Sunday, July 21, 2019

My Holosun HS507C is Dying/Dead

Okay, I guess I've joined the club.  My Holosun HS507C is failing me.  Yes, I knew going in that this was a possibility, but I didn't really think it would happen so soon.


I bought the Holosun from Aim Surplus on April 14th, with the intention of just trying out the slide-ride red dot concept.  I got about 425 rounds of 9mm fired before it started to shut itself off.  Today I took it out, and fired about three rounds, and then the reticle disappeared.  I can turn it back on, which puts it back into auto-brightness mode, which doesn't work well at all, and then a few rounds later it's turned off again.  It is rather hot today, but I know that hot for July in Pennsylvania only qualifies as "warm" for a place like Louisiana.

I have made no attempt to "torture test" the sight.  Never banged it against anything to rack the slide.  This is just 425 rounds of normal use with standard pressure 9mm.

Although changing settings is somewhat complicated with only two buttons, I like the Eotech-type reticle for this kind of application, and was enjoying using the sight.

I filed a warranty claim with Holosun on July 30th.  I haven't yet received any phone calls or emails yet.
EDIT: Received return label on August 7th
EDIT: Replacement sight shipped August 26th

Friday, July 5, 2019

Open-ended Coupon Codes

I'm going to try to keep a running list of coupon codes that don't expire.  If you want to contribute something, please leave a comment.

1776 United t-shirt store - 1776Mrgunsngear - 10% off
Amend2 Mags - BSGW20 - save 20% on your order
Atibal Optics - FIREARMSINSIDER20 -  20% off
Black Rhino Concealment - WLSMOFO - 10% off
Bowers Group Silencers - WLS - $15 off $50+
Condition1 Cases - Gadgets10 - 10% off
Chase Tactical - AR15NEWS - 10% off
Crossbreed Holsters/Belts - TGC15 - 15% off
Everest - WELIKESHOOTING - $30 off
Faxon Firearms - WLS10 - 10% off, WLSGUN
Freedom Munitions - TLBS - 5% off
Gadsden & Culpepper apparel - DTOMUSA - free shipping
Gallant Bullets - Pewpro10 - 10% off
GlockStore - Humble10 - 10% off
Grizzly Targets - LBS99 - 15% off
Harry's Holsters - TheHumbleMarksman - 10% off
Hobby Metal Kits - tblcn - 10% off steel
Holster Loops - holsterwars - 10% off
Infinity Targets - Tyler15 - 15% off
ITarget Pro - NEWS - 10% off and free shipping
J Dewey Cleaning Rods - JTROD10 - 10% off
Mag Commander - 70415 - $15 off PF940CL 80% frame with lower parts kit
Manticore Arms - WLS10 - 10% off
Neomag - WLS10 - 10% off
Nine Line Apparel - MGNG15 - 15% off?
Olight - Gadget10, JM10, or TLBS - 10% off (same for all)
Opticsplanet - Gadgets5  KB32, or TLBS - 5% off (same for all)
Peak Ammo - 704tactical - 5% off and free shipping option
Polymer80 - WLSISLIFE - 15% off
Premier Body Armor - TLBS - free shipping
QVO Tactical Holsters - talonsentme - 10% off any holster
SB Tactical - TGC15 - 15% OFF
Short Round Supply - THM2019 - 5% off
Swampfox OpticsWLSISLIFE - 25% off
Tactical Pontoon Triggers - BSGW7 - 7% off
Taran Tactical Innovations - JBOSSTTI10 - 10%
Trigger Fanatics cleaning products - GG10 - 10% off
Sportsmans Guide - GUNSNGEAR - $20 off $100 for firearms purchases, or Hegshot87 - $20 off $100, no exclusions, or WARPOET - $20 off $100
Wilder Tactical belts - VSO - ???  Discount not stated.  Try it, see what happens.

Related Links:
We Like Shooting: Sponsor Discounts - Source for some of the WLS codes.  There may be updated codes here.
RetailMeNot - Will sometimes have valid codes for larger websites like Brownells, Midway, Pyramyd Air, etc.