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    Posted: May/20/2009 at 10:58
I am considering this 1-4 variable for an AR.
I read that there may be some issues when the magnification is used.
Anyone care to elaborate?
Any similarly price  recommended alternatives?
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Urimaginaryfrnd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/20/2009 at 17:02
I'd suggest a compact ACOG   TA442 it's 1.5x  with amber triangle good eye relief and very very fast on target  tritium and fiber optic.  Use a La Rue mount to go to flat top.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rancid Coolaid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/20/2009 at 17:16
Trijicon makes a good 1-4.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote swtucker Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/20/2009 at 17:18
+1 on the ACOG and other Trijicon products, they are very nice.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote smschulz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/20/2009 at 17:26
I do already have a Trijicon ACOG (TA31F) on my XCR and do like it quire a lot but was considering something with a variable magnification (like the one in the OP~Leupold MK4 CQ/T) for my regular AR. I do like Trijicon products too.
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Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

Trijicon makes a good 1-4.
 
 
 
 
 
It is a variable - like the Leupold, only better.
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Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

Trijicon makes a good 1-4.
 
 
 
 
 
It is a variable - like the Leupold, only better.
Appreciate the tip ~ but how is it better?
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Better glass
better value
better illumination
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Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

Better glass
better value
better illumination
 
+1   definately BETTER 
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These TR24's look NICE but what is the major differences from the TR21 models ~ 1.25x4 (other than the 1x magnification)?
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30mm tube that runs the whole length makes it easier to mount on most rifles. Knobs are different- better.

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I own a CQ/T, here is my take on it.......
 
DSC02663.jpg picture by ick-xbox
 
1. This scope below, whilst it may seem to have a better value, sure doesnt' seem as "rugged" as the CQ/T.  I am not familiar with this particular scope, but the CQ/T seems to be built to witstand a grenade blast.  Not sure that this one is.
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2. If I had to do it all over again I probably would buy a fixed ACOG instead of the CQ/T... so perhaps that tells you something right there.
 
3. Since I own a CQ/T I do notice a LOT of CQ/T scopes in pictures from the front lines.  I see a lot more ACOGS, but I do notice the CQ/T a lot too.... so perhaps that tells you something.
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I have the CQT as well and like it a lot.  Etched reticle and runs on AAs.  As mentioned it is heavy and could probably be used as a club.  I don't mind the weight and like the toughness aspect.  I may be crazy but in this day and age I prefer AAs to tritium that will burn out.
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I hadn't thought of that.  The fact that it does take standard AA batteries is kind of refreshing.  It has something like 8 illumination settings too including a variety for various night vision devices... so perhaps that means something.
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Should have said it runs on 1 AA.
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Originally posted by bogomil bogomil wrote:

I have the CQT as well and like it a lot.  Etched reticle and runs on AAs.  As mentioned it is heavy and could probably be used as a club.  I don't mind the weight and like the toughness aspect.  I may be crazy but in this day and age I prefer AAs to tritium that will burn out.



Tritium WILL run out, there is no possibility of it not; however, it will be half as bright in 10 years as it is today.

I consider that an advantage, not a liability.  Optics that run on AAs are great for convenience, but nothing trumps tritium in the convenience factor: no battery change for 10 years, no on/off switch.

Opinions vary.




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For IPSC shooting at "long" range on small targets. The senter dot of the Mark 4 might be too big.
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You really think the world will hold together more than 10 yrs?

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Originally posted by Urimaginaryfrnd Urimaginaryfrnd wrote:

You really think the world will hold together more than 10 yrs?
 
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 Actually, I think it may very well be a better place ten years from now, at least for those of us who actually live through the years between now and then!
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Originally posted by Urimaginaryfrnd Urimaginaryfrnd wrote:

You really think the world will hold together more than 10 yrs?
 
That's what I'm thinking.  I have a ton of AAs.  I don't have any tritium.
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