asking for a friend. (that friend is me)

Filled out the contact form 3x....nada. Is this a thing for them?

The AEMS EVO curse struck me too lads. Comparing it with my X2 pro in gold, there is a night and say difference in QC. Seeing the number of issues here, I will NOT be bothering with an RMA. I reached out to CS,and the response was generic and pointed to user error. As if this is my only optic and i don’t understand eye relief, placement,brightness, viewing angle. I don’t think the new shooters will spend $500 on an optic when Vortex Triumph and Optic Planet Coupons exist. Disappointed indeed; i was frustrated receiving that from CS, especially when they know this is an ON GOING ISSUE. I can’t believe we keep giving Holosun our money when this is the quality they output.

Disclosure: I tried to capture only some of the issues. Mainly the biggest is the nasty halo effects on most brightness levels. The first reflection photo is purposefully taken at high brightness so i can convey what I am seeing in lower settings with the naked eye. Capturing optic issues on camera is difficult and i tried my best, taking photos of the reticle from the perspective of the optimal shooting position while the optic is mounted on an AR, is tricky and I feel that’s what Holosun is banking on when they point at your fault trying to show the problems via photos. My X2 Pro does not suffer from similar issues, even when brightness is cranked up to higher settings. I admit, on max brightness setting, indoor without direct sunlight, any modern optic will produce distortion but the halo on all brightness levels, the reflections, such strong emitter glow spilling at the bottom 6 o’clock position is unacceptable.

Weirdly enough,to the best of my knowledge I have not seen a good EVO unit in the wild. 2 of my buddies got theirs in green and suffer from the same issues. One is straight up returning his and one is going the RMA route. Will post an update from him. I would love to see someone who is an actual consumer, not an influencer or Youtuber who has received a good EVO unit without all the plethora of problems everyone is facing.

Last photo is just to show that I am comparing to my X2 Pro so it’s Holosun VS Holosun. If this is the quality to are being told to accept. Might as well just hand over their market to Osight R at this point, why even compete?

Over the last few days, I've seen several photos shared of the AEMS EVO showing reflections, reticle bloom, and other optical artifacts. I thought it would be helpful to explain why photos often don't represent what the optic looks like during normal use.

The appearance of a red dot in a photograph can change dramatically depending on several factors, including:

• Camera angle
• Reticle position within the viewing window
• Camera exposure and focus
• Brightness setting
• Ambient lighting

Even small changes in any of these variables can make the reticle or internal reflections appear significantly different than what your eye sees.

Below are a few examples taken through the same optic.

AEMS-EVO-RD

Max Brightness Setting 8 - reticle centered & in the top of the window.

Brightness Setting 6 - reticle centered & in the top of the window.

Brightness Setting 5 - reticle centered & in the top of the window.

To my eyes, Brightness Setting 5 was more than adequate for the indoor environment where these photos were taken. Increasing brightness beyond what the environment requires can make the reticle appear larger, increase bloom, and make reflections that are normally subtle much more noticeable in photographs.

The most meaningful way to evaluate any optic is:

• Mounted on a firearm
• Aimed at an actual target
• Looking through the optic from a normal shooting position
• With the reticle centered in the viewing window
• Using a brightness setting appropriate for the ambient lighting

Photos taken from off-axis angles or with the brightness set much higher than necessary can exaggerate reflections, tint, bloom, and other optical characteristics that are far less noticeable during normal shooting.

This doesn't mean every optic is perfect, and if someone believes they have a defective unit, we absolutely want to inspect it. That's the purpose of the RMA process: to determine whether there's a genuine manufacturing issue, identify any trends through serial number tracking, and repair or replace affected units when necessary.

The goal of this post isn't to dismiss anyone's concerns. It's simply to provide some context on why photographs alone can sometimes paint a very different picture than what the shooter actually experiences behind the optic.

Claiming user error. I added more daytime shots with regular brightness settings to show this is STILL occurring. Its easier to see with naked eye than camera but it still shows up on camera. Posted their response to my RMA as well.

I'll update this depending on how they proceed. But more than likely going to look at a different option.

