I'm shopping for a scope to put on a new .375 H&H, and I happened across a Trijicon Accupoint 1.75-6X scope in a local gun store. It's not impressive in the store, but when you have any UV falling on it, that orange triangle glows like a laser. This should be dynamite in low-light conditions. I was just wondering if any of the astute readers here have one of these, or know of any problems with them. Trijicon is well regarded in making red-dot scopes for small bores; I'm just wondering about the desirability of their offerings on a big bore.

(Or should I just get a Leupold 1.5x5-20 and be done with it... I might get one of those as a backup anyway.)

Pertinax

Pertinax,

I have the 3-9x40 model on my .338 WinMag. It works great. I bought one for a friend who lives in Colorado who has used it for two seasons Elk hunting on horseback. He's very happy with it. I think the scope is pretty average, but the reticle is very cool. Would I trust one on a DGR? Not sure. The Leupold is a safer bet. What price are they asking?

Roger

$489, plus tax. That's reasonable, based on the (few) prices I can find on the web.

I wish it had a traditional crosshair, in addition to the triangle. That would help with bench shooting. And I guess I'm a bit concerned that I'd be buying a gimmick. Darned easy to see gimmick, though.

Pertinax

I've seen the Trijicon and played with it a bit. I don't think I'd trust it on a .375. At least not without shooting about 300 rds with it. It doesn't look like it will stand the gaff! With that said, I am a major fan of a widefield, illuminated scope with major eye relief on a DGR. I have a swarovski 1.5X6 illuminated scope on my 500A2 and its nothing short of fantastic. Very very pricey, but incredibly clear with a variably illuminated circle and dot reticle. The perfect tool for old MBOGO or CHIUI in dim light! You also have enough eye relief to avoid those nasty scope cuts when you shoot from a less than perfect position.-Rob

I have a 3X9 on my .338 and hunted Africa with it. I really like the scope. I have fired around 250 rounds through it and so far no problems. It is fantastic in low light situations. I seem to be able to pick up the animal in the sight much faster than with a conventional cross hair. Have you read up on the Bindon Aiming Concept? These reticles are great for me on running game.

I am indeed familiar with the B.A.C., as trumpeted on the Trijicon site. Mainly from use of a Scout Scope-equipped .45-70. I'm sold on the idea, and I like the glowing triangle a lot more than the German #1 pointer I have on the lever gun.

Heck, I may just buy it. I need a back-up scope anyway, so maybe I'll get it and the Leupold 1.5-5 also. That'll give me three scopes in Tally's between my two big guns.

Pertinax

Just to confirm, I talked with my friend today and he said the scope has been flawless on his seven mag on three very hard elk hunts. On one hunt, his horse fell on a steep incline and landed partially on his scabbard. The scope never moved POI. He also said two years ago they hunted in very wet snowy conditions and the scope never fogged.

Roger

I don't know about the Trijicon, but I have a Handloader mag from a couple years ago, and Phil Shoemaker had what looked like a Bushnell Holosight on his 510/505 Gibbs. He never mentioned it in the article, however, but nevertheless there it was. If it can hold up to the abuse of a 9.5 lb. Gibbs in the long run I would be surprised, but it seems like a good idea for a quick shooting sight.
300H&H

Rogerinneb: Thanks for the details. I may just go ahead and buy it. It does look to be a very useful arrangement, if the scope can hold up to the recoil. I'll have a backup scope (something more traditional) in Talleys ready to go before I go hunting with it, so I'll be OK either way. Just hated to spend my money on something so different without asking the experts here first.

Thanks everyone.

Pertinax

Pertinax,

I have two Trijicon AccuPoint scopes: a 3-9X40 on a .375 H&H, and a 1.25-4X24 on my Steyr Scout (mounted in conventional position over the action).

Both work fine and have accounted for numerous head of game. I shot a nyala after dark in a canyon in a grove of fever trees and the tritium aiming point worked well.

You use the triangle for aiming on an animal, and the tip of the tirangle for a precise aiming point for target use.

I didn't know that they had brought out a 1.75X6 version.

I can recommend the scopes. They hold zero, and I have not broken anything yet.

jim dodd

HunterJim: My mistake; I was incorrect about the magnification. It is 1.25-4 X 24. Glad to know yours is working out. I think I'm sold on it now, as no one's reporting problems.

Thanks!

Pertinax

As to that particular scope I cannot comment, but the Reflex II Trijicon we have on our AR-15 is a god-send to us. As mentioned, the tip of the triangle allows pin-point accurate shooting out to 200 yards (no magnification) and is as fast as lightning at close range. To put iceing on the cake, my son is color blind and cannot see the red in red dot scopes, but the yellow triangle stands out as well for him as it does for anyone with normal color vision. You never have to turn it on, no batteries to run down, visible in total darkenss to the brightest daylight, and while the .223 is no .375 by a long shot, it has held up perfectly on the AR-15 for well over a thousand rounds, without the slightest shift in zero.

I have a the Reflex II on a 4" bbl. 22 LR semi auto Colt and there is no rabbit or small critter safe out to 100 yards. Hell, I even killed my driver side mirror on the outside of my pickup...got the rabbit with the second shot!
That Trijicon stuff works great on everything I have seen it on so far.

Now for the big question...is the J in Trijicon pronounced or not? I thought that maybe it was pronounced "Tri Hi Con" as in Triangle Hi Contrast?

According to their Web site, it's pronounced Tri-jig-con. (I was surprised by the "g".)

Pertinax

How do these sights differ from your tasco pro-points and the like ?

I have a 1.25-4X24 that I bought for a Leopard rifle I was building chambered for 270 Win. I have been a little hesitant about puting it on a REAL rifle with recoil. Im glad to see it has been use on the 338 Win Mag, but that is still not a big bore rifle. Has anyone use one on a 458 LOTT, or a the God awful 460 Wby Mag, and have it stay together.

PC,
The other scopes with lighted reticles are battery opperated, the TRIGICON has no batteries. It is lighted by day by fiberoptics, while chargeing the tritium, as the darkness takes over the tritium takes over lighting the reticle tip. This is the reason this system was used in Viet Nam, for jungle warfare. I'M not one to depend on batteries in Africa, where you might be 1000 miles from a battery of any kind.

A lot. First of all, Tasco PPII and others of that ilk all use red dots, which my son could not see. The only thing he could see was a very slight yellowish glow that was lost in any light at all. He only saw the yellow component of the "red" dot. (I know, red is red, but some where some how there is some yellow being emitted, and that is the part that my son sees) Second, the Trijicon does not use batteries. It uses a fiber optic system that gathers light and brightens the dot so that it never washes out, even in total sunlight. Third, the dot or triangle is made visibile by a tridium insert that causes the dot to glow, even in total darkness with no outside light present. The triangle is used on the 12.5 MOA sight where as smaller sights of 6 MOA and less use the standard "dot" shape, but still yellow. Fourth, since there are no batteries being used, they never run dead at the most inopportune times nor is there need for an on-off switch. The tridium last for 12 years or more and is replaceable by returning the sight to the factory.

I haven't actually tried the thing in the dark. Is the tritium-lit condition still red or amber? Or does it turn green in the dark?

Pertinax