Changes in hunting optics and Trijicon Accupoint optics
I have done a lot of hunting and I can’t believe some of the guns I have in my collection have been there for over 25yrs. I didn’t get into hunting as early as some of you probable did but small game and deer was where it all started. The first time I went hunting I was using a Winchester Model 70 with a redfield scope that my uncle had on it. I was warned that it does fog up and boy did it fog up on day 1. Going from a warm cabin to a cold 5am mountain hike instantly caused the scope reticle to haze over. I almost wished I had iron sights on that trip. Since then I’ve actually switched to using a lever action rifle with iron sights because it was the most comfortable rifle I could have to hike with. The my Marlin 35 Remington is my primary deer rifle.
If I want to get back into mounting a scope on my hunting rifles, I probable could do it with my Marlin 35 remington but I’d have to take it to my gunsmith. Trijicon is famous for their military optics but the Trijicon Accupoint scopes are very popular in the hunting community. The illuminated reticles really held out in not losing your sights on the target in low light, and in all honesty, that probable how all of my deer were taking. There are varying colors of reticles from, Red, Green, Amber and yellow. Green reticles have really become popular and there is a noticeable difference in certain hunting environments to have