Any opinions on Trijicon Accupoint scopes?

I have the 3x9 Accupoint on a Kimber Montana in 300 WSM. I am going to Montana this fall for elk and liked the idea of the Trijicon for alot of reasons, quality and durability being two of them. I have only shot this setup at the range and so far I like it. I think I would prefer an amber reticle over the red and not having cross hairs is hard for me to get used to on a hunting rifle. I was looking at the scope you posted the link for. I recently bought a DSA heavy barrel FAL off a buddy but I am considering a TA33 instead of a traditional type scope at this point, we'll see, I am still undecided.
 
My personal opinion is the Trijicons are the best hands down. I own 4 and the red chevron is my favorite. TA11F

Spend the $$$ you wont regret it.
 
Bit expensive there, I believe it's like 400-500 on midwayusa with a dealer license.
 
PaulD said:
Ok, how do I get a dealer license to get the discount? It shows as $594 for me.
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It's 489.99 with the discount (but it doesn't include the mount).

You get the dealer discount with a C&R or 01FFL.
 
PaulD said:
Hmm, that's one of the better reasons I've heard to get a C&R.

Thanks.
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Primary reason I have it.... I've saved enough from discounts that I could probably buy a rifle or two....if I had saved the money I saved...
 
Executive said:
Seems like a good deal, especially with the over-engineered mount. Just wondering, does the tritium "wear out" on these?

Chris
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I believe there is a 10+ year life expectancy on the tritium which they will recharge for a fee. Their customer service is awesome to work with.
I don't believe the accupoints are available with the chevron at this time. They do have a series of new reticles out though.
 
I'm a huge fan of the Accupoint and I use it with the LaRue mount as shown in order to get the proper eye relief. I use a 1.25-4.0 scope extensively on an AR for action shooting competition because the chevron is a good compromise between rapid up-close target acquisition and the precision needed for 300 yard engagement. I have the same scope for New England style woods hunting with a lever action rifle.

That being said, I don't use it for more focused precision shooting. I'm bringing a Leupold with a varminter reticle to find the prairie dogs. It's just easier for me to use traditional cross-hairs for that type of aiming.

Regarding the tritium, it only comes into play in extremely low light scenarios, virtually full darkness. The Accupoint has a large spiral of optical fiber on the top that illuminates the chevron and even during twilight conditions it is much brighter than the tritium illumination.
 
Dan Hurley said:
I'm a huge fan of the Accupoint and I use it with the LaRue mount as shown in order to get the proper eye relief. I use a 1.25-4.0 scope extensively on an AR for action shooting competition because the chevron is a good compromise between rapid up-close target acquisition and the precision needed for 300 yard engagement. I have the same scope for New England style woods hunting with a lever action rifle.

That being said, I don't use it for more focused precision shooting. I'm bringing a Leupold with a varminter reticle to find the prairie dogs. It's just easier for me to use traditional cross-hairs for that type of aiming.

Regarding the tritium, it only comes into play in extremely low light scenarios, virtually full darkness. The Accupoint has a large spiral of optical fiber on the top that illuminates the chevron and even during twilight conditions it is much brighter than the tritium illumination.
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Excellent. Thanks Dan. I'm looking for something that works from close to mid range and it sounds like a good compromise for what I want. It'll go on an M&P15FT so the gun isn't ideal beyond 300yds anyway.

Someday I'll get a .308 for longer stuff.
 
Paul - I could not be more of a Trijicon fan unless I worked for the company, (which I wish I did). For budgetary reasons, I'm going for a Millet DMS for my SOCOM-16 and the Tripower will find a home on my NES M4. If I had the dough to spare, I would not hesitate for a moment to trust an Accu-Point, or any Trijicon product with my life...I'll be curious to see how it performs in a CQB role. By the way - call Mark LaRue. His prices are firm, but perhaps not so firm...He's a good guy and may work with you. I got my Tripower for much less than retail by making a phone call....
 
Just to follow up on this, I bought an ACOG TA01NSNFLR off of: http://www.samplelist.com/default.aspx?display_num=10&mfg_selection=29&prod_type=-1&hide_sold=false

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To be honest, I still don't have a good idea of what I need in a rifle optic but these obviously have a great rep and if it doesn't work for me, someone here will get a good deal.
 
I bleeped up my 10 year old Trijicon reflex site by spraying "Gun Scrubber" on the plastic light collector. They fixed it for free in 4 weeks. Guess where I'm buying my next scope?
 

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