How to Spot a Fake Eotech.

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Background

Unscrupulous overseas manufacturers and criminal elements in the United States are selling counterfeit L-3 EOTech holographic weapon sights to consumers, as well as police officers and soldiers. The counterfeiters closely replicated the outside appearance of the L-3 EOTech sights while some included L-3 EOTech logos and labels to make them appear to be genuine L-3 products. Unlike the counterfeits, all L-3 EOTech holographic weapon sights, as well as the consumer models sold by Bushnell, are made in the U.S.A.

Often the differences in appearance between the genuine EOTech products and the counterfeits is nearly indiscernable, including replication of registered trademarks.

These counterfeit items are often marketed for recreational air-soft use and will not...

Withstand coil or shock consistent with small to medium weaponry
Consistently hold or maintain battle zero
Withstand drop tests or excessive shock
Offer any water resistance protection
Offer the advantages provided by true holographic technology
Offer dependable, reliable performance for any military, law enforcement, or competitive, real-weapon application
To identify a counterfeit product, look for the following:

Uncommon batteries – The counterfeit products often, but not always, require several small, hearing-aid-style batteries
Interchangeable red and green reticle colors
Highly reflective optics
A visible LED light positioned inside the sight cavity
NV push button that switches the LED to a different color instead of to a night-vision mode
Lack of an EOTech manufacturing and serial number sticker
Download a PDF of the information above.

Contact information for the IPR Center is available at www.iprcenter.gov.

Email EOTech to report a suspected counterfeit.

Learn about the legal action EOTech is taking.

http://www.eotechinc.com/counterfeit-alert-how-to-spot-a-fake
http://www.eotechinc.com/sites/default/files/client/recognizing-counterfeit-sights_0.pdf
 
Fakes are also less likely to come with the packaging including the plastic padded case.

Also, fakes can show a reflected reticle on the other side of the sight, reflect light off the glass at an angle due to lack of reflective coating, and show a distorted reticle when moved to the corners of the sight.

Caveat emptor.
 
I have a both a real Eotech, and a fake one. Both the standard 512 model.

The fake was 1/10 the price of the real one.

They both look identical, as far as outside appearance is concerned. There's no possible way to tell one from the other.

Ironically; The fake one actually came with a better box than the real one.

Both take normal AA batteries.

But there are some ways to tell them apart.

The fake one has a bit of dark tint in the glass. Any real Eotech has crystal clear glass, with no tint whatsoever.

The fake one can switch from red display to green display. Any real Eotech has only a red display.

The fake one is an LED projection, just like most red-dot sights on the market. The real Eotech is a laser projection.
Yes, you can really tell the difference when you look at them both side-by-side.

Having said all of that. The fake Eotech works just fine on my tactical .22LR, and I've never had any trouble with it.

Would I use it on my .223 AR-15? Probably not. But for a .22LR it works just fine.
 
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