Red dot sights made by Holosun are a great choice for those who are looking for a quality, affordable red dot sight. Even though these devices are made in China, they perform well and even better than some more expensive red dot sights on the market. Holosun uses special symbols (letters) to indicate the function of the device. Because the meaning of these symbols is scarcely explained anywhere on the web, we have decided to list all their symbols and their meanings here to help the users and potential buyers.
Holosun HS
HS – a Holosun standard, non-elite model. The illumination of the device is red and the housing is made of aluminum.
Holosun HE
HE – a Holosun Elite model. ‘Elite’ indicates that the device has one or two of the following characteristics:
- titanium housing
- green illumination
- gold illumination
Holosun A
A – The battery compartment is located at the bottom of the device. The red dot sight features a unique mount made by Holosun (other Paralow devices have the same footprint as Aimpoint Micro).
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Holosun B
B – The battery compartment is located at the side of the device. To access it, the user has to pry open the battery tray.
Holosun C
C – the device features a solar panel. The battery is in the tray on the side.
Holosun G
G – The battery compartment is located at the side of the device. To access it, the user has to remove the round-shaped cover.
Holosun M
M – The device is made out of strong, military-grade T7076 aluminum and features a glossy finish.
Holosun R5
R5 – The device features a visible red laser.
Holosun G5
G5 – The device features a visible green laser.
Holosun U
U – The turrets for elevation and windage adjustments are shrouded (protected from the sides).
Holosun T
T – The device is made of titanium.
Holosun L
L – This symbol indicates a new, improved model that retained the features of the previously introduced model (with the device HS403GL, for example, symbol “L” indicates that it is an improved model of the HS403G device).
Holosun FL
FL – The device features flip-up covers (Paralow models with number ‘1’ in their names (e.g. HS515CM) come with flip-up covers by default)
Holosun FDE
FDE – The device comes in flat dark earth color.
Holosun RD
RD – The product features red illumination.
Holosun GR
GR – The product features green illumination.
Holosun GD
GD – The product features gold illumination.
Holosun R
R – The device has a rotary switch for illumination control instead of buttons.
Holosun ACSS
ACSS – the device comes with Primary Arms’ CQB ACSS reticle.
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Hi folks. I purchased the HE507C-GR ACSS and can’t wait to use it. In looking through the reticle obviously the incerted V will move around in the “window”. My question is, no matter where the V is, is that the impact location of the bullet? (assuming it is sighted in). So, for quick acquisition on a target does it matter where the V is if it’s on the target?
Yes, it doesn’t matter where you see the dot (or the V mark, in this case) when looking through the lens; you will hit the target as long as the reticle is aligned with it. The device has to be zeroed, of course. For quick target acquisition, it does not matter where the ‘V’ is as long as it is on target.