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saxd45c · 06-01-2007, 12:57 PM

I just received my EOTech 512.A65 in the mail and mounted it to my AR15. When I turned it on to check it out, I was suprised at how fuzzy the image was! I turned the brightness levels up and down and moved the sight forward and back a little on the rail and that didn't change the clarity. I expected a high resolution image but the outer 65 MOA ring looks like a rat's nest ring of barbed wire and the center dot looks like 3 fuzzy grapes stuck together!!!

What's the deal? Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Please help........

AZXD40 · 06-01-2007, 01:09 PM

Does the sight picture change when you change Eyes? I have noticed that on my red dots, that my right eye the failing one makes the dot look like crap, and when I switch to my good eye, it looks perfectly fine.

Just a thought...
Good luck

ElJimmyStrappo · 06-01-2007, 01:40 PM

Did you sight it up to something far away? What happens when you do that? It seems to me that when you focus on something other than the Eotech it should sharpen the holosight.

I have only checked out a holosight once, so take my .02 for what its worth.

I_Route · 06-01-2007, 02:15 PM

This is how they are. If you focus on a distant object like someone already suggested it will sharpen up a bit. It never totally gets crisp and clear.

hellagerms · 06-01-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by I_Route

This is how they are. If you focus on a distant object like someone already suggested it will sharpen up a bit. It never totally gets crisp and clear.

+1. Got to point it at someone first.

**nikon777** · 06-01-2007, 03:03 PM

get an aimpoint and send me your eotech for proper disposal.

saxd45c · 06-01-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ElJimmyStrappo

Did you sight it up to something far away? What happens when you do that? It seems to me that when you focus on something other than the Eotech it should sharpen the holosight.

I have only checked out a holosight once, so take my .02 for what its worth.

I will be sighting it in very soon at the range. I've just been looking through it around the house ( you know,ninja tumbles into open doors). Hopefully you are right about it getting crisper when focusing on targets and looking "through" the hologram. I was just a little disapointed at the image clarity and can't imagine it being accurate past 100 meters, but we shal see. I will post a range report next week. THANKS FOR THE INFO!!! It's nice to know if you have a problem that there are people out there that can help.

The Knight Of Light · 06-01-2007, 04:05 PM

The center dot should be clear. The outer ring is only a simple area aiming aid for the Bindon Aiming Concept. With both eyes open and focusing on the target you will not truly notice the fuzziness of the outer ring.

I_Route · 06-01-2007, 04:13 PM

I think I see your problem:

This chart should be perfectly clear and readable. If not then you need glasses.

GaryTx · 06-01-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by saxd45c

I will be sighting it in very soon at the range. I've just been looking through it around the house ( you know,ninja tumbles into open doors). Hopefully you are right about it getting crisper when focusing on targets and looking "through" the hologram. I was just a little disapointed at the image clarity and can't imagine it being accurate past 100 meters, but we shal see. I will post a range report next week. THANKS FOR THE INFO!!! It's nice to know if you have a problem that there are people out there that can help.

The EoTech isn't intended for use at 100 meters and beyond. It's an optic for CQB environments.

06-01-2007, 12:57 PM	#1
saxd45c XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 16	EOTech not as good as I thought......... I just received my EOTech 512.A65 in the mail and mounted it to my AR15. When I turned it on to check it out, I was suprised at how fuzzy the image was! I turned the brightness levels up and down and moved the sight forward and back a little on the rail and that didn't change the clarity. I expected a high resolution image but the outer 65 MOA ring looks like a rat's nest ring of barbed wire and the center dot looks like 3 fuzzy grapes stuck together!!! What's the deal? Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Please help........

06-01-2007, 01:09 PM	#2
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 714	Does the sight picture change when you change Eyes? I have noticed that on my red dots, that my right eye the failing one makes the dot look like crap, and when I switch to my good eye, it looks perfectly fine. Just a thought... Good luck __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

06-01-2007, 01:40 PM	#3
ElJimmyStrappo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 1,318	Did you sight it up to something far away? What happens when you do that? It seems to me that when you focus on something other than the Eotech it should sharpen the holosight. I have only checked out a holosight once, so take my .02 for what its worth. __________________ The Carry: Springfield XD 9 Service - Crossbreed Supertuck & DGR with #16 and #22 springs. The Tack Driver: Sako Vixen L461 .222 Rifle with Bushnell 4X Scope A real tack driver! The Fun Gun: Marlin .22 LR with Bushnell 7X Scope The best weapon anyone can have: a brain. "The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." -John Steinbeck "Beware the man who owns just one gun, he will know how to use it."

06-01-2007, 02:15 PM	#4
I_Route XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 846	This is how they are. If you focus on a distant object like someone already suggested it will sharpen up a bit. It never totally gets crisp and clear. __________________ Later, Jeff If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a soldier.

06-01-2007, 03:03 PM	#6
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,955	get an aimpoint and send me your eotech for proper disposal. __________________ Wu-Tang Killa' Bees on Da' Swarm! Liberals Click Here!

06-01-2007, 04:05 PM	#8
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,819 Blog Entries: 12	The center dot should be clear. The outer ring is only a simple area aiming aid for the Bindon Aiming Concept. With both eyes open and focusing on the target you will not truly notice the fuzziness of the outer ring. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

06-01-2007, 04:13 PM	#9
I_Route XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 846	I think I see your problem: This chart should be perfectly clear and readable. If not then you need glasses. __________________ Later, Jeff If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a soldier.

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