Brief Trijicon AccuPoint review (2 models)

[MyRoad]

I now have two Trijicon AccuPoint scopes. The first one I got was the 2.5-10x 50mm with the post/red triangle. I've found it to be very easy to acquire a target, and the red triangle is very bright. If you're mail-ordering it (as I did), don't forget that these are physically big scopes, and will add a bit of weight to an AR.

The second I picked up from a local store, its a 1.5-4x with the amber #4 mil-dot (they refer to it as the "German" crosshairs). This one seemed decent in the store under the florescent lights, but when I got it home and was mounting it on the rifle in weaker lighting, the tiny amber dot barely shows up at all. I would say under moderate lighting -- lighting that the red triangle shows up strongly under -- the small dot is useless.

As far as lens quality goes, I would say the optic clarity on these scopes is closer to Simmons than it is to Leupold. The 10x at full magnification is fuzzy and distorted around the edges.

So, in conclusion, I would say go for the big lit triangles and avoid the "German #4 dot", and I hope they are as rugged and durable as the Acogs that Trijicon makes, because if I paid all that money just for the mediocre glass clarity, I paid too much. If I have a truly rugged scope with (at least in one case) a very bright non-battery powered dot, then I did OK. I guess time will tell.

I'd be curious to hear anyone's experiences or opinions.

 

[Lucky]

Read the new true 1x scopes are better in every way, so much better they should sell the old ones at blow-out prices because they won't sell any of them after the new ones hit shelves. Like buying a Corvette the month before the ZR-1 was released.

Maybe return to the retailer and exchange for a new one? Sob story that your eyes are bad and need a different reticule, this one has old expired tritium that smells funny. They'll be happy because you upgrade to a $100 more expensive model, you'll be happy to have a better scope with brand-new tritium.

Also heard the human eye picks up green part of the spectrum best, so between green and yellow green is better.

Can't wait for my Trijicon reflex to arrive The prices dropping on the old models since the new ones came out.

http://www.trijicon.com/user/parts/parts_new.cfm?categoryID=5
http://www.swfa.com/c-227-trijicon-accu-point-rifle-scopes.aspx

 

[TexAg]

I've got the 3-9x with orange triangle. I got a pretty good deal on it second hand. I originally mounted it on a Rem 700 .30-06 and found there was not as much eye relief as I would like. When I would touch off a light-mag round the scope would sometimes just barely kiss my eyebrow when it was set on 9. I didn't like that and found a good deal on a vx-III and replaced it on the '06. I put the Trijicon on my 336 .30-30 and while that may be blasphemy to some I though the lighter recoil would be better with the shorter eye relief and the orange triangle would make a good low to no-light reticle for hog hunting on my quick firing lever gun (my go to hog gun anyways).
I thought about trading for a 1-4x but I think I'll try this set up for awhile. I think the glass is OK but I do agree the edges aren't as sharp as the Leupold. I definitely need to huntba little more with it to really form a better opinion though.

 

[MyRoad]

I saw that they are coming out with the 1x, and in my opinion that makes much more sense because at "no" magnification it acts like a 'normal' red dot (other than the scope-like eye relief), and then you have the ability to zoom out for mid-range and longer shots. I also noticed the price went up considerably. The one I have was on sale, I scratched it getting the rings on, and this store is impervious to sob stories -- so in other words, I own it now.

I'll keep an eye out for the next gen ones. The idea is awesome, if they get the design/production part refined, it would be one sweet scope.

 

[Lucky]

They hold their value anyway. And people have posted work orders from Trijicon for $0 refurbishing the scope after complaints of dimness.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Thanks for the review!