anyone have any experience with these scopes? i really like the post reticle with the green triangle. anyone use one?

I don't, but to help you get started I would suggest you use the "Find" button near the top. Type in Trijicon for the search and I'm sure you'll get lots of threads on these scopes.

thank you very much for this info.

Trijicon 1-4X24


German #4 reticle with green apex


I've always liked the German #4 post and crosshair with a green lighted apex for fast action on large black or dark animals!

I have a 1.25x4 with the post and amber reticle on a 375 H&H and like it very much. It is fairly light and has good eye relief. The triangle reticle is very easy to use with both eyes open; aiming becomes almost intuitive. I would like to try one of the 3x9 models on another rifle.

I have the same scope on a Ruger in .458 Lott. It needs another 1/2" of eye relief but I don't plan on changing it out. It works wonderful. Very bright, very durable. I like it alot.

I have 3. A 1.25X4 with post and red triangle on my 416 Rigby, temporarily on my Chapuis 9.3X74R double, and 2 3X9's with the amber dot, one on a Boddington No.1 in 300H&H and the other on a Sako Bavarian 270 Win. I like them very much as they have good glass and I prefer the battery-less illuminated reticle.

Certainly Trijicon scopes have some negative features as do any scopes regardless of country of manufacture, or price point. None are 100% perfect in all respects.

IMO, over all the Trijicon is the most progressive brand that I have seen it fifty years of useing scopes of all types on all types of rifles and handguns!
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I used a 3 to 9 red post this deer season and I can't fault the scope as they are really good quality, however I didn't like the post for fast shooting. I had the tendency to shoot high with the Post/red triangle configuation and as I track deer in Big woods fast shooting happens.I missed two slammers because of this,I feel I would have made the shots with a standard cross hair. when I had time to think about putting the tip of the triangle where it was supposed to go dead nuts.Maybe if I would have spent more time with it before hand I would done better however I sold mine and went back to a standard scope. I have to say the Quality of these scopes are outstanding.they are just not for me. Bruce

I have the red triangle in a 3-9 x 40. It works great in low light even at night with very little light.

Bruce a red dot in my opinion points faster.

Mike

I have a 1x4x24 with a green post on a 9.3x74 and really like it. Green was most visible to my eyes. I looked at all three before deciding. I think different colors will suit some people and not others but I really like it. I read an article that the color green is one of the best colors for the human eye to pick up.

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Originally posted by LJS:
I have a 1x4x24 with a green post on a 9.3x74 and really like it. Green was most visible to my eyes. I looked at all three before deciding. I think different colors will suit some people and not others but I really like it. I read an article that the color green is one of the best colors for the human eye to pick up.

Green is the color that the human eye sees under most conditions, and does not mess up your night vision. As Mike says I find the dot better than the triangle and on the German #4 post and crosshair it is faster for tracking moveing targets with the horizontal crosshair makes lead much easier than the single post and triangle tip.

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I have the amber reticle on the post on my Chapuis. If it had been available I would have opted for the German No. 4 or cross hairs with a dot. I have a Leupold with that setup on my 416T and really like it. But it takes batteries and is a 30mm. The Trijicon is a 1" and doesn't need batteries or a switch. That it pretty handy. The Trijicon scope is bright, clear, seems to take recoil well, and the triangle pops in all light conditions. I am just used to cross hairs. To me, the post seems to be in the way. It would be tough to hold over or allow windage. Holding for a lead on running game for a followup shot would, aa Mac pointed out, be a bit of a trick with the post. I think it's a bit harder to notice if the rifle is canted when your shooting with the post. I do think the cross hairs would help those issues, too. But I really do like the scope.
Bfly

I agree with Mac on the post and triangle from my experience this year I had a tough time on the running shots, Which I don't with a standard crosshair. I shoot a running deer target every weekend in the late summer, i didn't get the scope till just before hunting season and didn't really get much time to get used to it. MY BAD not the scope. The trijicon scopes are great quality and I really liked the scope, I just came to the conclusion that they aren't right for me and if someone is going to buy one they should concider how they are going to use it. On standing game I was 3 for 3 right where i wanted it. But I hunt big woods and track most of the time. Moving shots are common and I practice them. Maybe like I said it I would have gotten used to the scope better then I did, I would think differently. but I'm a creature of habit and it just didn't work for me.

Dave Fulson turned me onto the Trijicon's a couple years ago, WOW! Really like em, and REMEMBER, if you plan to use the same scope/gun combo in the west. Numerous states DO NOT allow some of the other illuminated scopes, as they are battery powered, Tricjicon is not.

Personally I prefer the "green dot". They've worked great for me.

My DG Trijicon scopes are the green dot. I picked TR24-3G scopes with the green dot since that is what I use for my closest pin for my bow. The amber and red are not as evident to my eye, compared to the green, and I use those for the very seldom longer ranges.

I also noticed tennis balls and softballs are green, too. Perhaps for a fast pickup by most peoples eyes.

I have the red chevron on a Trijicon ACOG for one of my AR15s. It works fine for me, too.

I actually find the Trijicon to be easier to use on moving game. The both eyes open technique recommended for the Trijicon really highlights this IMO. After all, you'll find Trijicon ACOGs mounted on many of our troops M-16's. They were designed for fast acquisition and tracking of moving targets in a "dangerous" environment.

I was just wondering for the guys who are stating difficulty with the Trijicon on moving targets, are you closing one eye or keeping both open?

Have been using the brand for over seven years and have shot about every type aiming device Trijicon makes.They work for me and I have never had a problem recommending them to clients or friends like Aaron. Great stuff built by really great people !

Anyone know the size (in MOA) of the dot or the triangle?

My EOTech, on my AR, is 1 MOA-for instance.

I have the 1.25x4 trijicon with the amber #4 german crosshairs. Believe the dot is about 4 MOA. I do really like the trijicons and mine is holding up well on my .458 Win Mag. The crosshairs allows for easier reference and better visibility than the post IMO and I liked the sight picture better than the post. Both eyes open allows for easy target acquisition and you can't beat the eye relief on larger calibers that kick.