Trijicon ACOGs and thinking ahead
Trijicon optics are probable the most complicated rifle optics we sell. Not only has there been a major trend away from red illuminated reticles towards green reticles, there are so many reticles that if you don’t think about what you get ahead of time, you might spend $1200 and find out you should have gotten something else. Being a showcase dealer for the Trijicon product line means getting listed on their website and having traffic directed towards you, but we still get a lot of confused customers and always have to break out the Trijicon catalog and explain it to them. It really helps to have product in stock because a good look through is really what sells the product.
Which reticle should you choose? The horseshoe and donut reticles seem to be very popular but for those that want the tradition crosshairs the Trijicon TA01NSN is the best option. Many people realize that the ACOG is mostly a medium range optic with some long range applications but it is definitely not a close combat optic unless you mount a red dot or iron sights on it. The good thing about the TA01NSN is that it has the tradition reticle and has a night sight iron sight on it. This is an easy sell for those that don’t want to get too fancy with the reticles.