Bassbob
Emissary
I wonder why our experiences are so different? I've got three of them (two green, one red) and they never wash out.
You probably don't have the auto brightness mode on.
I had two different guys at my range at different times who thought theirs was broke or had dead batteries becuase the reticle wasn't even visible. I got them both working for them. By hitting the + several times until the reticles appeared.