EOTech 552 w/trades on Dealextreme - $39 shipped

[theguy]

Originally Posted by Skruface

I took the plunge and ordered one.

let us know how it is

[Deadpool]

Very hard to pass up so I ordered one. At worst it's gonna give some looks to a wall hanger!

[Conflicts6]

Has anyone received theirs yet......I want to buy one but im not sure....
Maybe its too early to ask this.....its been about 2 weeks since people ordered it...

[StrikeFreedom]

I wonder if the reticule is a crosshair type or an actual dot/circle.

[Conflicts6]

Originally Posted by StrikeFreedom

I wonder if the reticule is a crosshair type or an actual dot/circle.

Hopefully the reticule is like the COD MWF2 Holo sight......from MWF gaming it could help my accuracy in airsoft... :P

[Skruface]

OK, mine came today.

All I can say is it's a steal for $39 shipped. Hell, I'll buy another two at that price.

The metal is cast, and there are some visible casting residue at close observation, but nothing unsightly. The paint is probably the worst part of the whole unit - not "scratch off with a fingernail" bad like some element or DBoys products, but not near as nice as an anodized piece, either.

The lens appears to be plastic, but it's glare-free and crystal clear.

The recticle is Eotech 557 BDC (Ballistic Drop Compensator)-style:


It has a minor bit of ghosting above the recticle in red when at full power....when dialed down to about half power or lower the ghosting disappears. The ghosting is less visible in green.

Mounting is all metal - no plastic mount to crack. Also, all screws are hex-head, with only a few cheap Phillips head screws.

Plastic is excellent with a rubberized coating. The EoTech trades look like they can scratch off fairly easily though.

It even comes with a microfibre cleaning cloth and decent Sanyo batteries. Simple instructions, too.

[StrikeFreedom]

Are you able to adjust elevation and windage? I hear some clones fail to do so properly. Apparently this is the same as Huang's, at 1/2 of the price.

[SHÖCK]

I wonder where mine is as I ordered before I even started this thread and let you people know about it!

[SHÖCK]

Hey guys, I got mine. The one I recieved WAS NOT the BDC reticule:



It was this type:


I'm not sure what that crosshair type is called but it is much smaller than the BDC type. I have another older clone with the BDC crosshairs that I have to say on exterior build is much better quality, but the sight sucks compared to the DX one. The DX one that I have has no ghosting at all. Also, the reticule is nice and small compared to the BDC which I prefer.

For exterior problems, the rear window has no antireflective coat (my older clone does) so it is very reflective and you can see your own face in the right lighting. The markings on the elevation and windage controls have a bunch of plastic flash on them but the actual dials are metal. Everything is metal but rubberized. The lock nut has some nice washers on it which my other clone doesn't. The battery compartment bar was a bit bent but I bent it back.

What's really odd though, is that to the naked eye - it looks great (and much better than the BDC types), it does not work through a magnifier at all. Looking through a 4X magnifier, it's just a blob of unfocused red!

Also, I didn't get Sanyo batteries, some wierd China brand. Looks like there's a few variations in what you can get!

To wrap up - externally it's so-so but the actual sight that I received was amazing and beats all the other clones that I have ever personally handled. Super sharp reticule, nice and small as I like it (the BDC ones are almost always too big), no ghosting! This is all great except for the fact that it doesn't work with magnifiers.

Originally Posted by StrikeFreedom

Are you able to adjust elevation and windage? I hear some clones fail to do so properly. Apparently this is the same as Huang's, at 1/2 of the price.

This is not the same as Huangs. Externally it's worse quality.

[Ayashifx55]

Does elevation and windage works?

[Boyso]

@Shock : Overall, still worth the 39$?

[chaosnemesis]

Windage and elevation does work. I'm going to buy another one.

[SHÖCK]

Originally Posted by LastSpartan

@Shock : Overall, still worth the 39$?

Mine was actually better than any other clone that I've had as far as the sight was concerned. Externally I don't really care aside from the fact that I would have liked some AR coating to the glass.

The one I received does not work with magnifiers, probably due to the smaller size of the reticule and something to do with objective focus. If you get one of the ones with the BDC large reticule, it will work with magnifiers.

Totally worth the $39. Sight wise, its better than the ones I had before.

[SHÖCK]

An update, I had this on a GBBR and it was taking a lot of vibration and I also banged it on floor a few times...now the buttons are unresponsive. I have to press them in for a long time before they work.

IE: I have the hold the NV button for like 5 seconds before it switches to green. If I want to change the brightness, I have to hold the arrow button for 5 seconds for one level of change. I have no idea why that's happening and it's annoying.

[808]

Originally Posted by SHÖCK

An update, I had this on a GBBR and it was taking a lot of vibration and I also banged it on floor a few times...now the buttons are unresponsive. I have to press them in for a long time before they work.

IE: I have the hold the NV button for like 5 seconds before it switches to green. If I want to change the brightness, I have to hold the arrow button for 5 seconds for one level of change. I have no idea why that's happening and it's annoying.

Try replacing the batteries with some Energizer Lithium or equivalent higher-quality battery.