Eotech here in a couple weeks, probably a 512, because that seems like the most issued and suggest model. I dont think I have yet seen a 512 with a bad rep. Im sure if they was a Eotech dealer on here they would be bias against aimpoint, etc., it's just how business rivalry goes... Wow
Aimpoint dosen't tell their dealers they can only sell Aimpoint. Some dealers, like TNVC, prefer to sell what they personally feel is good kit. I don't blame them one bit for not selling Eotech if they do not believe in the quality. I call that having a backbone and not thinking with their wallet! This. We could become EOTech dealers if we wanted to. But, we only sell product we believe in and are willing to bet our lives on. If we are not willing to do that, then we can not, in good faith, sell it to others who would. Almost every dealer on this board that sells Aimpoint also sells Eotech. We choose to sell a system that is proven. There is nothing that says we can only sell one or the other. We choose whose products we sell. Not the other way around. If someone wants to buy an Eotech, then by all means, they can do it. Just not from us. L3 sells a lot of night vision equipment too. We are a night vision company after all and we could sell their products too. They could increase our offerings. But, they would have wanted us to sell EOtech as well. This is not going to happen. |
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512 Afghanistan 2005, ate batteries but was solid and worked well
556 Iraq 2008, used 6 batteries whole tour, no issues, used on semi and FA no problems XPS3 just bought for personal use on POF upper, zeroing it today. I like the Aimpoints but i LOVE my EOtechs |
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552 (F) here
2 trips through CAX (Mojave Viper)- M249 and M16A4- one winter, one summer 2 deployments to Iraq on an M16A4 Lots of field time in Hawaii- lots of rain storms much time spent on bigger guns 
still used on my personal M4 without problems no complaints on battery life- if I thought it would die, I'd carry extras (did) been through sandstorms, dunked in the Euphrates, banged around in the back of trucks, blown up Lithium AAs when I could- grabbed plain AAs from comm if I didn't have em no complaints and whole heartedly recommended |
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