Anyone else having trouble buying Bushnell holosights

TexanGunner · June 4, 2011, 08:05 PM

After a lot of time and research, I decided I would pull the trigger and buy a Bushnell 510023 holosight. I found one for $200 on OpticsSale.com. I cannot afford a $500-$600 Eotech...heck that's half the price I paid for my Bushmaster AR-15! 99% of the reviews were great. Everything I read indicated that it is almost as good as the Eotech...same manufacturer, parts, etc, but just a bit less sturdy.

I ordered it 2 days ago and then got an email saying that they had been discontinued. Now, every site I check has them showing as discontinued. Does anyone know anything about this? With all the great buzz about the Bushnell, why would they be discontinued...maybe becasue they can put $10-20 worth of casing on it and sell it for more than $500 and screw their customers?

Also, does anyone know of a quality holosight for $200-$300?

monstercat · June 4, 2011, 09:52 PM

Look on ebay. I sold one on there a year or so ago. Also look over on ar15.com. They have a For sale area. You can get an eotech there used but cheap. good luck

TexanGunner · June 8, 2011, 09:57 PM

Thanks, Monstercat! But, I still do not know why Bushnell discontinued the items. They have also discontinued the XLP version that I really did not care for. I contacted Bushnell and will post the exact reply later. According to Bushnell, the holosights have been discontinued and there are no plans to reintroduce them to the market.

June 4, 2011, 08:05 PM	#1
TexanGunner Junior Member Join Date: June 4, 2011 Posts: 2	Anyone else having trouble buying Bushnell holosights After a lot of time and research, I decided I would pull the trigger and buy a Bushnell 510023 holosight. I found one for $200 on OpticsSale.com. I cannot afford a $500-$600 Eotech...heck that's half the price I paid for my Bushmaster AR-15! 99% of the reviews were great. Everything I read indicated that it is almost as good as the Eotech...same manufacturer, parts, etc, but just a bit less sturdy. I ordered it 2 days ago and then got an email saying that they had been discontinued. Now, every site I check has them showing as discontinued. Does anyone know anything about this? With all the great buzz about the Bushnell, why would they be discontinued...maybe becasue they can put $10-20 worth of casing on it and sell it for more than $500 and screw their customers? Also, does anyone know of a quality holosight for $200-$300? Last edited by TexanGunner; June 4, 2011 at 08:11 PM.

June 4, 2011, 09:52 PM	#2
monstercat Member Join Date: March 26, 2011 Posts: 22	Look on ebay. I sold one on there a year or so ago. Also look over on ar15.com. They have a For sale area. You can get an eotech there used but cheap. good luck

June 8, 2011, 09:57 PM	#3
TexanGunner Junior Member Join Date: June 4, 2011 Posts: 2	Thanks, Monstercat! But, I still do not know why Bushnell discontinued the items. They have also discontinued the XLP version that I really did not care for. I contacted Bushnell and will post the exact reply later. According to Bushnell, the holosights have been discontinued and there are no plans to reintroduce them to the market.