Holosun HS403GL - First Glance

Lol, I did just the opposite on .22, Udot to holosun

Truglo sells the same sight, or one that looks exactly like it, on Amazon for $117:

http://a.co/bPpg4gG


I have one on a Nelson for a few months now.  I did have one instance where the scope went into the program auto-off mode (dot blinking) during slow fire, otherwise it's worked well.   


I do wish it had knobs instead of the tall covers for adjustments though.

this is a Holosun 403B..The tubes were made from 30mm ID graphite tubing... I now have added the front cap from a UD 30mm dot so that a UD filter can be added..  they work very well.  we use the 403GL most of the time.. on 45s we have changed out the base to an Aimpoint H1 which seems to work well..  We have this one on a 38 Super with stock bases and no issues..

I actually glued the tubes on with Golf shaft epoxy.. not going anywhere...  If you like a 2 MOA dot these things are great.

jglenn21, how many rounds would you guess the sights have seen?

Probably 8-1000 on the super and slightly less on the 45.

The Holosuns do have a life time warranty last I looked

What blows my mind is that Aimpoint only has a 2 year warranty for professional/competition use or 10 years for consumer use. You better believe I'm telling them its consumer use if it breaks after 5 years. Almost every big name optics company has gone to no questions asked lifetime warranties. I wonder how long Aimpoint will hold out.

jglenn21 wrote:

Gorgeous! High Speed Low Drag!

Worth at least two points

Jglenn, where did you get those tubes?

have to check on the tubing.. Been a while

Pretty sure I got it off eBay from a Chinese company  Around $20 for 20" of so. most of the graphite golf shafts and fishing rods are made in China these days..

I'll double check the ID of the tubing today.

the shaft epoxy can be found at places like golf clubs supply houses.. it is a somewhat unique epoxy in that it never gets brittle and has high tensile strength.. it's all that hold golf heads to shafts these days.. a little goes a long way.

To cut the tubing I use a fiber cutoff wheel on my Buffer /polisher.. It's a 6" wheel and is fairly narrow..  Cutting graphite is "different"..  also be careful of splinters when handling a cut shaft or tube... they are more painful than any steel splinter..  I sanded both the inside of the tubing and the sight just a bit with 320 grit paper to give the epoxy a bit of rough surface.. after gluing one tube I cleaned up the inside of excess with a cotton swab... until it hardened the epoxy can be cleaned with alcohol or acetone.. dried over nigh so you end up doing one tube at a time.

here is on of the tubes with a UD 30mm silver cap glued in place. this gives you the option to use their filters.

this is one we set up for an AR my nephew has. That's a yellow rubber band(lobster claw band) on the left side.

the tubing did come from a Chinese company off eBay.. It's 28MM ID and 30 mm OD

http://stores.ebay.com/HaoZhong-Carbon-Fiber-Tube/21mm-30mm-3k-Carbon-Fiber-Tube-/_i.html?_fsub=7139195011


the tubing is known as roll wrapped

Ordered some
Sanpan from China, delivery Sept 1-27, depending on current, tide, and US customs.

I just ordered some also. Looks like an interesting project............

Ric

I received the tubing from Hong Kong and the golf club epoxy from Amazon. A friend set up a jig to hold a Dremel to cut the tubing chucked in his lathe.

The one meter length of tubing should last a while.............

I've put one shade on a Primary Arms sight (made by Holosun), another on an Aimpoint to replace a pressed-on aluminum one that keeps coming off, and will have some on a couple Holosuns on my backup guns shortly.

They look good. Haven't shot them yet, but I believe they will be fine.

Many thanks to jglenn21 for the information.

Brown SanPan truck just pulled up to the house. got mine today.

You guys are making me jealous I didn't order any tubing. The good news is I found something at home that will work. Not sure how long it will last....

Bathroom chic

LenV wrote:You guys are making me jealous I didn't order any tubing. The good news is I found something at home that will work. Not sure how long it will last....

using a phrase my friend uses...that will be easy to replace when it "shits the bed"      Len, I do like your and Willie Newton's senses of humor!!!

LenV wrote:You guys are making me jealous I didn't order any tubing. The good news is I found something at home that will work. Not sure how long it will last....

 

Little bit of duct tape around that and it will be water proof!

paul

So after some time on this thread are the Holosuns still solid and a good buy?

mhayford45 wrote:So after some time on this thread are the Holosuns still solid and a good buy?

My first one died after a few months. When the replacement came I was told that they are NOT designed to ride on the slide of a pistol.  The shock is too great.   I have used the replacement a 22 for two years with no problems.  I would buy it again for that application. 
Doug

You guys might remember that Mikemanm--who owns legendary optics--had a Holosun giveaway and I was the lucky winner: https://www.bullseyeforum.net/t6039-legendary-optics-holosun-giveaway#47334

The Holosun sight that I won has been on my daughter's .22 ever since.

I would be interested to try it on a Fred Totts base on a .45 but I really like it on the .22. As was mentioned, we do turn it off with by holding down the 2 buttons. We have not yet replaced the battery.

I haven't needed another optic since winning the Holosun, but as needs arise, I will be buying another instead of an Ultradot.