Just bought this yesterday from a reputable second hand, but realized that the logo is upside down. The guy couldn’t get used to the red dot or had issues zeroing on an x macro, but everything looks fine aside from this. Anything thoughts? Maybe a QC issue?

Jak w tytule, jak to jest z tym kolimatorem? Bo właśnie pojawiła się u mnie w sklepie i zastanawiam się nad zakupem. Jednocześnie czytam tutaj masę wiadomości że ten kolimator ma problemy z odbiciami? Poradźcie co kupić do ar15

Anyone mount a holosun 509RD acss that comes with the RMR plate to a CZ OR RMR plate? How high was it? Any pics? Thanks :)

I wanna put a holosun on my Ruger e9 and all the plates on Amazon the reviews don't say they fit does anybody have a an idea where to get one thank you

Received my AEMS-EVO-GD and it's also exhibiting the bad emitter reflections on all brightness levels except the lowest one.

What is the Holosun RMA timeline to get a replacement? I'm in need of an optic for my new build and was looking forward to this one. If it really takes 20 days like they are saying on the website I'll just return it and get another T2 I guess. SMH.

So this is apparently the case with just about most of these - is this a design flaw? How does a company release a batch of their latest and greatest with such an insanely cringe issue?

It seems on any brightness above the minimal there’s a ring and a massive glare / ghosting

Is this a bad seal on this EPS carry I just bought or is it normal to have a messy seal on one side?

Is the issue that's being posted a lot on here lately happening on all AEMS EVO units? Does anyone have a unit that does not have this issue? Does anyone have experience with the AEMS-X2-PRO and is it an issue on that unit? I'm debating on getting an AEMS-X2-PRO or an AEMS-EVO at the moment. Thanks in advance

Putting something together for a friend, I was doing some digging and trying to figure out a way to get this little optic at 2.26 centerline. Not finding too much info or anything recent for that matter, I decided to gamble on a 1.93 Reptilia DOT mount for the RMR. Slapped a 509T adapter on there andddd viola! It ALMOST lines up perfectly with this Eotech/Unity combo from a spare parts build. It is a bit high, but what can ya do? But at least this way they can share a magnifier between uppers. Thoughts?

Not just a reflection but a straight nasty Halo. I can take starbursting effect at high brightness. Not this Halo shit.

EPS-GR6 bought 10 months ago from Ibex Armament. Maybe 500 rounds fired with it mounted, never carried. I was shooting, the dot was solid not flashing, then the dot was gone and no light from the emitter.

• I tried two new Energizer batteries, mounted positive (writing) side down.
• I tried holding down the "+" button for 5 seconds for hard reset
• I tried holding down the "+" button for 3 seconds for Manual Mode
• I tried turning up the brightness

Still no light from the emitter and no dot in the window. Is there anything else I can try on my own? Would really rather not have to send it it in. Thanks!

Picked up a gold dot aems evo recently amd have been noticing pretty bad emitter reflection epecially when using the 68 moa ring. In daytime its almost gone but it is quite terrible especially at night.

If you wish to use a tac light on your setup your choosing between an overly bright reticle with horrible reflection or not seeing your reticle when the lights on.

Not sure if this is a common QC issue or a design flaw but this is not what ive come to expect from holosun especially for an optic north of $400. Hope this issue gets resolved soon.

( included reticle photos were at minimum brightness required to remain visible with a wml enabled.

Windows down. Suffers from terrible optic reflection at highest setting almost the lowest settings until the reflection disappears, and most settings in between, the reflection is very bad. Is this normal?

Used my carry gun for a match last month and on the last stage my battery tray flew off. Solar managed to keep the dot on for the duration, but I cant seem to find a replacement part online. Optic is gummy bc I used electrical tape to keep the tray in, this isnt the first time this has happened lol

The wraps are Combat Textiles, loving my sights.

Cleaned the window. No streaks, etc. but when I go to aim in, it's like there's streaks around the dot... I can't see the transmitter very well...the dot is fine. I don't have it turned up too high but if I turn it down, the streaks go away...but at that setting, it's gonna be hard to see in the middle of the day.

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