In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves speaks with Luis of Holosun about Holosun’s complete micro red dot optics for 2021, including the brand new 507k optic for ultra-compact pistols like the Glock 43X MOS, SIG P365, and other optic-ready micro-compacts. ««« GUN + GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» [Read More…]
Holosun has just announced their latest series of red dot pistol optics that takes inspiration from their popular V2 series of optics. The Holosun X2 Series of red dots will feature major upgrades to previous red dot optics by Holosun that should make them more suitable [Read More…]
If you’re a regular TFB reader, you will likely already be aware of the lawsuit that Trijicon filed against Holosun earlier this year. In short, the lawsuit alleged that Holosun infringed on Trijicon’s “Optical Sight” patent, #US8443541B2. You [Read More…]
Competition in the firearms and firearms accessories market benefits consumers. It stands to reason, right? One of the best ways for a company to earn your business and make you a customer is to put out superior products. If they produce something that you want to buy [Read More…]
In the early days following their founding just seven years ago, Holosun’s optics sat firmly in the “budget” category. I think it’s fair to say that in general they were not particularly highly regarded. Although some shooters liked them just [Read More…]
Michigan optics manufacturer Trijicon, Inc. has just filed suit against California based Holosun Technologies, Inc. The docket that was filed on July, 7th 2020 indicates that Trijicon is attempting to bring legal action against Hollosun over alleged patent infringement [Read More…]
Holosun have announced the HE508T V2 red dot reflex optic, available with green or red reticles, has Shake Awake tech as standard and is rated for up to 50,000 hours of battery life and has a titanium housing. We got our first look at the HE508T V2 back at SHOT Show [Read More…]
In recent years, Holosun has significantly elevated the quality of their red dot optics from the strictly “budget” category to become legitimate serious contenders. Many of their products, such as the 507 series, are now worth mentioning in the same [Read More…]
Last year, TFB reported on Holosun’s entry into the flip-to-side magnifier game with the release of their HM3X Red Dot Magnifier. This unit featured built-in quick-detach and flip-to-side mechanisms, an adjustable diopter, included a spacer for compatibility with [Read More…]
I swung by Holosun’s Industry Range Day and SHOT Show Floor booths to take a look at and try out their newest products. Much of their pistol red dot optic line has undergone small revamps and the flagship products are their new HE509 and HE508 V2. Most of their [Read More…]
So you think think the Ruger PC Carbine is too common and boring? Well, Today’s Photo Of The Day is going to give you some inspiration. This configuration is going to be extremely quiet with 9×19 mm heavy subsonics. I‘m always on the lookout for small, [Read More…]
For those who like to shoot in the dark with night vision, often it is easier to aim with a laser than try to look through your optic while wearing NODs on your face. Most night vision users tend to go to Steiner for their DBAL or L3 for their ATPIAL/PEQ15. While those [Read More…]
Holosun was one of the exhibitors at last week’s TriggrCon 2019. They had a couple of new items. The most interesting to me was the new Holosun Titanium laser LE221. Holosun Titanium Laser LE221 Holosun has been making some rather affordable lasers for a while. [Read More…]
Holosun is introducing a new line of red dot magnifiers, called the HM3X line. One could suspect that being short for “Holosun Magnifier with 3 times magnification“. The magnifiers will allow the shooter to transition between an unmagnified red dot to three [Read More…]
What happens when companies like Strike Industries, Primary Weapons Systems, Holosun and The Firearm Blog collaborate? Cool things like the Build of The Year giveaway! Today, we announced the winner at a live social media stream from the Strike Industries booth at SHOT [Read More…]
The fifteenth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by DJ. I personally have no experience with 6.5 Grendel. One of the things I am enjoying about this series is seeing the variety of not only modifications but platforms. DJ has provided one of the more [Read More…]
The People’s Project is a crowdfunding organization in the Ukraine to help their army upgrade their Ukranian AKs. Back in 2014 they helps upgrade Unit A 0224 with Holosun Optics, digital night vision, handguards and grips. Thanks to Vlad and Hrachya for helping me [Read More…]
Third Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by Tony R. A pretty clean and straightforward 2-stamp build, with good component choices (IMO, that is). I don’t have any experience with Holosun, and personally am not a fan of top mounted lights, but [Read More…]
Holosun Technologies has released their Elite series. I had a chance to look at the 403c of the series. They have five variants. The entire Elite line is made with a titanium housing, and one can expect it to be light, durable, and long-lasting. BATTERY [Read More…]
I recently got a Holosun red dot and was researching various mounts available for them on the market when I stumbled upon this interesting Glock mount from CARVER Competition made specifically for Holosun optics. The mount is CNC machined out of aluminum and fits the [Read More…]
Holosun’s new HS530G is made of titanium. The coating on these titanium sights is called sputtering. A sputter coat is very thin compared to traditional coatings on aluminum like anodizing. A sputter coat thickness is in nanometers where as anodizing is measured [Read More…]
I really didn’t want to write this article. I made lots of excuses not to. But here it is. Lets get this out of the way up front: This is a negative review. After more than a year of use I am unimpressed by the Holosun optic, and wouldn’t use it on most of [Read More…]