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Posted: 5/24/2008 10:25:19 AM EDT
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Hey guys I was looking at getting a ACOG (TA33) and was wondering if anyone had any opinions on the different color reticles. I have a red aimpoint now so I am leaning toward the Amber. Let me know what you think. Thanks in advance ETA: I have looked at both inside a store but I have not shot with either. I am leaning toward the Amber but I am just trying to get opinions from people who have actually used them in the field. |
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Everybody has an opinion. You should look through both and form your own. I prefer red because it contrasts better most backgrounds. Others prefer the amber because it is a little brighter. There's a few guys around here who prefer amber because they are color blind and red doesn't get the job done. |
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I have used both in the field. The amber washes out in some tan/light brown backgrounds. In ideal sunlight conditions the amber works fine. The red seems to give a better contrast. That said I have not had any issues with the amber. All my shooting with both has been outside. |
I haven't used it in an ACOG but I've used an amber Reflex II. It washed out sometimes in bright daylight against a light colored background. Specifically, I was trying it out against different objects and almost lost it completely against a patch of exposed limestone which was almost white. I could still see the reticle but it was difficult to find and not quick. I don't know if a red reticle would have the same problem or not. |
I have a TA47-4 Amber crosshair, and I prefer it to the TR-21R Red triangle I used to own. If/when the reticle washes out, there is still a black crosshair on my unit. |
What he said. I find that *for what I do* that red stands out against the background better, and my eye picks it up faster. As always, YMMV. |
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I'm screwed. The ECOS that I'm waiting on has an amber reticle, and the hog hunting that I do is usually in wheat fields! I'm going to try it anyway... ETA: Take that back, now that I check the Trijicon site it shows to have a red day and night reticle - but a website spec sheet elsewhere showed black/amber. It's going to be current production, whatever that is. Seems like the general consensus is that Red is best . . . unless you like amber. 
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There are two current production ECOS, the TA01 and the TA31. If you're getting the TA01 then it doesn't matter because during the day it is always a black crosshair. If you're getting the TA31 then it has a red crosshair according to the trijicon website. |
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