On that triangle-and-post reticle, what is the precise aiming point? How big is the triangle? Is it a six-o'clock hold like on a pistol, or do you cover your target with the triangle?

With it on a "bean field rifle" (presumably a Jarrett?), I would think you have a surgically precise scope to match the rifle's capabilities, no?

Jim in Mo. You know if he even mentions Hillary that it's Uncle Dave. No one else can get away with that stuff.

If Petzal says its a great scope that's good enough for me. I bought a Bushnell Elite 4200 a few years ago for my 223 after reading a comment by Petzal about it in a Field and Stream magazine and I have been very satisfied. I have looked at Trijicons in the past but passed on it because i was concerned about the triangle post reticle, it not being a traditional cross hair, I was not sure if I would like it. Perhaps I need to stop being too traditional.

Just a tad dyspeptic in the lede there today, aren't we, sir? Besides, although Hillary, much as you may love her, is the Secretary of State, it remains the prerogative of B. Hussein Obama to determine who the Marines will shoot during the next several months (and perhaps years, if the other guys can find none better than a shopworn, Brylcreamed chameleon to bear their gonfalon).

But that's beside today's point, which is: How does one pronounce the name of the company whose product you herein vouchsafe? My best Spanish guess would make it "TRY-he-con," or perhaps "Try-HE-con," while standard American English might render it "TRY-jah-con."

Whatever, it is the sort of detail one should know before exposing one's ignorance before the firearms filberts (forgive the Page-ism) down at the local gun rack and tall tale exchange. So, how say we "Trijicon?"

Some crusties on here are slow to warm up to Trijicon. They might be confusing it with TruGlo crap? Trijicon is the real deal, whether you need the low light stuff, or not.

In my opinion, Trijicon Scopes are tops. I have 3 or 4 of them, all with the glowing triangular top post. Amber
mostly & 1 red. Your aim point is the top of the triangle,a single aim point. It works quicker than crosshairs., Just put the top point of the triangle on the target. The triangle is permanently lighted by an
enclosed radioactive substance, like the stuff in Luminox
Watches (Official Navy Seals Watch.) No other scope has this permanent illuminated reticle. If I had a Trijicon in Namibia in the Leopard blind, I wouldn't have had to quit due to darkness & would have gotten my Leopard. I since have bought Trijicons. But although the
Trijicons have this unique feature that all other scopes lack...as a great "Plus"...as the writer says...
the Optics are superb. To me, all other scope makers have missed the mark by not having the glowing, lit reticle of a Trijicon. A lot of hunting is in dusk, low light situations...and the Trijicons are by far the Optimum scopes. In ordinary situations they excel due to the superb optics & quick aim point. Anyone who doesn't use a Trijicon is not up to speed, or behind the times. They just outclass other scopes, period.
Thanks to the writer for this topic, maybe some hunters'
eyes will be opened.
Best Regards,
Tom from Cody

If the scope is as good as something that costs half as much why not get the one that costs half as much? Wingnut math?

Anyone that is shooting an AR type sporting rifle should take a close look at their ACOG scopes. For fast acquistion on moving targets or close ranges they are superb. They use the binding aiming concept in which you keep both eyes open giving you a better view of a wide area. Once you acquire the target you will instinctively focus on the reticle in the scope. Yes, they are expensive, but with a quick detach mount you can use it on several guns. Tough enough for our military. I use mine to shoot pigs in Texas.

To all: The "scopes that cost half as much" was my mistake. It should have read "scopes that cost half again as much."

With the post reticle, which is pointed, I use a 6 o'clock hold. Put the point right under whatever you want to hit and pull the trigger.

Your idea of "reasonable" is about twice what mine is.....

DEP, is there a reason that you skipped over the question about the byline? I'm curious, too.

A Kahles scope that was on a Steyr SSG I was loaned had this type of reticle and was the most user friendly I had used. I found out that the scope was near 3Xs the cost of the rifle, so to read the Trijicon received a thumbs up from the Gun Nut has me digging in the back yard for one of my jars.
Questions for Mr. Petzal, you mention a green dot, is the green a contrast" go to hue "? Do you also
have the red dot and / or amber dot on another set-up ?
Thanks for your timely editorial on this equipment.
White Bison a similar question for you, the red & amber dot models you have, did find the amber the more useable hue ? not meaning to sound rude are you stuck with the red ?
The questions for you both are based on hunting in very green surrounding here in E. TX. Thanks

Beekeeper,
How do you go about getting the Hunter Ed deal
from them? I've tried with other companies that
make those offers, but never get answers to my
E-mails.
Thanks

To be scrupulously honest...what are any drawbacks to the
Trijicon scopes?...I find only one, if it can be called one. The daylight light shield just forward of the power adjustment ring, makes the main scope body shorter...and
thus spacing of the rings is restricted...so you may need to play with the mounts, maybe going to an extended ring type to get your best eye relief. But, that's minor. I
remember the old, long main tube scopes...you could adjust with a lot of latitude, no problem.
Trijicon just got a new contract for their military type scopes...into the thousands...so they are doing something right. After my ignominous episode with running out of enough light for my standard scope in the Leopard blind (Leopard was incidental anyway on my hunt)...I went to Trijicon...now like them for any purpose.
Tom from Cody

Trijicons stand up to magnum recoil as well as any scope.
You can get them much cheaper than $900...find a reasonable dealer...my 3-9X cost less than $500.
Tom

For those wanting to know the life of the "Trigicons", I can't say, but I can tell you the life a "Leupold".
I had one for about 30 years and used it often and rough as hell.
Finely it got "spider wires" around the ouside of the sight picture.
I called "Leupold" and they asked that I send it back to them.
About three days later they called me and offered the scope of my choice.
God bless an American, "Leupold".

