Are ACOG's worth ......

[davedolli]

If you find a really nice used one for half price, then yes. I like mine a lot, but would never pay $1400 for it.

Dave

 

[hemicharger]

As an acog owner, yes. If you want to check it out, let me know and I will bring it to the shop

 

[jblomenberg16]

They are the cat's pajama's. Can cost as much as the rifle they are on, but tough to find a better all around versitile optic.

 

[smileman]

good chance the acog will outlast the rifle. i love mine

 

[LPMan59]

i <3 my TA33

 

[JCDPA]

good chance the acog will outlast the rifle. i love mine

I thought they had a life span of about 12 years on the element? Am I wrong?

 

[LPMan59]

I thought they had a life span of about 12 years on the element? Am I wrong?

the tritium has a half-life of 12 years. so it will be half as bright after 12 years, half as bright as that at 24 years, and so on.

but even if the tritium is gone, the optic will still work in lighted conditions. Plus, Trijicon can replace the tritium.

 

[esrice]

I still need to try one of these. At this point I still don't get it.

 

[42769vette]

I still need to try one of these. At this point I still don't get it.

ive tried them and still dont get it. they are a good scope no question about it but not 1000-1500 great

 

[IndyGunworks]

ive tried them and still dont get it. they are a good scope no question about it but not 1000-1500 great

We will have to agree to disagree, because i think its worth every penny. My opinion is not based on shooting it on your farm though. My opinion is based off of 12 months w/ my life depending on it, and putting it through conditions that almost no other scope would make it through. Including bing launched off a vehicle going 30 MPH, yet it still held zero.

 

[0scarM!ke]

IF you have to ask if it's worth it or not, then chances are with your point of use it is not worth it. I don't mean to be blunt, but if you are killing paper or varmints, or even HD it's probably not worth it and money is probably an issue like it is with me. If i made 6 figures...i'd probably have EOtech, Leupold, Zeiss, Nightforce, and Trijicon optics on everything i own. But i don't. So i had to pick the one optic that makes the most of my money. If you work on a 2 way gun range, and you are clearing rooms and engaging out to 600 M, then you need one...but it will probably be issued to you anyhow.

IF you are anything like me...you probably wont be happy until you try it. So just find a good used one (OR splurge) and get yourself one. It will last a lifetime of abuse.

 

[Sureshot129]

I was talking to a Marine friend of mine who was a heavy equipment operator and due to careless engineers who left there M4's unguarded leaning on a pile of rubble he dozed the pile in an uparmored D5 and trashed them all the ACOG's were still functional and were put on new rifes.

 

[42769vette]

We will have to agree to disagree, because i think its worth every penny. My opinion is not based on shooting it on your farm though. My opinion is based off of 12 months w/ my life depending on it, and putting it through conditions that almost no other scope would make it through. Including bing launched off a vehicle going 30 MPH, yet it still held zero.

i defintally see your point, in actual combat nothing is to durable. 99% of shooters in america will never be in a situation that there is any chance of that happening. that said it is nice to know it will be able to take the abuse if somthing does happen so i guess im kind of torn on it.

my main hitch in the acog is that even though it is probably the most durabable scope in the world you can get more versatle optics at 1/3rd to 1/2 the price. thats where my "i dont get it" comes from.

agree to disagree

 

[Mosinguy]

Is it just me or did OPs first post vanish?

 

[42769vette]

Is it just me or did OPs first post vanish?

no its not just you

 

[esrice]

Is it just me or did OPs first post vanish?

no its not just you

Sometimes that will happen when one-liners are scooped up. We can see them as individual posts and not necessarily as thread starters.

 

[42769vette]

Sometimes that will happen when one-liners are scooped up. We can see them as individual posts and not necessarily as thread starters.

so basically your saying your incompetient

 

[esrice]

so basically your saying your incompetient

Nope not at all. I didn't move the OP's posts.

Since I don't know who did, I think I'll blame. . . . . scutter (everyone else does ).

 

[Mosinowner]

Well if your asking material worth. Yeah, tritium is pretty expensive

 

[phred]

Wow I know a Marine armorer that hates them.