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Posted: 5/3/2004 6:13:15 PM EDT
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I dunno, mine has bubbles but they don't affect performance, you oughta call Trijicon, if that's a problem they'll tell you and exchange it...
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Posted: 5/3/2004 6:20:08 PM EDT
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I will email them, but if the consensus around here is that this is no big deal I'd rather not be without my new scope while it is being fixed. |
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Posted: 5/3/2004 6:21:22 PM EDT
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Mine has those cracks and it is no big deal, I think someone asked this a few months ago and others said the same. So don't worry about it, it's not really teh fiber optic with the cracks but just the nature of the plastic covering it.
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Posted: 5/3/2004 7:03:18 PM EDT
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All most all used ACOGS have cracks in the plastic cover
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Posted: 5/3/2004 7:05:33 PM EDT
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I, too, have the bubble cracks.
I mean my TA11, that is. 
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Posted: 5/3/2004 7:21:41 PM EDT
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Don't worry, the cracks are in the clear plastic protector tube that the fiber optic is inside of. It should still work fine. Its like a new car that just got a door ding. Cosmetic only...
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Posted: 5/3/2004 7:28:30 PM EDT
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Cool. I'll just forget about the cracks................ on a $1000 optic.
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Posted: 5/3/2004 8:01:06 PM EDT
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don't be bummed , it's normal i guess. i think pretty much everybody's got cracks , including mine.
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Posted: 5/3/2004 8:10:36 PM EDT
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character lines.
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Posted: 5/3/2004 8:10:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2004 8:18:17 PM EDT
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Ink,
I've got a TA11 that I got in 1998 and it has the cracks and I've never had a problem with it. I got 2 TA31's a few months back and when I got both of them neither of them had cracks and within the first month both had cracks. It's cosmetic, it won't hurt anything. Just about every TA11, compact ACOG (with the fiber optic) or TA31 that is not brand new has had cracks in the clear plastic housing that surrounds the fiber optic. Honestly don't worry about it. |
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Posted: 5/3/2004 9:13:06 PM EDT
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Thats ALL it is. Its cosmetic in nature only. TOOLS not trinkets. |
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Posted: 5/3/2004 10:29:45 PM EDT
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inkaybee, don't listen to those other guys, it's one step away from being crapped out. Sell it to me cheap and I'll take it off your hands and use it for a mockup project.
 I'll add it to the other ACOGS I have with cracks, which means all of them... |
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Posted: 5/3/2004 10:54:19 PM EDT
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Unfortunately, even with modern materials science, making plastics and rubber optically clear AND durable isn't very easy. Instead, clear plastics and polymers tend to be brittle and prone to cracking. That's the case here.
As pointed out, the actual fiber optic is the red or amber fiber that's INSIDE the clear protective coating. Cracks in this protective coating in no way prevent it from doing what it's supposed to do, which is transmit light through to the fiber optic while at the same time providing it with some protection. -Troy |
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Posted: 5/4/2004 4:02:19 AM EDT
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Thanks everybody for all the answers. My firearms are far from being safe queens. I take them out and use the hell out of them. It is just that usually when I get a scratch I "earn" it. This ACOG is brand new. Still, if it's no big deal then I'm happy.
On another note: Once I get acquainted with my TA31 I may write up a head to head comparison between it and my TA01NSN/Docter combo. If anybody is interested. Let me know. |
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Posted: 5/4/2004 4:27:16 AM EDT
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Im always interested in reviews like those... Oh and by the way, in case no one has said so, dont worry about the cracks!
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Posted: 5/4/2004 5:54:04 AM EDT
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Yes, if you have a BAC ACOG, you pretty much have scratches/cracks in the plastic tube around the fiber optic - in fact, I think most of mine were put there by the safe.
If you look close, there is a spot where the protective plastic tube around the fiber optics sticks up just a bit above the aluminium protective wings. This spot usually ends up wedged against the back of the safe or wall rack in many weapon racks (particularly since the AR is kind of "fat" in this regard anyway). This is also the spot where scratches usually appear. |
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Posted: 5/4/2004 2:13:16 PM EDT
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You have a liberal ghost in yer safe Bart
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Posted: 5/4/2004 6:16:27 PM EDT
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Am I late for the free Crack giveaway?
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Posted: 5/4/2004 6:18:37 PM EDT
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You've had enough already 
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Posted: 5/5/2004 2:45:12 AM EDT
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Funny.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 6:28:35 AM EDT
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I thought liberals didn't like guns, weird place for him to hang out 
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Posted: 5/5/2004 2:18:14 PM EDT
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that's why he/she is banging up your toys
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:14:13 PM EDT
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I'd also be very interested in reading the review.
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