Please see the below email and provide support! It would be greatly appreciated if you guys could write a blog post about this situation!

Dear fellow 2nd amendment supporters,

I would not write a mass email like this if there weren't a dire emergency to do so. First and foremost, I apologize for contacting you in a mass email format instead of taking the time to contact you individually. If there were time to contact you individually, I would. If you reply to this email that you do not wish to be contacted, I will respect your wishes.

Many of you may have heard that a good friend of mine and a staunch 2nd amendment rights supporter in Arizona, Attorney David Appleton, is in jail on charges of 2nd degree MURDER for morally and lawfully defending his life. He was driving on Thursday night when another driver began to tailgate him and threaten him. He pulled over, and the other guy followed. The other guy approached Dave's car, reached through the window, and tried to choke him with his shirt inside his car. In the news videos, you can clearly see that Dave's shirt is ripped. Dave is a 60 year-old man with a small frame, and the man who tried to kill him is a 50 year-old man of a lot larger stature. Dave was forced to either shoot and kill the man who was choking him or die. He did the responsible thing and called the police immediately to try to save the man's life. The man died an hour later in the hospital. Dave did the right thing, and now he is in the middle of a nightmare.

As usual, the media has completely twisted the story into lies. You may have read that Dave Appleton succumbed to road rage and was the aggressor. This is the same typical propaganda that the media uses to persecute anyone who is forced to use their 2nd amendment rights to protect themselves. Here are some links filled with the one-sided story and lies. The press has already tried, convicted, and sentenced Dave without even knowing what actually happened. This is very sad and unfortunate for the man's family, but I know that if Dave pulled the trigger, it was because he had no other choice.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/11/scottsdale_defense_...
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northeast_valley/scottsdale/Scottsd...
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/road-rage-victims-friend-talk...

Dave Appleton is an upstanding citizen and the type of guy that goes out of his way to help others. He has been a responsible gun owner for over 30 years. The media is portraying him as a criminal who was itching to shoot someone. If Dave was itching to shoot someone, he would have done so by now. He is a kind, gentle, caring, even-keel man. I became friends with him when he went out of his way to help my family. He has been a strong supporter of our 2nd amendment rights in AZ for decades.

This issue is not just about Dave. This is about our 2nd amendment rights to be able to defend ourselves and not be put through legal and financial hell. This generous, caring, loving man could be in jail for the rest of his life if we don't take action immediately. This could happen to any one of us who carry guns responsibly and are forced to defend ourselves. If Dave gets indicted this week and his case goes to trial, he will have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get himself out of this mess. The damage to his reputation and his career will most likely remain with him for the rest of his life no matter what happens.

There is a whole community of supporters behind Dave because of his generosity and help to his community for decades. Please join us in getting justice for Dave and protecting your 2nd amendment rights. Let's let law enforcement and the media know that it is not OK to put law-abiding gun owners through this. Let's force our side of the story to be heard by the media. Dave was well within his 2nd amendment rights and Arizona Castle Doctrine because AZ Castle Doctrine extends to your vehicle in Arizona.

We have to be ever vigilant in protecting our 2nd amendment rights. Every time this happens, we must band together and fight for our Constitution-given rights. Do not let this slide. Do not take your rights for granted. Do not think that someone else will protect your rights for you. YOU must stand up for your rights continually, or they will be taken away. Now is the time to join together.

Here is how you can help:
1. Join, like, and post your messages of support on our Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Justice-for-David-Appleton/2372...

2. Show up tomorrow for a press conference tomorrow Monday, November 14 at 10:45 to 11:30. We need 45 minutes of your time. Stand up and stand with us, "Friends of Justice for Dave Appleton".

Media Press Conference
Nov. 14 Monday
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
in front of the
The 4th Ave Jail
201 S 4th Ave
Phoenix, AZ

We need as many people as we can muster. There will be 2 or 3 of us that are the spokespersons for "Friends of Justice for Dave Appleton". You do not need to speak to the media. To avoid the media sling us through the mud, do not wear any camo type clothing.

3. If Dave is not indicted and the case goes to a pre-trial hearing, join us in Court to show your support. There is a big chance that Dave will be indicted via grand jury and that this pre-trial hearing will not occur. Please check the Facebook page late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning to find out. We will post as soon as we have the information.

If the hearing is held on November 17 at 8:15AM, it will be located at
Downtown Central Court Building
201 W Jefferson Room 2-4
Phoenix, AZ 85003

4. Make a contribution toward Dave's legal expenses by contacting Ina Mlekush at ina@talktoina.com.

5. PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG!

6. If you have any resources including press, legal, NRA, or anything else, please email Ina Mlekush at ina@talktoina.com.

7. Post your comments of support for Dave on the above news websites to encourage people not to believe what they hear in the news. There is a lot of misinformation spreading around.

Thank you for your time in reading this email. We would greatly appreciate your support.

Dave -- you had me when you said "American company".

Tom (white bison) lets talk, I'd love to have an extra scope as this for the price you mentioned.
jim9076@att.net

To GuyGene: while your are checking out the Nikon at Cablea's, take a look at the Redfield. Made by Leupold and a real bargain.
To DEP: Thanks for your wisdom. You did a piece on the Leupold VX111 3x-9x CDS scope a while back. Great concept without having to look at multiple lines or dots within the reticle for elevation compensation. The elevation turret is custom to your caliber and load (bullet weight, fps, and BC). You call Leupold, give them the information, and within 3 weeks or so receive the custom elevation turret.