Holosun

Have a 407C, same as 507C but only the dot.
Like it, don't use the auto dimming, and therefore don't use the shake awake.
It's daylight bright, hasn't given any trouble. 3-4k under it so far. No major impacts or drops.
Minor gripes, the frame is super thick, if you target focus it doesn't matter. If you don't use the auto features the buttons kinda suck for turning it off.
 
Got the 510c and love it! Recently ordered a RMR cut slide for Glock and I'm seriously thinking the Holosun 507 or 508. Anybody have experience?

For a pistol mounted Red dot, holosun is the only other optic I would use I didn’t have RMRs. They’re good to go.
 
I have a 510C GR for Carbine classes and i have used and abused it and it has been good to go. Some of the guys turn their nose up at it, but I think the features are better than the Eotech and so far has held up. I have at least 4K rounds on two different AR's it has been mounted on and it gets tossed around and is a little beat up. Solid.

So i have been wanting to get a Dot site for a handgun, so i bought a Canik Elite combat executive and bought a holosun 507C Gr, I put it on Wednesday. Haven't shot it yet, but it will get a lot of use. I like the fact that it has solar power, shake awake, multiple reticles, auto off. I got a Zeiss LPVO around Chistmas and left the nob on and the battery was dead next class. Holosun battery life i s 5+ years...
 
I got a Zeiss LPVO around Chistmas and left the nob on and the battery was dead next class. Holosun battery life i s 5+ years...

My single gripe with most LPVO. Turn it on at match. Next match, replace battery and repeat.

I am anxiously awaiting the day of shake awake 50,000hr daylight brite LPVO! Luepy has a nice system on their VXR Patrol and other scopes.
 
My single gripe with most LPVO. Turn it on at match. Next match, replace battery and repeat.

I am anxiously awaiting the day of shake awake 50,000hr daylight brite LPVO! Luepy has a nice system on their VXR Patrol and other scopes.

Yea, i gambled on the Zeiss name and that awesome price they had at Black Friday, but the damn thing is so dim in day light it ... well... i pulled it off my new primary (14.5 AR from Larue) and put it on the 16 inch Aero which is now the backup/distance gun. Stuck the 510C on the Larue.

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Yea, i gambled on the Zeiss name and that awesome price they had at Black Friday, but the damn thing is so dim in day light it ... well... i pulled it off my new primary (14.5 AR from Larue) and put it on the 16 inch Aero which is now the backup/distance gun. Stuck the 510C on the Larue.

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Yeah, if it's not daylight bright, I probably go with something else.
 
Wife got me a 507c for Christmas for my AR9 dang thing died while at the range figured it was battery nope it’s dead as a door nail. Sending it back
 
No experience yet with the 507 or 508. I expect to remedy that soon though. I DID buy a Sig with the Sig Romeo recently and can say I like it so far. Only been a week but I really like it. Holosun will be my next purchase I'm thinking though...
 
I've got the 507C and I absolutely love it. Big fan of Holosun. Have a bunch of their products.
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Wife got me a 507c for Christmas for my AR9 dang thing died while at the range figured it was battery nope it’s dead as a door nail. Sending it back

Man I hope yours was an isolated problem. My 507c will arrive tomorrow. Hopefully in time for me to mount and shoot it before dark.

I kinda wanted the 508T but palmetto has the 507c on sale for $229 with free shipping. Then if you use the word "optic" in the coupon section you get an additional $20 off. So $209.00 shipped.
 
What slide mounted optic sits the lowest?

The optics geared towards subcompacts like the P365 and Glock 43 type pistols are designed to co-witness with standard height sights so they are going to sit the lowest. That’s gonna be your Sig Romeo zero, Shield RMS-c and the new Holosun 407/507K. Out of the optics made for standard size guns, the Trijicon RMR is gonna be the lowest profile.
 
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Question for you guys on installation. Is blue loctite fine for set screws? It says 9-15 inch pounds on torque. I don't have a torque tool that goes that small. Snug it and give an 1/8 turn be okay?


ETA: Read online where some say use purple loctite..
 
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On some very small set screws, I have been known to use PURPLE LocTite. Blue is typically what is recommended.

I would try to borrow a torque screwdriver. They are not that expensive if you are going to be doing this more than once.

I have an aftermarket trigger for a GLOCK that said they used RED LocTite on it when I received it. To adjust that allen screw, it required a LOT more heat than I wanted to use to make the adjustment.
 
