EOTech Holographic Sight Cheat Sheet - Learn The Difference Between Ea – Freedom Gorilla

Hey Freedom Gorillas! We are proud to give you our EOTech Holographic Sight Cheat Sheet. Below you will find a lot of helpful information to understand all the different EOTech Holographic Red & Green Dot Sights.

This guide is meant to help you easily understand the differences between each EOTech Holographic Optic, and to also allow you to shop and view models based on different criteria like reticle color, housing color, quick disconnect mount, night vision compatability, absolute vs 1/3 cowitness, battery type, series, and more.

EOTech has a lot of different Holographic Sights and we wanted to make it easy to understand the differences between all of them.

Below you will find a table which breaks down the feature differences between each EOTech HWS Series and below that you will find links to custom collections we made which lets you shop by different features you may want such as red or green reticles, FDE housing colors, co-witness height, etc.

If you still need help deciding just reach out to us and we'd be happy to help!

EOTech Holographic Sight Comparison Table


Series	5 Series	XPS Series	EXPS Series
Sub Series	512/552 and 518/558	XPS2 and XPS3	EXPS2 and EXPS3
Co-Witness Height	512/552 (Absolute) 518/558 (1/3)	Absolute Co-Witness	1/3 Co-Witness
Buttons	512/552 (Rear) 518/558 (Side)	Rear	Side
Battery Type	AA	CR123	CR123
Battery Life	2500 lithium, 2200 alkaline setting 12 at room temp	1K hours at setting 12 at room temp	1K hours at setting 12 at room temp
NV Compatible	552 & 558 Only	XPS3 Only	EXPS3 Only
Brightness Settings	512/552/518/558: 20 Daylight Settings 552/558 Only: 10 Nightvision Settings	XPS2/XPS3 20 Daylight Settings, XPS3 10 Nightvision Settings	EXPS2/EXPS3 20 Daylight Settings, EXPS3 10 Nightvision Settings
Waterproof Ratings	512/518: 10 ft (3 m) depth 552/558: 33 ft (10 m) depth	XPS2 10 ft (3 m) depth XPS3 33 ft (10 m) depth	EXPS2 10 ft (3 m) depth EXPS3 33 ft (10 m) depth
Weight	512/552 (11.2 oz) 518/558 (13.8 oz)	9 oz	11.5 oz
Quick Disconnect Mount	512/552 (no) 518/558 (yes)	No	Yes
Reticles Options	Circle Dot, XR308	1 MOA Dot Only, Circle Dot, 300 Blackout, Circle + 2 Dot, FN303	1 MOA Dot Only, Circle Dot, Circle + 2 Dot, 4 Dot, DCR Reticle
Reticle Colors	Red Only	Red or Green Models	Red or Green Models
Housing Colors	Black Only	OD Green, Black, Grey, Tan	Black, FDE
	View All 5 Series Series	View All XPS Series	View All EXPS Series

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Choosing between Red or Green Reticles

You may be wondering if you should get a red or green dot reticle. We get this question a lot so I am going to list a few bullet points for you to consider.

Green reticles are less straining for the eye to see.
Green reticles can help with astigmatism. If you have astigmatism you will see a blurry dot, we have been told by a few customers that Green dots help with their astigmatism, making the dot look more crisp than the red version.
Green will not washout on backdrops like green grass, foliage, or green colors.
In theory Green dots can have a longer battery life because Green is brighter, so for example a green dot on brightness setting 6 may be the same brightness as a red dot on setting 7 - which would save battery life.

If you want to learn more check out our full article about Red vs Green Dot Pros & Cons here.

How to decide which reticle style is best for you

In this guide we covered a few different reticle options. If you need some help deciding which is best for you here are some of our thoughts on each.

	1-Reticle: 1 MOA Dot Only (View 1-Reticle EOTech Models): 1 MOA Dot Only with no outer ring. EOTech refers to this reticle as the "1-Reticle". If you are looking for an EOTech Holographic Optic and don't want the outer ring, the 1 MOA Center dot only reticle could be just what you want. The 1 MOA provides a precise aiming point, and doesn't create any unnecessary busy-ness on the screen.
	0-Reticle/A65 - 1 MOA Dot & 68 MOA Outer Ring (View 0-Reticle EOTech Models): This is the most common EOTech Holographic Sight Reticle. This is an extremely flexible reticle. The 1 MOA Dot provides extreme precision, while the outer ring can be used for quick target acquisition, and also act very functionally on a shotgun.
	2-Reticle - Two 1 MOA Dots & 68 MOA Outer Ring (View 2-Reticle EOTech Models): The theory behind this reticle is that it provides four usable aiming points. These aiming points are based on 223 caliber 62 gr at 2900 velocity, other calibers can be used, but essentially the center dot is for a 50/200 yard zero, the second dot is for a 500 yard shot, and the bottom of the circle is for a 7 yard distance.
	4-Reticle - Four 1 MOA Dots & 68 MOA Outer Ring (View 4-Reticle EOTech Models): This reticle is optimized for 5.56NATO/223 62gr M855 FMJ rounds at 2680FPS out of a 14.5 barrel. Other calibers could be used as well. The four dots on this reticle are meant to be used as a BDC. The center dot is for 50/200 yards, the dot underneath is for 400 yards, underneath that is 500 yards, and underneath that is 600 yards.
	Danger Close Reticle (DCR) - 1 MOA Dot & 68 MOA Speed Ring (View DCR Reticle EOTech Models): The DCR reticle is a speed ring that uses a 1 MOA Center dot and an open ring with an arrow at the bottom. It's intended for fast target acquisition. The center dot acts as a zero for a 50/200 yard zero for 5.56/223 and the bottom arrow acts as a POI marker for 7 yards.
	300 Blackout Reticle - Two 1 MOA Dots & 68 MOA Speed Ring (View 300 Blk Reticle EOTech Models): This reticle is designed specifically for 110gr supersonic, and 220gr subsonic 300 blackout rounds out of a 16" barrel. The reticle features two 1 MOA Dots and a 68 MOA outer ring. The first center dot is for subsonic at 50 yards, and supersonic at 100 yards. The second dot is for subsonic at 150 yards and supersonic at 300 yards.
	XR308 Reticle (View XR308 Reticle EOTech Models): This reticle is specifically designed for the M240 platform, but it's calibrated for 308 rounds at 150gr and 2800 FPS.
	FN303 Reticle (View FN303 Reticle EOTech Models): This reticle is intended for use with the FN303 platform.

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The second set of screws you provided me still do not serve to secure the
Battery tray on my Holosun 407k x2 red dot. The threads on the screws are
simply too short to screw properly into the battery tray frame. I do not believe
this is your fault. I believe this is the fault of Holosun, with their preposterous
battery tray attachment problem on their red dot. In the future, I will only purchase
equipment from reasonable and reputable red dot scope vendors.

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EOTech Holographic Sight Cheat Sheet - Learn The Difference Between Each EOTech HWS