Holosun Paralow HS503G Red Dot Sight - ACSS CQB Reticle

Bought two of these Sights
1. Put one on a DP-12 shotgun. The ring and chevron are perfect for this weapon. Groups of 1" @ 25ys (slugs).
2. 2nd sight is on a .300 BO pistol. I did add the following :
--Primary Arms Advanced 3X Long Eye Relief Magnifier, Black PA3XLER-AD. It is functional as close as 15ft. 100yds is unbelievably clear! I'm not a great shot, but my normal group at 50- 1/2", and 100- 1.5".
--Primary Arms Quick Detachable Flip To Side Mounts - Standard Height, Black PAQDMQF-01. This is NOT "slap to the side" mount, but I don't need that. It is "move to the side" and that works for me.

While this is a budget friendly optic, the build quality is exceptional for the price point. I beat up my optics by throwing them in my bags, accidently dropping my firearms, tossing multiple firearms and items in my bags. I travel to and from indoor and outdoor ranges in temperatures ranging from 10f to 105f and not once during my year of ownership has my original 50/200 zero strayed or been lost on any of my Holosun optics. In my year of ownership, I have not yet needed to change my battery.

The lens objective is 20mm. The glass is clear with little to no blue/green tint and handles sun glare extremely well during my bright outdoor shooting adventures. The reticle brightness even goes plenty bright to shoot outdoors in the bright sun during any time of the day. I seriously have no complaints on how it handles the sun. Both (to my eyes) seem to be a true 1x for magnification.

Seriously, I'm a huge fan of Holosun and sold my Trijicon MROs and Aimpoint's for these.

Pros
- Stands up to hard abuse.
- Horseshoe makes a night and day difference for CQB target acquisition
- Looks great through Night Vision
- Works great for 5.56 and .308. Works even better for .300 BO
Cons
-Slight orange glare if the sun hits it just right while a witch is performing a spell to try and through you off your game

If you're thinking about spending money on an Aimpoint, Trijicon, or Eotech, then don't. You're reading this review because you're having second thoughts about spending that much money on an optic, so buy this Holosun instead. The glass and reticle are incredibly clear. The horseshoe does a better job for CQB than Eotech, the ACSS reticle does as good of a job as a Trijiconfor reaching out, and the battery life is on par with an aimpoint. If you're worried about ruggedness, then don't. This sight has been run through the gauntlet and the dings and dents I have put in it have not caused it to lose zero once or not turn on.

Wow!! Simply awesome. Hard to believe the couple of poor reviews. Mine is much better that what I expected for $220. I'm sure there are a few bad ones but Primary Arms will fix that in a hurry so its hard to believe.

Initially very excited about this optic. Clarity was great and more crisp than other red dots I own. However with only 200 rounds of 556 something must have shaken a circuit loose in the optic because it is no longer functioning. A battery change did not fix the problem. Sent it back to PA hoping I just got a dud unit. Hopefully a more positive review will follow with the replacement unit.

GOOD
- ACSS reticle in a red dot is basically the best thing ever. This reticle is perfect. In fact, I hope Aimpoint/Trijicon puts this in their small red dots. Combined w/ a magnifier, this is a seriously great carbine optic
- Battery life - I've had mine on for over 7 months now (with the horseshoe on for most of that). No noticeable dimming. Seems to be as advertised.
- Nice mount - Screw requires a T10 torx, but it is very repeatable and holds zero. Taken it off and put it back on more than 20 times and it stays true.
- Bright day daytime visible

BAD
- Squishy wind & elev. YMMV, but my elev knob in particular has almost no positive clicks as it is turned. It's usable, it holds zero, and adjustments are 1/2 MOA. However, it is very squishy and sometimes there is no click at all. This is not a deal killer by any means, but this is where the price point shows, and is also why I didn't give the HS503G 5 stars.
- No retention for windage/elevation caps. These are easy to lose.

Did a great deal of reading and YouTube research before going with this optic. I'm candidly thrilled with the capability of precision. I'm using it without the magnifier and shooting 1 MOA dependably. And yes, the reticle is small, but very usable. Great battery life.

The micro chevron reticle is quite small, which is a benefit as it provides extra precision. I'm using it with a flip-out magnifier on an AR9 and it works great. I like how many levels of brightness this red dot has, and the fact that it has motion sensing so you can basically leave it on all the time.

Over the last several months I have ordered 10 of these scopes.
6 of the ten scopes have not had the horseshoe in the reticle.
I think I will be sticking with the primary arms brand from now on.

From PA: Although this is branded Holosun, it has our reticle so we do check 100% of them. The horseshoe comes on separately and you will find instructions in the manual. Or give us a call. We want you to be 100% happy with the sight.

I own several of these sights and all have performed exceptionally well. Just ordered another one one sale. Glass is clear, reticle is sharp and the hardware is rugged. AR's, SBR's, Shotguns... loving a quality optic that's affordable enough that I can have the same sights on multiple guns. Thanks PA!