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Thread: Trijicon Accupoint TR20 3x9x40 mini review

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    Trijicon Accupoint TR20 3x9x40 mini review

    I saw this on a well known auction site for sale by a complete fluke and thought, "well it looks nice and shiny, and I like shiny things, so I'm bloody having it". Just call me Magpie. After paying £215 for it (only U.K. retailer I can find is Beechwood Sports and they are £692.08 retail), I immediately noticed that I had lucked in big time as it was brand spanking new, no marks whatsoever on the tube and had never seen a set of scope rings.

    I then realized that I didn't have a rifle to put it on. After having noticed that rather glaring and obvious error, and having a quiet word with myself, I bought Mick A's Ruger 10/22 off him in the sales thread, and that will be the new home for this scope.

    Unlike the ACOG which is all U.S. made, the Accupoint series have their glass and scope bodies made by a company called L.O.W. in Japan. Apparently they make glass for other mid/high end scope companies as well, and then the scope glass and bodies are sent to the U.S. factory where the fibre optic/reticules and other odds and sods are fitted and the scopes are completed.

    My first impressions were excellent. The build quality as expected of Trijicon is first class and the scope is very well made and solid. Certainly capable of taking a few knocks. Turret adjustments are screwdriver free thankfully, and on the rear eyepiece where the fibre optic gatherer is located there is a rotatable cover so you can add or reduce the amount of light that the fibre picks up. The scope I picked up has a sight post that looks very similar indeed to the SUSAT complete with a red triangle on top that glows due to being fitted with Tritium in darkness or from light gathered by the fibre optic fitment in low or normal light conditions in the same manner as the ACOG.

    The glass is crystal clear, I don't have any other scope to compare it to apart from my ACOG and to be honest both are excellent, but I've used cheap scopes in the past and you really can tell the difference between premium goods and cheap tat as soon as you look through the tubes!

    I have to admit, if I was paying the full price for this scope I would probably have gone for the mil-dot reticule as opposed to the post, but with this post reticule the scope uses the Bindon Aiming Concept as with the ACOG (on low mag with both eyes open it can be used as a form of red dot for quick shots), which the mil-dot can't do. It would make one hell of a scope for a bunny basher rifle due to it being very quick to bring to bear and look through, eye relief is very generous, and it's a top bit of kit that I'm very glad I bought!

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    Saw it too and was very tempted. Make a very fast scope for rabbits or for Roe stalking where there is no hanging around. Full price is over priced but for what you got it for great buy.

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    I have to admit I don't think I would have paid full retail either, like you say the recommended price is rather on the steep side!

    It is a cracking optic though, excellent quality.

    I did see another one of these on that particular auction site and put a bid in, but the seller pulled the auction when it only got to £170 with a day to go. Never know, he may relist it. Was the same as mine but with an amber triangle instead of my red one.

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    I think because they have so many military contracts that their prices are sky high because they can. Great quality, quite quirky selection but wow, too rich for me. In fact top end anything is getting way out of line.. Too much advertising and hype that follows. Someone would think there was a war on

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