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    Posted: September/13/2010 at 12:25
Hi all,
 
Just discovered this forum- my apologies if this post belongs in a different forum section.
 
I have a Bushnell Holosight (v2) that I got a few months ago; it was NIB but a leftover one on the shelf at Gander. It is on a flattop AR.
 
I have already experienced the battery drain reported by others in this unit; in fact, my Energizer batteries leaked because of it. I cleaned the contacts up, and the scope works. After trying new batteries (at home) the reticle was centered. However- I took the batteries out immediately after testing, as a precaution- when I took the AR to the range yesterday, and put the batteries in, the reticle was almost off the lens (at the top).
 
The scope has a foam cover on it, so I doubt that it was jarred in transit to the range.
 
I spent some time trying to rezero, but it was a pain.
 
questions:
 
* has anyone experienced whether or not the Holosight holds zero after batteries are removed and replaced?
* has anyone experienced problems with hokding zero in general, and if so what do you do to mitigate that?
 
thanks!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote stickbow46 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/13/2010 at 14:08
Welcome to the OT SHV! Stick around I'm sure someone will jump in.Personally I have very little experience with holosights.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Magnumdood Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/13/2010 at 17:27
I know this probably is not what you want to hear, but I had one on a shotgun used for turkey hunting.  If you haven't shot a turkey load from a shotgun you haven't lived (ow!).  I kept it on there for 3 seasons then sold it.  I had no problems with it.  If I were you, I'd send that sucker into Bushnell and demand a replacement. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote koshkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/13/2010 at 18:39
Did you try to shoot it at the range?

On holographic sights, the position of the reticle on the screen is a function of where your head is.  The POA is the same regardless of where on the screen the reticle is.

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thanks everyone- I will contact Bushnell and see what they say.
 
Koshkin, thanks I am familiar with what you described. yes, it was shot at the range; that is where the reticle all but disappeared from view up at the top. where is was far exceeds any tolerance for head postion being a factor.
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