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Offline barber

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fitting Holosight to Contender
« on: December 22, 2006, 01:43:32 PM »
Will a Holosight work on the 'scope base on a Contender, or does it take a special base? Thanks
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2006, 03:57:24 AM »
If you Halosight is set up to use Weaver style bases..and your Contender has Weaver style bases..then yes would be the answer.
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2006, 09:34:44 AM »
 I have one on my Encore barrel, a cheap BSA, works fine on Weaver bases.................
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2006, 06:21:31 PM »
I am happy that someone had good luck with tha BSA Holosight. Others have on light rounds. I put one on my .45 Win Mag and it loosened the screws on the lens after 4 shots with full loads. I tried locktite and the srews loosened after one shot. I then used super glue and the lens stayed tight, but the laser quit working. It appears that the battery is no longer making contact at the rim. I think this is why Midway was clearing them out for $50.

Another one of my failed experiments to buy cheap,

mike

PS some of my cheap experiments work.
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2007, 06:51:37 PM »
Dont do it , A bushnell holosight will not hold up to the pressure of anything beyong 45 colt. It will break down. it will come lose inside and then the image will disappear inside the sight picture. For 279 dollars they are not worth it . Yhey only have a 2-year limited warranty  so if you do get it and it breaks better send it in before the two years.

Stan
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2007, 01:27:26 AM »
Quote from: Dusty Miller on December 31, 2006, 10:29:18 PM
Tell us about your cheap expiriments with your wife!! ;D

Totally uncalled for and tasteless.
MnMike if you find this offensive as I did PLMK and I will remove it. 
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2007, 06:13:20 PM »
454HUNTER,,,,,, That's the first time I ever heard a Holosight wouldn't hold up. So what kind of red dot would hold up?  I have a Holosight on my .44 SRH, and now you have me worried.
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2007, 09:09:34 PM »
We could do without comments like that.
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007, 12:44:23 AM »
Quote from: barber on January 17, 2007, 06:13:20 PM
454HUNTER,,,,,, That's the first time I ever heard a Holosight wouldn't hold up. So what kind of red dot would hold up?  I have a Holosight on my .44 SRH, and now you have me worried.


barber, I have been using the Ultra dot and Ultra-dot Match-dot on my 460 Mags and 500 Mags. They hold up very well. One of them has over 3000 rounds of heavy 500 Mags and is still going strong.  ;D
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2007, 04:13:04 PM »
I was using it on a 454 casull and it was 20 months old and the screen came lose inside. I will agree with redhawk1 I have since heard that the ultra dot is good.

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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2007, 02:10:37 AM »
I know it ain't no holo sight, but I just sent in a Burris 2x scope back to the factory for a broken cross hair.  It was mounted on a Ruger Blackhawk Hunter in .45 Colt.  Some of these hand cannons generate a lot of power.  ;)

The really bad part of this story is that I found the damage just after I climbed into my tree stand during hunting season.  Boy was I  mad.  Oh well life goes on.  But to really make me more mad was that after I climbed down and went back to the cabin to replace my gun and then return to the stand, would you believe that a deer snorted me just before I made it back to the stand!  Now that would make anyone really mad.   Boy I love hunting.   ;D
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2007, 03:32:24 PM »
Are you guys talk'n about the BUSHNELL Holosight?  To my knowledge the word "Holosight" is a trademarked item belonging to Bushnell.  The one atop my 6" Anaconda 44 mag. has endured a goodly amount of abuse vis a vis a 335 gr. WFN pushed by an ample dose of H110.  I think if you stick with the Bushnell Holosight ($$$$$$$$!!) you'll be happy with the results. 
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2007, 11:41:32 PM »
 "So what kind of red dot would hold up?"

Docter-sight ;)
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2007, 05:20:05 PM »
Worked on my cheap BSA holographic sight. By putting two pieces of foam rubber in the battery compartment I may have solved my problems. I used a hammer to simulate the recoil and it stayed working. I will shoot it this weekend.

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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2007, 05:35:47 AM »
That kind of recoil simulation technigue ought to really put it to the test alright.  Hey, maybe I'll test my Leupold 2x in the same fashion and see how it holds up!  NOT!!! ;)
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2007, 06:21:27 AM »
Quote from: MnMike on February 03, 2007, 05:20:05 PM
I used a hammer to simulate the recoil and it stayed working. I will shoot it this weekend.

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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2007, 12:10:54 PM »
Never used a holosight... too expensive for me.  I did try red dots.  Not being wealthy I tried a Bushnell.  It was defective.  I sent it in and got it replaced.  The second also failed.  Then I bought a more inexpensive Tru-Glo, about $50, because it has a lifetime warranty.  It's been on the .44 Contender, not a bad kicker, since last summer and works perfect.
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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2007, 05:27:11 PM »
I do not recomend that anyone take a hammer to any sight. I did it because I had already written off this sight if I could not get it to stay working. The hammer diagnosed the problem, and tested the solution. If it can take a hammer, maybe it can take my .45 Win Mag. We will see.

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Re: fitting Holosight to Contender
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2007, 02:28:33 PM »
I put a red dot on my 45-70 just for fun thinking it would last about half a shot....... still going! I couldn't keep anything on it before. Very happy with it.
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