I recently ordered my first Eotech sight. I have other red dot sights but wanted to put something substantial on my AR. When I see the reticle in the Eotech, it appears to be made of many fine dots rather than a distinct solid line or solid dot in the center. Is that normal? I sent an inquiry to Eotech but have not heard back yet. I was wondering what was the experience of Eotech owners. Thanks.

I do not see that on my XPS 2-0.

George

SOmetimes adjusting the brightness makes a difference in the appearance of the reticle.

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Originally posted by Charles_Helm:
SOmetimes adjusting the brightness makes a difference in the appearance of the reticle.

Agree.
I have two EOTech sights, and adjust the brightness to make the reticle clear.
The big advantage I see in these sights is no parallax from 22 yards to infinity, and they are tougher than nails.

Don

I took the sight off the gun and discovered the height of the sight above the receiver seems to make a difference for me. I think in the normal configuration I may be getting too close to my bifocal line in my glasses.
The Eotech web site explains how the reticle works and in fact the circle is a series of small dots. I guess I just need to get used to it.

Yes that is normal.

Just adust the reticle to be a little brighter.

Also when shooting do not "look at" the dot, look "through it", if that makes sense.

EOTech's are not red dot sights. They are holographic sights. I believe they are one of the fastest sight acquisition sights on the market and I have used them on both large bore handguns (S&W 500) and rifles (500NE) since they first appeared on the commercial market. They are a favorite of the USMC and have had many government contracts.

I am just starting to think about mounting one on a Ruger RSM .458Lott. Anybody know of an adapter mount for the Ruger - Weaver style - on the market?

The pixelation you are seeing is normal for a laser generated reticle.
As someone else said; adjusting the brightness down to the lowest level for the conditions minimises this effect.