All posts tagged Advanced Combat Optic Gunsight

Combat reliability for your target rifles

Trijicon OpticsTrijicon has also diversified their optics for hunting and target shooting.  The Accupoint optics are low-variable power optics that give operators  some level of magnification, but still have the speed that Trijicon optics are known for.  The Accupoint reticles come in red triangle, Amber dot,  Green triangle, and green dot.    These have started to show up on bolt action rifles and DMR used in the military.    They are reasonable priced and all under $1000 dollars.

Magnificatons can vary as well as objective lense.Trijicon optics are widely known for their Combat Carbine appeal.   They are probable the most modernized military combat optic.   Trijicon Optics has Illuminated reticles make needing batteries void, and their wide variety of reticles give operators a versatility unmatched.   Reticles can be used for CQB or for long range use.   Some may want crosshairs or they may want a donut, triangle, green dot or red dot.

 

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Combat Optics

The closest Trijicon ACOGcompetitor we have seen on the market is the Eotech style optics.  These seem to still gain a  lot of attention for house to house fightingi and close range shooting, but outside of 100yds, the Eotech reticle will most likely obscure a target.   If you’re picky about rifle recticles, you’ll have quite a few options to pick from with the ACOG.    Reticles come in red, yellow, amber and green.   They are crosshair, donut, Chevron or German style reticle.  There are a few optics that like the Accpoint that are even widely used in the hunting market.

 

 

Trijicon ACOG optics are hands down the most widely used combat optic used by our military.   There is a  reason for this.   These Trijicon ACOGS also known as Advanced Combat Optic Gunsights don’t need batteries, give you low light illumination, fixed magnification and models like the TRTA01-ECOS gives you fast up front CQB options and long range shooting in one package.  Like all optics being used today, nothing is good for everything, but technology is moving away from battery powered optics and Trijicon has been on that pursuit for over a decade.

 

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Urban Combat at Zero Magnification

Trijicon ACOGI have a friend that was in Iraq that mentioned that magnification was what helped them identify IED wires at a distance where guys with irons and Eotechs couldn’t seem them.   I’d have to say that the ACOG is still an advanced combat sight, but they are expensive.   The thing that makes the ACOG work so well is having the right ammo matched up to the bullet comp.  Once you figure out where the hold overs are, this optic is fast.  At rifle competitions at my club, I always notice that the guys that could nail target the fastest all had Acogs.

 

There is much to think about when selecting an optic or sighting system for your Carbine.   For Close Quarters Combat, zero magnification is usually your best option because it can be a problem if there is a need for seeing beyond 100yds or more.   When someone comes with a Trijicon ACOG that has variable magnifications that goes from zero to 20X that’ll be a big step forward.   Unfortunately it’s hard to really say what you have on your gun because there are so many variables.   Eotech has a magnification option for their sighting system, but it adds considerable weight and limites where you put backup irons on the gun.

 

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