Amipoint H1 or Trijicon ta33

[ghostrider1]

I am having a hard time deciding if I should go with a ta33 because of my bad eye sight or stick with my H1. My only issue is the eye relief with the trijicon. Have any of you had this issue and made a switch??

[BrigandTwoFour]

The eye relief on the TA33 is rather...legendary? It's very long, and it is a very good, if you want a low magnification optic.

[Titan74]

Apples to oranges... TA33 is a great sight but at 3x it will be slower than Aimpoint H1/T1. Have you looked at TA44S? It has 1.5x magnification, very long eye relief and its size/weight is comparable to H1.

I have both H1 and TA44SG-10 and I actually prefer the Trijicon for most uses. It works very well with and without glasses too: if I shoot without glasses the dot on my H1 becomes a blob, whereas the reticle on the TA44 stays about as sharp it was with glasses.

[ghostrider1]

That's my issue, I were specs and the dot on my h1 is a blob/ a bunch of little dots. As far as the ta44, I like the horse shoe and chevrone better. That's why I chose the ta33 to chase after. The magnification wouldn't bother me too much I'm not clearing houses or buildings. If I do choose the trijicon, I can add a rmr at some point in time (I think).


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[seb5]

That is exactly why my wifes rifle wears a TA44. She is pretty good with it whereas she couldn't see well enough to hit anything with Aimpoints. The TA33 is a great optic but in a different category than the aimpoint or TA44.

[MarkG]

Price and availability of the 1.5X and 2X ACOG's is what drives most people to the H1. I use TA47-6's exclusively on my carbines and would never consider anything else. Another stumbling block to using low magnification optics is reluctance to shoot with both eyes open.

[gman556]

I have had my TA33 for 2 years now, and I am still happy with it. If you practice enough, you will be just as quick with it as a red dot up close.


In 2011 I tried a Vortex 1-4x PST, and I just couldn't be as quick up close with it compared with a red dot + the weight was a factor I didn't like either.

I can use my TA33 out to 600yds, and all the way in to 5yds. I zeroed it in at 110yds, and with practice you will know your height over bore up close. .

[Voodoo_Man]

Depends on your specific application, what rifle you intend to mount it on and general purpose for the rifle.

I have an H1, I had it on my SCAR 16s. It was the best choice for that platform and I generally consider the H1/T1 the best in the RDS market.

[cop1211]

I would take a look at the Leupold VXR 1.25-4.
Daytime bright illuminated dot, starts at 1.25 if that's not enough you could move up to to 2-3, then you could move it to 4x if you go out past 100 yards.

That would give you more options then just going with the TA33 and the fixed 3 power.

[Dead Man]

I've recently gone through a low-magnification quandary, though my requirement is a bit different than yours. Needing a variable power setup, but needing to keep weight down as much as possible, I looked at a number of setups. I looked at the Leupold 1x4 options and looked at mount weights, I looked at the lightweight TAs, and finally decided on a Micro with magnifier.

In my opinion, for <300m shooting, fixed magnification is very wasteful. Most shots will be well within non-magnification range, so if you're forced with a fixed power, it should be 1. The Trijicon offerings are tempting for a number of reasons- low weight, durability, magnified power... but all being fixed, I finally excluded them entirely.

The Leupold 1x4s are either just about as heavy as any other low-power scope, or have non-illuminated reticles. But even for their lightweight offerings at around 9 ounces, once you add a 8 or 9 (don't know what Larue's mounts weigh, but I will assume they're generally on the heavier side of the quality QD mount options) or more for a mount, you're looking at over a pound there as well... for a non-illuminated reticle.

The magnifiers are also heavy (Aimpoint unit is 7.1oz, waiting for a Hensoldt unit to arrive to divine its weight), especially with a Larue pivot mount, but at least you have the option of quickly removing the magnifier when you don't need it and putting it back on without any zero shift. A Micro with a Daniel Defense mount, together, only weigh in at 4.7 ounces. There are BUIS that weigh more.

My reasoning, and conclusion: for what it might be worth to you, OP.