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  • #31
    James R.
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 774

    Originally posted by PLINK
    James, what model do you have? Does it take AA's? I just started looking into optics (Aimpoint/ EOTech) and it's confusing. TIA
    The one pictured is 512.A65 yes it takes AA batteries. I threw a set of lithium AA's in it and another set in the Magpul grip. That's batteries enough for years of use, these things really sip power.

    There is also a version which is simply a single red dot, but I don't fancy that. This one is a 1 MOA red dot with IIRC a 65 MOA ring around the dot as you can see.

    This one with the AA is apparently the one to get, lots longer battery time and you can pick up AA's anywhere. The other ones use IIRC N-Cell which is more expensive and harder to find at a mom and pop liquor store type place.

    This version is not compatible with NVG, you have to pay more for that which is IMHO a waste unless you honestly need NVG capability. FWIW I've looked at this thing thru NVG turned all the way down and it seems just fine, but that's crappy old NVG technology...not starlight Gen III,IV or V or whatever.

    Here's a pic on the gun. Yeah it's an odd arrangement, parts will prolly get juggled around at some point...but I like it. Short heavy barrel will prolly handle heat better, so aside from the weight everything adds up.



    Regards,

    James R.

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    • #32
      EvolutionGSR
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2005
      • 1553

      Originally posted by NeoWeird
      Hey James is that the real recticle in your picture? I ask because I just got my EOTech from Brownells and the recticle is a LOT fuzzier than then ones that I have used on fellow board member's guns. I tried the adjustment, but it didn't really help that much. I'll try to post a picture so you can see, but maybe I am just not adjusting it right.

      Neo,

      Mine acutally looks like that right when you turn it on. After a few seconds mine settles to look like James. Another friend of mine with one, his does that too. Turn it on and set it down if its not mounted. After that you can pretty much swing it around and it should stay.

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      • #33
        NeoWeird
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2005
        • 3342

        Originally posted by EvolutionGSR
        Neo,

        Mine acutally looks like that right when you turn it on. After a few seconds mine settles to look like James. Another friend of mine with one, his does that too. Turn it on and set it down if its not mounted. After that you can pretty much swing it around and it should stay.
        Ok, just turned it on again. how long should I let it sit, 5 minutes? 10 minutes?
        quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. - Lucius Annaeus
        a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.

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        • #34
          NeoWeird
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2005
          • 3342

          Ok, so after about half an hour I started to notice a slight improvement. So I got to take a picture of it and as I look at it through the camera I notice through the viewing screen the recticle is PERFECT. So I am thinking damnit, it's me. So I take a picture and the recticle comes out blurry and then in the viewing screen it is also blurry. So I take another picture trying to focus on the recticle and it comes out perfectly. These images were taken about 10 seconds apart.



          Nice. While it doesn't look as bad as the left to me, it is nowhere near the right either. It's like a nice combination of the two. I don't get it though, as I've used other people's EOTechs and they look fine to me, only this one looks blurry. Maybe it has to do with the model? Looks like I might be selling a brand new EOTech soon...
          quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. - Lucius Annaeus
          a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.

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          • #35
            PLINK
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2006
            • 1773

            James R., the info you provided was helpful. Thanks.


            NeoWeird, do you have the same model as James R.?

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            • #36
              m1371
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2005
              • 1118

              Neo - PM sent, let me know if it helps.
              Learning without thought is labor lost, thought without learning is perilous. -Foamy

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              • #37
                five.five-six
                CGN Contributor
                • May 2006
                • 34684

                Originally posted by NeoWeird
                So I am thinking damnit, it's me. So I take a picture and the recticle comes out blurry and then in the viewing screen it is also blurry. So I take another picture trying to focus on the recticle and it comes out perfectly.

                ok I remember the instructions the guy gave me. point it at a light object 35 feet away and focus on the obect. now rotate the sight. if the fuzziness rotates then it is the holosight, if the fuzines stays put then it is you

                Originally posted by James R.
                This one with the AA is apparently the one to get, lots longer battery time and you can pick up AA's anywhere. The other ones use IIRC N-Cell which is more expensive and harder to find at a mom and pop liquor store type place.
                true however, the type "n" leaves more room on your rail for a wider variety of buis and mounting positions. I keep spare "n"'s on my pistol grip

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                • #38
                  James R.
                  Senior Member
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 774

                  Originally posted by five.five-six
                  ...the type "n" leaves more room on your rail for a wider variety of buis and mounting positions. I keep spare "n"'s on my pistol grip
                  True, and it's cheaper (n-cell version) to boot. However I just didn't want to deal with n-cells and had enough room for BUIS and this so I went with it.

                  Regards,

                  James R.

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                  • #39
                    NeoWeird
                    Veteran Member
                    • Dec 2005
                    • 3342

                    HEY HEY!

                    So I got some great advice in the last 24 hours and I tried it all.

                    First I turned on my unit and left it of for almost an hour letting it "warm" up. Someone also suggested that I go through and adjust the windage and elevation on the unit, which made sense since the recticle was slightly egg shaped and it made sense that a improperly timed knob may have shaped the recticle oddly. After trying all that I was a bit disapointed to find that it still had problems.

                    So I read the "point it at an object 35 feet away" and figure that I had already done it, but I would try again. So I turn it on this morning and now the recticle works! Even at the brightest setting it looks nice, crisp, and round (it still gets bolder/fuzzier as I get to brighter intensities, but that is normal).

                    Not sure what it was, possibly the warm up/cool down, or the cycling of the adjustment knobs, or maybe even something else, but the unit seems to be working fine now.

                    I blame it on the aliens.

                    ETA: and for those that wanted to know, it's a 512.A65 (according to the box) which is the A battery non-NVG unit.
                    quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. - Lucius Annaeus
                    a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.

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                    • #40
                      m1371
                      Senior Member
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 1118

                      Good to hear that it's working for you now.

                      If it gives any hint of problems make sure you're all over their customer service at the first opportunity.
                      Learning without thought is labor lost, thought without learning is perilous. -Foamy

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                      • #41
                        NeoWeird
                        Veteran Member
                        • Dec 2005
                        • 3342

                        Originally posted by m1371
                        Good to hear that it's working for you now.

                        If it gives any hint of problems make sure you're all over their customer service at the first opportunity.
                        I will be.

                        It's actually not mine. Well I mean I did pay for it, but it's not going on my gun. It's going on my future wife's Ruger 10/22. Doing all sorts of custom work on it and I wanted to get a sight that would be uber easy for her to use (no variable power, knob adjustments, etc). So she gets the EOTech and I get....well nothing that fancy.

                        Now let's just hope she likes it. (Part of me hopes she does, but part of my anticipates she wont....at which point my AR gets a new friend )
                        quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. - Lucius Annaeus
                        a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.

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                        • #42
                          HK fan
                          Junior Member
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 91

                          no you don't NEED a front sight anymore, but with all things battery powered, they are bound to fail as soon as you need them! Keep the front sight as a back up

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