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Posted: 11/26/2016 8:14:05 PM EDT
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When it's dark the tritium only lights up the chevron and the first post. However when I am out in the sunlight the fiber optic lights up everything down to the top of the "6". It does not do the whole six just the top half. I see all kinds of pictures online but I can't tell if mine is normal or not? Is the fiber bleeding too much though?
I see some like this online with only the chevron red 
And other pictures like this that show what I am talking about 
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So the fiber goes all the way down to half of the 6? Should it be the whole six or just above it? Quoted:
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Yes it is normal. Put some tape on the clear tube to reduce the amount of light it takes in. So the fiber goes all the way down to half of the 6? Should it be the whole six or just above it? I don't remember how far down. I just know it looks like shit and like excessive bleed down. I had not noticed it because someone else set mine up with tape before I really started using it. When I went to sell it I had cleaned all the tape and residue off. The guy looking through it pointed it out and said he didn't remember the military ones being that way, but then he brought up the tape. He still bought it, and when I got home I checked my TA-11 and it was the same way. Those pictures you posted are of people looking outside from indoors. If they were outdoors, theirs would look the same as what you are describing. |
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Just pulled my 2015 TA-31F (green chevron) out of the safe to check. In no/low light it glows to just above the 5 elevation mark. If I shine a flash light on the fiber optic, it lights up to just below the 6. Interesting. Mine is a 2016 one and it just lights up the top half of the 6 |
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trijicon has changed them thru out the years, it stared with only the chevron lit, then they designed it to lite up til the 600 hash, then they toned it back down to lite up the chevron+tip of the vertical stadia.
i have owned all 3 "generations" did not like the one lit to 600(bloomed like crazy, maybe thats why trijicon stopped it) so i sold it and replaced it with the last version. ETA: i have ta31f, rcoM4 and rcoA4 |
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Alright let me do a little MS paint to show exactly what I am seeing.
This is what I see in the dark  </a>acog dark by 1911xmd, on Flickr" />
This is what I see in the daylight. Notice how the "6" is hardly red in the sun. Just the tip is red  acog light by 1911xmd, on Flickr" />
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Alright let me do a little MS paint to show exactly what I am seeing. This is what I see in the dark http://<a href=https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5711/31265355545_b872981c39_o.png</a>acog dark by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> This is what I see in the daylight. Notice how the "6" is hardly there in the sun http://<a href=https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5603/30897536360_87ba1904ec_o.png</a>acog light by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> I think someone already responded with they have changed but I'll check mine in the daylight tomorrow |
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I think someone already responded with they have changed but I'll check mine in the daylight tomorrow Quoted:
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Alright let me do a little MS paint to show exactly what I am seeing. This is what I see in the dark http://<a href=https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5711/31265355545_b872981c39_o.png</a>acog dark by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> This is what I see in the daylight. Notice how the "6" is hardly there in the sun http://<a href=https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5603/30897536360_87ba1904ec_o.png</a>acog light by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> I think someone already responded with they have changed but I'll check mine in the daylight tomorrow I had to edit my pic but his sounds the same as mine now |
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems. 
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg this might explain why every video I see on youtube looks like the old one. I was thinking my fiber optic was bleeding or something |
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Why are you bumping this when you got your answer? Are you trying to determine whether it's fake?  Quoted:
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Bump for people looking at theirs Why are you bumping this when you got your answer? Are you trying to determine whether it's fake? I got an answer from two people. Others also looks different then mine |
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I got an answer from two people. Others also looks different then mine Quoted:
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Bump for people looking at theirs Why are you bumping this when you got your answer? Are you trying to determine whether it's fake? I got an answer from two people. Others also looks different then mine Then why don't you call Trijicon? Is what was said earlier not true? You want more people to tell you the same things? What does it even matter? |
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I think that I've heard that the newer ones (last couple of years) are like this and that the older ones are not. My 2010 TA31H-G only lights up the horseshoe, dot and 300 meter tip. This is the correct answer, they recently switched from only the reticle being illuminated to the reticle plus top half of BDC. |
| Welcome called trijicon today about it. They said every Acog will be slightly different because they are all hand fitted so there will be variation from unit to unit. They said the only problem to look out for is if the the part of the fiber lights up falls down. Meaning if the chevon does not light up and the bottom of the bdc is lit. The whole fiber insert can slide or fall down. Never hear of that being an issue. Anyone heard of that before? |
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. |
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I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Quoted:
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Does your light up the whole six or just part of it? The guy I spoke to today at trijicon said this has been the way for about 3 or 4 years. |
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Does your light up the whole six or just part of it? The guy I spoke to today at trijicon said this has been the way for about 3 or 4 years. Quoted:
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Does your light up the whole six or just part of it? The guy I spoke to today at trijicon said this has been the way for about 3 or 4 years. I told you earlier I don't remember exactly how far down on the 6. I just know it was way past the chevron. I sold both earlier this year so I can't verify them now, but I know how they looked because it was pointed out to me when I was selling the TA-31. In either case, there is nothing wrong with yours. |
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I told you earlier I don't remember exactly how far down on the 6. I just know it was way past the chevron. I sold both earlier this year so I can't verify them now, but I know how they looked because it was pointed out to me when I was selling the TA-31. In either case, there is nothing wrong with yours. Quoted:
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Does your light up the whole six or just part of it? The guy I spoke to today at trijicon said this has been the way for about 3 or 4 years. I told you earlier I don't remember exactly how far down on the 6. I just know it was way past the chevron. I sold both earlier this year so I can't verify them now, but I know how they looked because it was pointed out to me when I was selling the TA-31. In either case, there is nothing wrong with yours. Sorry I did not realized it was you. That's what I get for not looking at the name before posting |
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I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Quoted:
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. They real ???? No TA31 lights up down to the 6 
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I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. Quoted:
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. I don't really see why they switched honestly... I have a 2016 and the extra "illumination" does nothing for me |
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They real ???? No TA31 lights up down to the 6
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. They real ???? No TA31 lights up down to the 6
Do you have a reading problem? Several people in this thread have stated theirs also light up to the 6, and even Trijicon themselves have confirmed the information. I purchased the TA31 from a local dealer. Brand new in the trjicon case, instruction manuals, warranty card, lens pen, scope coat, and Trijicon stickers. I purchased the TA11 brand new from DSG Arms, equipped exactly like the TA31. When I sold the TA31, the buyer called Trijicon while I was standing there so he could verify the serial number. They said it was good to go. |
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They real ???? No TA31 lights up down to the 6
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Lots of folks new to ACOGs it seems.
The older ones (2015 and older) only had the chevron and the post immediately below it illuminated by the fiber optics. The newer ones (2016+) have more of the reticle illuminated. OLD: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315a1HgLcWL.jpg NEW: https://www.trijicon.com/images/product_reticles/TA31F-RMR_reticle_popup.jpg I purchased both of my ACOGs in 2013. Both my TA31F and the TA11 lit up all the way down to the 6. So your information is not accurate. They real ???? No TA31 lights up down to the 6
They said all ta31s from 2013 and on light up to the six |
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