1-4 Variable optic options

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Originally Posted by RHR

Grant, I emailed Trijicon and the CS guy told me they didn't have any new/revised Accupoints coming out.

Maybe he just didn't want to tell me.

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Interesting. I am looking at the 2007 distr. and didn't see any mention of them, but there are a couple of new products in there that I have NEVER heard of! Should be an interesting SS.


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Originally Posted by paulosantos

I just wish I could test it out to 600 yards.

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Send it to me and I will do that and post an AAR. :D

Grant,

Any estimates on when Trijicon will release the new/ upgraded Accupoint? They weren't saying much at SHOT 07 about it, and I didn't feel like sitting there for an hour trying to pry info out of them.

Back in the mid 1990s I started using a Leupold Vari-X II 1-4X20mm for my non-military, non-LEO shooting needs (mostly 3-gun matches). It only has a duplex reticle, has no illumination or dot, and only cost about $225 (then). On the other hand, it helped me see a lot better and helped me hit a lot of targets more accurately and quickly than I might have otherwise. It also never broke or lost its zero.

The only reason I use red dots now is because I almost never get to shoot past 100 yards. Offhand, I kept the magnification at 1X for 100 yards and less on the Leupold, otherwise the "wobble" was magnified too much. The fine crosshairs were great for hitting stuff at 100.

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Originally Posted by Stickman

Grant,

Any estimates on when Trijicon will release the new/ upgraded Accupoint? They weren't saying much at SHOT 07 about it, and I didn't feel like sitting there for an hour trying to pry info out of them.

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I am also very interested. I want to pull the trigger on a TR21, but I know as soon as I do Trijicon will release the new version the next week.

I'm sure Trijicon is apt to spill info to dealers more so than an average joe like me.

I've played with the current Trijicon Accu-point and shot with one on another guys rifle didn't like it much.

It's cool that it's a true 1x scope but what I disliked about it was that if I moved my head a tiny bit I could see distortion around the edges of the lenses when at 1x is wasn't too bad. My Leupold 1.5-5x doesn't do that nor does the MeOpta. I'm sure the S&B, Horus & Nightforce don't either.

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Originally Posted by gotm4

I've played with the current Trijicon Accu-point and shot with one on another guys rifle didn't like it much.

It's cool that it's a true 1x scope but what I disliked about it was that if I moved my head a tiny bit I could see distortion around the edges of the lenses when at 1x is wasn't bad but at full magnification it's really apparent. My Leupold 1.5-5x doesn't do that nor does the MeOpta. I'm sure the S&B, Horus & Nightforce don't either.

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Current? 1x?

Is this the new .mil version?

My TR21 is a 1.25 low mag and none of the distortion on the edges you are talking about.

I know it's not a Short Dot clone... but the Elcan Specter DR really should be compared against these, even though it's not truly a variable but a selectable fixed 1x/4x...

I know, I drink the Elcan kool-aide. lol

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Originally Posted by xenophobe

I know it's not a Short Dot clone... but the Elcan Specter DR really should be compared against these, even though it's not truly a variable but a selectable fixed 1x/4x...

I know, I drink the Elcan kool-aide. lol

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Already have (owned one). It has many issues IMHO. I like the concept and hope that someday they get it right.




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Originally Posted by MudBug

Current? 1x?

Is this the new .mil version?

My TR21 is a 1.25 low mag and none of the distortion on the edges you are talking about.

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No, you are correct it was a 1.25x, it had a lot of distortion at 1.25x but if you adjusted it to 1.5-1.75x it went away. I much prefer the clearer distortion free wider FOV of Leupold, MeOpta and S&B scopes.