I bought the Holoson HE507K-GR x2 and had it installed on the Sig 365x. Shop put the Holoson on Gun for me. I am having very hard time hitting on target it seems it hits way low if using the dot From 5 yards it is one foot below target. I have brought the dot all the way up and it is still off target (hitting below target). If I use the rear sight on Holoson I get better results. Anyone else had this issue? I also used the bullet type boresight to sync in, no improvements. Any tips will be appreciated.

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Originally posted by jimq3100:
I bought the Holoson HE507K-GR x2 and had it installed on the Sig 365x. Shop put the Holoson on Gun for me. I am having very hard time hitting on target it seems it hits way low if using the dot From 5 yards it is one foot below target. I have brought the dot all the way up and it is still off target (hitting below target). If I use the rear sight on Holoson I get better results. Anyone else had this issue? I also used the bullet type boresight to sync in, no improvements. Any tips will be appreciated.

Could be defective.
I had a Vortex RDS that would only go so high on elevation changes. I sent it back and received a new one.
Same thing as yours and it was maxxed out on the adjustment. Ended up buying a Trijicon and the Vortex is now on my Ruger 22 pistol.

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Originally posted by jimq3100:
I bought the Holoson HE507K-GR x2 and had it installed on the Sig 365x. Shop put the Holoson on Gun for me. I am having very hard time hitting on target it seems it hits way low if using the dot From 5 yards it is one foot below target. I have brought the dot all the way up and it is still off target (hitting below target). If I use the rear sight on Holoson I get better results. Anyone else had this issue? I also used the bullet type boresight to sync in, no improvements. Any tips will be appreciated.

I have a 507k gr X2 on my 48 and it’s been great. It is in the recall for something with the lock mode but I don’t use that so I haven’t sent it in.

I’d give Holosun a call. They have always been very helpful to me in the past.

Thanks BennerP220, I stopped by the place I bought the gun, their gunsmith gave me few tips and adjusted the dot. I was surprised to hear that the bullet type boresight don't work as good because the ejector on 365 interfere with the boresight. He also said to align the dot with rear sight and front sight when shooting, kind a defeats the purpose of having the red dot but have to try his suggestion.

If you align the dot with the iron sights, you probably won’t even hit the target. The best way to sight it in is go out and shoot it and adjust as needed.

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Originally posted by jimq3100:
Thanks BennerP220, I stopped by the place I bought the gun, their gunsmith gave me few tips and adjusted the dot. I was surprised to hear that the bullet type boresight don't work as good because the ejector on 365 interfere with the boresight. He also said to align the dot with rear sight and front sight when shooting, kind a defeats the purpose of having the red dot but have to try his suggestion.

Moving from Iron to red dot optics can present challenges, finding the dot, and putting it where it should be seem to be top of the list.

I struggled with the first vortex, sent it back as it did run out of elevation adjustment, after that still struggled for a bit, had a good shooter at the range try it, and lo and behold, it was me...

Practice with it, dry fire bringing it up and getting your grip presentation where it should be, one that that these optics do is show you where your presentation of the firearm to target as you do with iron sights is off for a reflex.

TRAINING THE RED DOT
Setting up a red dot for your pistol
Running a red dot sight takes some practice.

According to both trainers, your presentation on the draw (the part of your draw after your gun leaves the holster and is heading towards to the target, but before it goes BANG!) is the key to cracking the code of the red dot pistol. “Iron sights let you be sloppy, as the gun and the sights are always in your peripheral,” Jedlinski said. “With a dot, the presentation has to efficiently guide the dot to your dominant eye. You can’t cheat your way into a good sight picture with a dot. For it to work as well as possible, your presentation needs to be smooth and level so your eyes pick up the dot as your gun is headed towards to the target.”

Learning Reflex Sights

Check out the two part video of Colion Noir at Sig Academy one on one instruction about reflex.

For starters, that installation is something you could have done yourself in 5 mins. Next, stay away from that gunshop. They have no idea what they are talking about. Using a red dot on a pistol has nothing to do with using your sights to line up the dot and neither does your boresighter.

Go to the range, start at 5yds, see where you are hitting and adjust the dot till you are getting centered hits. Move to 10yds and do the same. Fine tune from a rest at 15yds. Some like to fine tune at 25yds.

Checkout the Modern Samurai Project. He's got some serious skills when it comes to shooting pistols with red dots and has a video specific on the subject explaining it in detail.