Trijicon MRO update

[stascom]

My 37xxx and 85xxx have TM without a circle. 91xxx has TM in a circle.

[Scalarworks]

Can anyone confirm the forgings with updated registered trademark symbol as an accurate indicator of the newer less-magnification version? I just received SN 88304 and 89131 that both appear to have magnification and the "TM" symbol on the housing.

Pics from the AllOutdoor.com article.

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Response from Trijicon: "There will be $50.00 charge if you would like the glass changed as this is not a manufacturer defect. This is considered and upgrade."

The new MRO's have an updated forging that has MRO® instead of MRO™ on the side. The serial number is easier to spot: Anything over 89,000. We just got another batch of MROs in this week and they are in the 95-97k range.

[twm134]

Just an FYI, Aim Surplus has MROs on sale for $349.95 if anyone is interested.

[grizzlyblake]

Nice. Might be worth a call to see if they can tell the serial numbers.

[opngrnd]

I'd try one at that price if I were shopping for a RDS. Hopefully it continues to evolve and we eventually get rid of the bluish tint.

[n517rv]

I recently purchased two from Brownells... they have serial numbers 885xx and 915xx. Both have the "TM" and not the "R" after the MRO. They appear to me to both have slight magnification and look optically similar. Is it possible the "new" version 1.5 is in the 92,000+ serial number range as noted in the AllOutdoor.com article?

[0uTkAsT]

I'd try one at that price if I were shopping for a RDS. Hopefully it continues to evolve and we eventually get rid of the bluish tint.

I've been hoping Trijicon would get rid of that blue tint since the original RX01 in the '90s

[Scalarworks]

I recently purchased two from Brownells... they have serial numbers 885xx and 915xx. Both have the "TM" and not the "R" after the MRO. They appear to me to both have slight magnification and look optically similar. Is it possible the "new" version 1.5 is in the 92,000+ serial number range as noted in the AllOutdoor.com article?

That's very odd. The one we used for our comparison photo is 91k. It has the updated forged housing with MRO® on the side. All of the ones that have been 90K+ have had these features, and the updated lens of course. I'll reach out to Trijicon and see what they say.

The newer variant still has some magnification, as all similar red dot sights do. It's simply less than before.

[wl518]

I know there was a prior thread about this 2 years ago regarding optics placement, but I'm interested in getting everyone's input on where they mount their MRO w/ the slight magnification and field of view.

I watched the Practically Tactical video where Steve Fisher recommends mounting the MRO as far back as possible based on his experience.

Just ordered my MRO yesterday from OpticsPlanet for $353 (shipped/ no mount) and I'm excited to strap it on my Sionics upper!

[stascom]

It doesn't work well mounted far for me (where other red dots work fine). It's 2 slots up from the rear flip-up sight.