Question for you guys on installation. Is blue loctite fine for set screws? It says 9-15 inch pounds on torque. I don't have a torque tool that goes that small. Snug it and give an 1/8 turn be okay?


ETA: Read online where some say use purple loctite..
I use blue. I torque to 16. That is not very tight.

If going on a Glock make sure the right screw doesn't interfere with the extractor spring and whatnot.
 
I helped a good friend build up a G17 with an ATOM Slide. We used the Holosun 507C. It was easy to zero. The reticle is a little blurred on the edges. It died on the CCW qual range last week. Not sure if it was the batt, or another issue. He had only had it for a month or so. Will check in to see if it is indeed the battery. I have RMR's on my other pistols, and I do like them....don't like the price that's for sure. Keep an eye out on Bass Pro and other catalog sites, it seems once a year they blow out inventory on them and the price get's down tp almost $320 or so.
 
My single gripe with most LPVO. Turn it on at match. Next match, replace battery and repeat.

I am anxiously awaiting the day of shake awake 50,000hr daylight brite LPVO! Luepy has a nice system on their VXR Patrol and other scopes.

Not a fan of Trijicon (or price)?

I tried LVPO but it wasn't my bag. I did not train enough to get fast, so I went back to RDS.

I haven't bought into having them on the pistol yet....
 
I'll say this on the red dots....If you have the red dot affixed to the frame, like you'd see on a race gun, it is FAST, and really fun to see your split times go down. If it's on the slide, you'll have to put in some serious effort to get the hang of re-acquiring the dot quickly. I also found that with the red dots I have mounted, it takes some mental training to consistently hit the same place at farther distances. I've gotten better at it, and my older eyes like the dot....but....am I faster with the slide mounted? No not really, it's just the way my brain is wired from my past training with iron sights.
 
Not a fan of Trijicon (or price)?

I tried LVPO but it wasn't my bag. I did not train enough to get fast, so I went back to RDS.

I haven't bought into having them on the pistol yet....

Actually, I am a fan. I use one on my pistol.
Just haven’t found a LPVO from them I like yet. Haven’t tried them all though. But for the money, I’d stick with what I have or buy a razor most likely.

I went to the LPVO and it took some getting used to. Now it feels about as fast for me as a dot. Critical to have a bright and crisp center dot, imo.
I like red dots too. But on my carbines a LPVO is pretty nice once you get used to it.
 
Actually, I am a fan. I use one on my pistol.
Just haven’t found a LPVO from them I like yet. Haven’t tried them all though. But for the money, I’d stick with what I have or buy a razor most likely.

I went to the LPVO and it took some getting used to. Now it feels about as fast for me as a dot. Critical to have a bright and crisp center dot, imo.
I like red dots too. But on my carbines a LPVO is pretty nice once you get used to it.

I don't know much about trijicon's LVPO's, but I do know they don't need a battery.

Yeah, I have the Leupold VX-R Patrol, don't love it. I don't game, and I don't spend enough time with it to get fast for HD application. But I can understand and appreciate why people like them.
 
I don't know much about trijicon's LVPO's, but I do know they don't need a battery.

They have both dual Tritium/FO and LED versions these days. I don't own either so can't really comment beyond that.
 
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You can regularly get 510c and a bunch of other models on Williamette machine or Schuyler. I bought a 510c last week for $235 shipped. Sign up for in stock alert. Register to have all your stuff ready since they go quick. Add to cart for the actual, much lower price when in stock.
 
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I don't know much about trijicon's LVPO's, but I do know they don't need a battery.

Yeah, I have the Leupold VX-R Patrol, don't love it. I don't game, and I don't spend enough time with it to get fast for HD application. But I can understand and appreciate why people like them.

IMO, the VXR is an excellent scope.
However, to me the most important part of an LPVO is the view on 1x.
So the VXR is out for me as I can‘t get used to the 1.25x. I do know people that have them and say it doesn’t bother them, but personally I can’t get used to shooting both eyes open with the slight magnification.
 
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Keep an eye out on Bass Pro and other catalog sites, it seems once a year they blow out inventory on them and the price get's down tp almost $320 or so.

that was only because the RMR type 2 was coming out and Bass Pro bought up all the inventory of the type 1’s and had those awesome deals on them.
 
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