I ordered an EOTech holo sight knock off (model 557) and was wondering what are peoples experiances with them. is it actually a holo sight or just a red dot? I heard they dont work well in outdoors in bright would it work alright at an outdoor range with a roof (no direct sunlight)?
who uses EOTech knock offs?
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I have had both. The knockoff washed out a bit in bright light, wasn't amazing at holding zero, and had a larger dot in the center of the reticule. This all added up to larger groups, averaging 7" with a front rest. The real one will do fairly consistant 3-4" groups with me under the same conditions on the same rifle.
All in all, if you are on a budget, the knockoff will work, but you are far better off spending the extra $200-300 and getting a genuine used one from the EE.
All in all, if you are on a budget, the knockoff will work, but you are far better off spending the extra $200-300 and getting a genuine used one from the EE.
I saw a guy with a counterfeit NCStar knock off unit... Truly awesome. Came with the "Target Bypass Kit"!!!
Why not?
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I have a bushnell Holosight.. if that counts as a knockoff. They are supposedly made in the same place.. just minus the butch "tacticle" hood of the Eotech, and the battery supply. It works great. Stays put and puts the little holes surprisingly close together considring the dot is supposed to be 4 MOA. Can't compare it to an Eotech because I've never fired anything with one on it. But seriously.. for me personally.. I can't believe that the differences between the two are going to justify another 300$ in price tag. Other than to say I have a 'genuine Eotech".
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So EOTech uses N batteries?
You have a good point if you were using said optic and firearm for business or competition. You do get what you pay for. (often less)
I think for some of us who aren't hunting, competing or those of us who only hit the <100m ranges once or twice a month it is
possible to get more play value out of experimenting with "disposable optics" than one you have to make a deep committment to in order for a decent ROI.
If you're like me and don't know for sure what you like/want/need, you'll fall somewhere in the middle. I have some legitimate lower/mid priced optics.
And some fairly useable knock offs. The knock offs make me feel dirty
but they work good enough out to 50m that I personally don't care (yet)In my experience a clonepoint is an option for up close casual use. I've used a 1x Eotech clone and a Millet DMS-1 @1x out to 100m but I'm useless at that
distance without some magnification. Yes, I guess I'm just that bad.
It was a cheap way to find out I like Aimpoints better than EoTechs and that I prefer the size of the Micro T1 on my shorty AR better than a Comp M2.
(so far I must have gone thru 5 or 6 fakes for a whopping cash outlay of maybe $300, of which I' have re-couped some on EE and fleebay)
I don't expect my black rifles to be tack drivers and I don't depend on them to save my life or win me any trophies.
I don't expect a $50 chinese red-dot to be as robust or as accurate as a $600+ genuine article.
But my AR's are "Toys" to me so putting a "toy" scope on it doesn't seem too much of a stretch.
At some point I'll know what I want also and then won't hesitate to fork out some real coin.
I haven't had a fakepoint fail on me yet so until then I can't say I'll be swearing off that junk.
And I can't see how any catastrophic failure could cause any serious mishap at a short distance range. (<50m)
It's kinda like buying a fake Rolex. You wouldn't dive with it if your life depended on it,
but it still keeps some sort of time and looks better than a bubble watch.
This is all fine... until of course, you buy a real Rolex.
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I checked out a fake eotech at a gun show and it had an LED reticle instead of the laser reticle, and the fake reticle could be seen from the muzzle side. The LED fake reticle was actually more clear than a real eotech one (which are a bit grainy looking), but I guess this is because it wasn't a true laser based holo sight and wasn't parallax free.
