nastynatesfish
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Good and bad? Looking at one for my flat top 20". Have till Sunday to make my mind up
ACOG TA01
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"Fish,
Look carefully at the warranty end. Inquire if it can be repaired when the tritium isotope wears out. I don't believe Trijicon will replace certain components. I am trying to get a Reflex II with the 6.5 MOA dot repaired and they told me they will not replace the tritium portion. I will have to replace the whole gunsight. That's an expensive proposition and thats a piece of law enforcement equipment. I am thinking a Aimpoint is a better choice if the Trijicon has a 12 year life and then it's trash. That's my thoughts. You can contact Trijicon and ask.
Look carefully at the warranty end. Inquire if it can be repaired when the tritium isotope wears out. I don't believe Trijicon will replace certain components. I am trying to get a Reflex II with the 6.5 MOA dot repaired and they told me they will not replace the tritium portion. I will have to replace the whole gunsight. That's an expensive proposition and thats a piece of law enforcement equipment. I am thinking a Aimpoint is a better choice if the Trijicon has a 12 year life and then it's trash. That's my thoughts. You can contact Trijicon and ask.
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They are very durable and will maintain zero no matter what. In fact, you have to thump on the side of the scope when making adjustments just to get the turrets or "reticle" to properly seat into the new adjustment spot. Believe it or not it's in the owners manual and if you don't do this you will have a very hard time zeroing the weapon. All that said, I wouldn't suggest you buy one. At least not without looking at one on a gun similar so you can get a feel for the severe lack of eye relief. Trijicon ACOG's suffer badly for eye relief. Ever wonder why all those evening news clips of soldiers in the middle east are going into a building with the buttstock up on top of their shoulder and M-4 pulled way back and kinda sideways. It aint to look like theys from the hood...it's because you cant see thru the 1400 dollar scope unless you have your eye 1 to 1 1/2 inches from the eyepiece!!!! And that's a shame too because they are high quality and the reticle configuration of the RCO model works very well. I just cant get past the lack of eye relief to the point that it is uncomfortable to shoot coupled with that price tag. All B.S. aside...dude, buy something else, you'll be glad you did. Suggest you look at the Vortex Viper. I do think it was great that it had a Christian biblical chapter and verse notation on the side of it while being used to waste muslims.
nastynatesfish
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That's all good info msinc. I'm gonna look at an aimpoint. I did notice the bad eye relief. Thanks alot
Originally Posted By: erslllWhich is why they are set up to mount hanging over the charging handle. Yes, the eye relief is not great but it really shouldn't be a problem on a .223 with it mounted correctly.
"Hanging over the charging handle"....yep, forgot about that, the eye relief is so poor that you have to have the scope mounted in such a way that it all but completely denies access to the charging handle. The one thing that "shouldn't be a problem" on a $1400.00 optical sight is eye relief.
"Hanging over the charging handle"....yep, forgot about that, the eye relief is so poor that you have to have the scope mounted in such a way that it all but completely denies access to the charging handle. The one thing that "shouldn't be a problem" on a $1400.00 optical sight is eye relief.
Yes, that is a huge problem. I can't imagine how one could work around that. No one makes and extended charging handle just for that purpose. No one I know has a scope mounted on their AR that is right over their charging handle. Every other scope on an AR I have ever seen is mounted at least 2" in front of the charging handle so you can easy access to said charging handle.
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"Yes, that is a huge problem. I can't imagine how one could work around that"
It's called a side charge upper, of which I own two...now you can no longer cry about not knowing anyone who has solved what you called a "huge problem." I knew when I wrote the first response that somewhere a fanboy would get his feelings hurt...you'll have that when a very expensive piece of equipment falls sadly short of what is expected. I dont think it's unreasonable to expect an optic that cost that much to have more eye relief. Having to put the buttstock on top your shoulder so you can aim???? I know you're sold on ACOG's but dude...seriously, tell me you wouldn't change that to about 4 or 5 inches if you could!!!!!!!!!
It's called a side charge upper, of which I own two...now you can no longer cry about not knowing anyone who has solved what you called a "huge problem." I knew when I wrote the first response that somewhere a fanboy would get his feelings hurt...you'll have that when a very expensive piece of equipment falls sadly short of what is expected. I dont think it's unreasonable to expect an optic that cost that much to have more eye relief. Having to put the buttstock on top your shoulder so you can aim???? I know you're sold on ACOG's but dude...seriously, tell me you wouldn't change that to about 4 or 5 inches if you could!!!!!!!!!
ArrowStar
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I've been hunting with a TA 31 for 3 years now and find it to be the best optic that I have found for my type of Hunting. the 4x32 is perfect for my calling rifle. I never noticed any eye relief issues. It works great for running shots on Coyotes. I was never able to hit them with other scopes but something about keeping both eyes open and the illuminated reticle makes it much easier for me to connect.
.223coyote
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Originally Posted By: crazyyote"Fish,
Look carefully at the warranty end. Inquire if it can be repaired when the tritium isotope wears out. I don't believe Trijicon will replace certain components. I am trying to get a Reflex II with the 6.5 MOA dot repaired and they told me they will not replace the tritium portion. I will have to replace the whole gunsight. That's an expensive proposition and thats a piece of law enforcement equipment. I am thinking a Aimpoint is a better choice if the Trijicon has a 12 year life and then it's trash. That's my thoughts. You can contact Trijicon and ask.
It will still work in the day due to the fiber-optic strip on top, but you won't be able to see the reticle at night without the tritium.
Look carefully at the warranty end. Inquire if it can be repaired when the tritium isotope wears out. I don't believe Trijicon will replace certain components. I am trying to get a Reflex II with the 6.5 MOA dot repaired and they told me they will not replace the tritium portion. I will have to replace the whole gunsight. That's an expensive proposition and thats a piece of law enforcement equipment. I am thinking a Aimpoint is a better choice if the Trijicon has a 12 year life and then it's trash. That's my thoughts. You can contact Trijicon and ask.
It will still work in the day due to the fiber-optic strip on top, but you won't be able to see the reticle at night without the tritium.