Holosun Advanced Enclosed Micro 1x 2 MOA Red Dot Sight
$501.97
The AEMS (Advanced Enclosed Micro Sight) is a compact optical sight with 2x larger lens surface area than standard 20mm micro style sights for increased FOV. AEMS-Green is made from 7075 aluminum and includes a 1.63 in dot height (lower 1/3 co-witness) Picatinny mount. AEMS features include glass flip-down lens covers, Holosun’s MRS (Multi-Reticle System) with a precision 2MOA dot inside a 65MOA circle, Solar Failsafe, and Shake Awake technology. A side mounted battery trays houses a 2032 battery which provides up to 50k hour battery life. Holosun’s Super LED provides 12 intensity settings, 4 of which are night vision compatible. Specifications for Holosun Advanced Enclosed Micro 1x 2 MOA Red Dot Sight: Manufacturer: Holosun Finish: Anodized Fabric/Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum Magnification: 1 x Objective Window Size: 1.1×0.87 in Illumination Type: LED Brightness Settings: 12 Eye Relief: Unlimited Adjustment Type: MOA Adjustment Click Value: 0.5 MOA Lens Material: Glass Battery Type: CR2032 Battery Quantity: 1 Battery Life: 50000 hours Operating Temperature: -30 – 60 Celsius Water Resistance Level: IPX-8 Length: 2.2 in Height: 1.63 in Weight: 3.9 oz Additional Features: 1x Condition: New Package Type: Box Quantity: 1 Housing/Frame Material: 7075 Aluminum Features of Holosun Advanced Enclosed Micro 2 MOA Red Dot Sight Large FOV in a Compact, Lightweight package Motion On with Last Setting Recall Up to a 50,000 Hour battery life Solar FailsafeTM Multi-Reticle System (MRS): 2MOA Dot, 32MOA Circle, Circle-Dot Shake Awake Technology Package Contents: Holosun Advanced Enclosed Micro 2 MOA Red Dot Sight
AG –
While I was is fort worth for the USCCA concealed carry expo holosun had a booth with the aems and a variety of their other products. And after handeling the other optics I am sold on the aems.The representatives there told me that the removable covers will be replaced by holosun at no cost if they became damaged.
RifleDude –
There are longer reviews posted here. Great optic for the money. Easy to use. Holds zero well. Durable and takes a beating.Only drawback is that the MOA "clicks" don't exist. You won't feel/hear good solid clicks on MOA adjustments. That said, it holds zero well enough that once you zero it, it won't matter. Does not require frequent adjustment if you have purpose-built platforms. But if you're one who tries to utilize the same platform across a lot of different zero ranges with a red dot, this will frustrate.Battery life is WAY better than EOTECH. Had a forty-hour training week. My buddies changed EOTECH batteries twice that week. I have put near 200 hours on the batteries and still haven't changed on. Solar option is great for this.
Bappo –
Easy to install and zero. Good controls. Tough, quality build. Great field of view. I have Aimpoint, Holosun ACSS, and Leupold… this is among my favorite optics. Not the cheapest, not wildly expensive – very good value optic.
Rsapp –
You just get some of the best features. The company is always making the best updates to all there systems. You can beat the price and the advancements compared to reliability and tech
Coop720 –
Installed this on my 300 Blackout I had a cheap Romeo on it before and wow is this optic far superiorI decided to least my Juliet on my AR and the new combo works great together at 100 yards
Jim –
For Optics Planet, I've generally found the items I'm looking for and at a fair enough price. Per usual the shopping experience is good online and wide variety of products to choose from, however, I find once I've decided to select a product…it takes a fair amount of time for the product to ship and arrive. That said, I trust O.P. more than other retailers and have found hassle free returns if needed.As for the Holosun AEMS Optic, I would say that this is a good overall package. When you consider size, weight and function. The optic is a good size, well enough built and is an enclosed system, which, I wanted. When considering this against other optic choices Eotech XPS3, Sig Saure 4T Pro and a few others…this for the price and options seems to be the best.Pros: Size, weight and optical clarity along with a pretty robust construction. Also, I selected the "green" reticle as I have on other Holosun optics weather for a pistol or long gun. With that said, you get the usual – Shake awake, crisp reticle, long battery life, large size window for viewing and clear enough glass without magnification. When the optic arrived, I quickly ran through the box, and it comes with all the things you would expect. Instructions, clean cloth, extra battery tray, and tool to adjust windage and elevation along with tightening the screw for the mount. Upon mounting the optic with the included mount, a couple of things that are frustrating…the mount isn't what I would recommend. I found that mounting this to my S&W AR-15 to be a bit of a challenge as the detent screw works…but kind of. I found myself mounting this as recommended but the screw would get a point where the detent would need a really hard twist to get to the next notch to secure it or it would wiggle on the gun. To the point, I was afraid that I might strip the screw! That said, I tighten it as much as I thought I could and no wiggle but had yet to fire the gun with the optic.So, move to the day I take it to the range. I began the zeroing in process and discovered two things I immediately, don't like. Cons: One the zeroing in process was pretty straight forward and got it zeroed in pretty quickly. However, through that process I discovered two things, one the mounting screw worked loose after 20 rounds or so and had to again retighten this again to a point where I felt I might strip the screw or break the tool from Holosun they sent to perform this task. I find the mount itself is pretty good the lock up to the gun and is well enough thought out, but this screw thing sucks! I wish they had included the QD mount like for the Holosun 515 I purchased a long time ago. This has its issues too, but not nearly as bad as this mount. That said, there are aftermarket mounts (American Defense) that look promising and would solve this problem, however, I have to spend another $130.00 dollars to solve that. Hmmm maybe Holosun could work to improve this. Secondly, the other issue I discovered when this optic is backlit, be it the sun or florescent lighting (the worst) you get a very pronounced visual of the emitter displayed at the top of the window of this optic. In my case, I get a large green cast across the top of the optic when backlit. I would say at this point I am wavering on whether to send this back or learn to live with it. My issue is this, I really like the overall package…but dislike the mount and the emitter casting onto the window. The mount can be solved, however, factoring in the cost of the mount I could easily move to the next price tier and get the Sig or Eotech. As for the emitter casting…that I don't think can be solved, and had I done more research…I would have discovered this is an issue with other users.Overall, I think this optic is a good choice and has a lot of promise and performance. My only gripes are the mount and emitter issues and not sure I will keep this optic for the cost of $400 plus, I think I can do better.