Trijicon 3-9x40 or Leupold VX III 3.5-10x50 w/ Illuminated Duplex Reticle?

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Str8 Shooter

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I just came into some cash that I'm going to drop on a nice scope... I'm looking at the Trijicon Accupoint 3-9x40 w/ the amber dot/ crosshair or the Leupold 3.5-10x50 w/ the Illuminated duplex reticle. The Trijicon has amazing clarity and the fiber optics seem to work well. The Leupold obviously has great optics and I do like the lit reticle option for the variety of condtions that I will use it in. (hunting over snow by moonlight, hunting at night w/ a light, etc.) The Leupold is quite large w/ the 30 mm tube and 50 mm objective whereas the Trijicon is nice and compact, but the different features make this comparison moot. Anyone have experience with either one of these models? I would greatly appreciate any input...
 
Have the Leupold model and you cannot go wrong. I love mine.
Funny you should mention the Trijicon. I am about to give the 3-9x40 with red triangle a try on my coyote gun.
The Leupold is not too big or heavy. The reticle brightness can be adjusted just right for any conditions pitch black to bright sunlight and even while using the red spotlight, you will find a brightness just right.
 
I think you'll really like the Trijicon... I'm pretty certain that for most all dawn to dusk situations the scope will be awesome. Like I mentioned before, the clarity on that scope was unbelievable. I wish I knew more about the potential of the tritium powered illumination after dark. That's the only part that makes me lean toward the Leupy w/ the battery powered illumination.
 
I have a Trijicon ACOG NSN model with the tritium illum in yellow. It is also "perfect" in any low/no light. I have tritium night sights in green on my duty weapon and they too are perfect in low/no light.

I think you will love tritium. These accupoints also let you adjust the amount of brightness but I think that may be just for the fiber optic daytime illumination part not the tritium illumination.

I did think of a problem with the Leupold. You must take the battery out when not in use. The battery will be dead in days or a week if you leave it in the scope in the off position. That is not a problem with tritium I must say. But I wouldn't let it stop me from buying a Leupold illuminated, just makes me worry about having an extra watch battery on hand at all times.
 
I wonder why the battery still goes dead in the off position? I'm still stuck on the decision... we just got snow tonight so I'm going to head out after dark and see how much illumination I get out of the Trijicon. I'd like to get both but I'm afraid the little lady would kill me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
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