optics, accupoint vs acog vs aimpoint

trbon8r said:

I've got a good amount of experience with both the Accupoint and ACOG.

The Accupoint has true 1X magnification. An ACOG will never be as fast up close. The green triangle seems to "bloom" less than the ACOG chevron and be less fatiguing on the eye in my opinion. The Accupoint has better eye relief than the ACOG. I shoot a TA11 ACOG. That is the only way to go in the ACOG family. They are bigger and there is a bit of a weight and cost penalty but the extra eye relief is worth it. I had a TA31 with the 1.5" eye relief and couldn't sell it fast enough.

The bad with the Accupoint is that it is optically inferior to the ACOG. The Accupoint has some fish eye to it that you won't find in an ACOG. The Accupoint also lacks any sort of ballistic reticle to help with longer shots. I am not about to torture test either optic, but I suspect the ACOG to be more rugged.

I also have some time behind the SWFA 1-6 Super Sniper. I'd choose it over both the ACOG or Accupoint. The only real advantage the Trijicon products have over the Super Sniper is that they don't need batteries for the illumination to work, and the ACOG is probably still my top pick for rugged dependability. The optics on the Super Sniper are definitely better than the Accupoint. The bottom line is all 3 optics I mentioned are good options.

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trbon8r said:

I've got a good amount of experience with both the Accupoint and ACOG.

The Accupoint has true 1X magnification. An ACOG will never be as fast up close. The green triangle seems to "bloom" less than the ACOG chevron and be less fatiguing on the eye in my opinion. The Accupoint has better eye relief than the ACOG. I shoot a TA11 ACOG. That is the only way to go in the ACOG family. They are bigger and there is a bit of a weight and cost penalty but the extra eye relief is worth it. I had a TA31 with the 1.5" eye relief and couldn't sell it fast enough.

The bad with the Accupoint is that it is optically inferior to the ACOG. The Accupoint has some fish eye to it that you won't find in an ACOG. The Accupoint also lacks any sort of ballistic reticle to help with longer shots. I am not about to torture test either optic, but I suspect the ACOG to be more rugged.

I also have some time behind the SWFA 1-6 Super Sniper. I'd choose it over both the ACOG or Accupoint. The only real advantage the Trijicon products have over the Super Sniper is that they don't need batteries for the illumination to work, and the ACOG is probably still my top pick for rugged dependability. The optics on the Super Sniper are definitely better than the Accupoint. The bottom line is all 3 optics I mentioned are good options.

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trbon8r said:

I've got a good amount of experience with both the Accupoint and ACOG.

The Accupoint has true 1X magnification. An ACOG will never be as fast up close. The green triangle seems to "bloom" less than the ACOG chevron and be less fatiguing on the eye in my opinion. The Accupoint has better eye relief than the ACOG. I shoot a TA11 ACOG. That is the only way to go in the ACOG family. They are bigger and there is a bit of a weight and cost penalty but the extra eye relief is worth it. I had a TA31 with the 1.5" eye relief and couldn't sell it fast enough.

The bad with the Accupoint is that it is optically inferior to the ACOG. The Accupoint has some fish eye to it that you won't find in an ACOG. The Accupoint also lacks any sort of ballistic reticle to help with longer shots. I am not about to torture test either optic, but I suspect the ACOG to be more rugged.

I also have some time behind the SWFA 1-6 Super Sniper. I'd choose it over both the ACOG or Accupoint. The only real advantage the Trijicon products have over the Super Sniper is that they don't need batteries for the illumination to work, and the ACOG is probably still my top pick for rugged dependability. The optics on the Super Sniper are definitely better than the Accupoint. The bottom line is all 3 optics I mentioned are good options.

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SCARCQB said:

Ill PM you. may try to go this weekend. last Saturday morning was a zoo down there. About 150 people waiting. Weekdays may be better.

You can compare the Eotech 3x vs TA31

Set targets at 15, 25, 50 , 100 yards.

You can shoot at 15 then engage scaled down targets at 100. Quick shots to simulate engagements at various distances.

This is when eye relief and parallax come out and wreak havoc with our shots.

For me, the Eotech fts 3x set up beats the TA31...... But its me, not the sight. When I was younger, my eyes can switch from OEG/BAC mode to magnified view in an instant. Not anymore... It sucks to get older

The eye relief on the TA31 is aout 1.6". Its not that great, the lower magnification models actually have better eye relief at around 2.6" and are faster to acquire.

BDC are also abit off... I think, these are calibrated to sea level. Some DOPE or holdover is required. But not much.

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