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Hey Calgunners! So I just purchased an Accupoint (TR20-2G), the 3-9x green mil-dot model for $650 (brand new) from Exile Machine today, and I may be having second thoughts on it...
I had browsed another forum earlier where someone mentioned their Accupoint wouldn't hold a zero. Other Accupoint owners said their POI shifted when adjusting to different zoom/magnification levels, and some mentioned fogging from failed waterproof seals. Maybe he/they just got lemons, or had earlier production models that had not been improved upon; but how do you other Accupoint owners feel about their durability and dependability in general?
I'd hate to have dropped that much money on a scope ($650 is a lot of money to me), only to realize that my precise zero I achieved at the range a previous week has mysteriously shifted on me during a shooting trip/hunt/match.
I've done some research on the Leupold VX line of scopes and they boast their twin-bias spring system to be one of, if not the most durable designs on the market for holding zero and exhibiting strong mechanical internals. Now, a LOT of VX-R or VX-3 scopes can be had for two-to-three hundred bucks less (depending on the model) than what I paid for my Accupoint; so shouldn't I be at the very least be investing in a scope that is equally durable as one of the previously mentioned line of scopes by Leupold?
I know ACOGs are "bomb proof", why wouldn't Trijicon manufacture their Accupoints to be bomb proof as well? My main criteria for owning any optic is that it needs to hold a zero above all else; glass quality, illumination, etc., all mean nothing if it doesn't ensure guaranteed point of aim to point of impact when you call upon it to, period (hence, why I own two Aimpoints). Please give me your opinions to aid me in determining whether or not a mistake had been made by buying the Accupoint instead of a Leupold VX variant scope, and whether or not I should exchange one purchase for the other.
I had browsed another forum earlier where someone mentioned their Accupoint wouldn't hold a zero. Other Accupoint owners said their POI shifted when adjusting to different zoom/magnification levels, and some mentioned fogging from failed waterproof seals. Maybe he/they just got lemons, or had earlier production models that had not been improved upon; but how do you other Accupoint owners feel about their durability and dependability in general?
I'd hate to have dropped that much money on a scope ($650 is a lot of money to me), only to realize that my precise zero I achieved at the range a previous week has mysteriously shifted on me during a shooting trip/hunt/match.
I've done some research on the Leupold VX line of scopes and they boast their twin-bias spring system to be one of, if not the most durable designs on the market for holding zero and exhibiting strong mechanical internals. Now, a LOT of VX-R or VX-3 scopes can be had for two-to-three hundred bucks less (depending on the model) than what I paid for my Accupoint; so shouldn't I be at the very least be investing in a scope that is equally durable as one of the previously mentioned line of scopes by Leupold?
I know ACOGs are "bomb proof", why wouldn't Trijicon manufacture their Accupoints to be bomb proof as well? My main criteria for owning any optic is that it needs to hold a zero above all else; glass quality, illumination, etc., all mean nothing if it doesn't ensure guaranteed point of aim to point of impact when you call upon it to, period (hence, why I own two Aimpoints). Please give me your opinions to aid me in determining whether or not a mistake had been made by buying the Accupoint instead of a Leupold VX variant scope, and whether or not I should exchange one purchase for the other.
my ADM recon mount certainly helps that statement too, great mount.
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