Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles Any of you guys use Holosun on your AR's?

I've got a 510c on a tactile shotgun . It's held up so far . If I don't use it for a period of time ( 3 months? ) And keep it stored in a dark corner like just inside a closet I have discovered the reticle will not be lit up. Leave it out in the light for a short time and it will come right on. I know not the best plan being in the dark corner if you haven't intruder but it is what it is so what tells me I solar panel seems to work.
Only let that happen once and try to get it now in the light for a period of time for at least every couple weeks.

I had an early series, maybe a 4 something, it played hell with my astigmatism.

I read these new 5 series are much easier on the eyes of someone with mild astigmatism. I have been wanting one without the solar array, but the made in China deal is the main factor I haven't purchased one.

Fugk China.

What American made device are you typing on?

If it makes you feel better, Holosun is based in California.

I read stuff like this a lot and I have to ask.

Why? Why do you turn the optic off or leave it on shake n' bake or WTF option it's called? The battery is going to last a minimum of two years with the dot turned on. That means that even if you skip a birthday it can be left on and in all likelihood, you can skip two more and it will still work just fine.

If it can't, it probably shouldn't be attached to your tactile shotgun.

About a month back I went to an Active Shooter call. As I was walking back to my rig (nothing happened, it was a pack of Black Cats or some schit) I watched a guy turn the Aimpoint on his (spotless) AR to the off position. I couldn't help but laugh and asked him why he's doing that. He just shrugged. I asked him what the battery life on his Aimpoint was and he had no idea. I'm not sure why folks are affixing these things to weapons when they don't understand any of their capabilities but I'd sure like to see it end in the next decade or so.

It's one thing to rack a round or make ready in a hurry, it's quite another to push buttons and play with up/down arrows in prep for shooting something that broke into your house and wants to rape you and your dog.

Something to think about.

well I'll have to look in the book to see if you can turn it off don't know it's on the shake-a-wake mode but likelihood of me ever needing it in an emergency is quite low where I live there is also lots of other weapons sitting around that are quickly deployable.

There is a reason I haven't upgraded my phone

"We are sure that most of you are aware that Nokia is indeed a Finnish company and that means a lot of Nokia phones are made in – yes you guessed it – Finland! But not all Nokia phones are made there. In fact, Nokia devices are made everywhere; Hong Kong, Mexico, China, Brazil, Germany, and more"

Does it have a good battery in it? Shake awake is almost instant. Sounds like the battery is dead and it's resorting to the solar power.

it could be dead. I have a stash of them I just never have changed it because just a few minutes of works. And like I said it's not necessarily my own form of defense just something I wanted. Flight pointed out about turning it on and just leaving it on which is okay me I don't care but I'm not sure on that model you can turn it on off or instant on if you have a choice. If it is Dead the original battery which I can't remember if it was already installed in the unit when I got it or in a plastic bag separate didn't last very long.

Renata batteries are the ones Aimpoint recommends so I use them. If I remember right, the batteries are installed in Holosuns so no telling how long they have been in there.

I think discussing shotguns that serve no real purpose kinda serves no purpose.

I'm not saying this to be an ass hole, but certain forums dictate certain forms of sincerity in discussion.

Unless we all agree that we don't care. Which I'm fine with also.

You didn't type your response on that Nokia.

I doubt it's a battery issue.

Ya it could be set in auto brightness mode (which sucks no matter the country of origin). I didn’t think about that.

Didn't realize that when having the same sight being discussed on a different type of weapon was an issue.
It is an auto mode but only one time is it acted funky and I think it's cuz it is in the dark for too long and the battery is down weak or bad whatever you want to say. Now that said that might be a drawback to your solar back up because you might not know your battery is dead until it's stored in the dark for a long period of time? Let it charges up enough to turn the reticle on within just a few minutes. So unless grabbed and used immediately someone might not know this I might get it out take it to the range get it back out of a case that sits around for a few minutes you know the drill.