Trijicon Accupoint

[bobjoe]

I have been looking at several different scopes the past while and I really like the glass on the Accupoint with the TR20 with BAC and the triangle reticle.

I recently obtained a 375H&H in a SAKO and I was thinking the 1-4 would be good for it for africa but as I will likely be hunting here more then there I was thinking the 3-9.

My question come to the triangle for distance shooting. It said that it is 4 MOA on 9x and I am wondering how well that would work on an animal at say a long shot of 400 yards?

I don't have any experience with the Trijicon, or the 375 for that matter, and just wondering how well the triangle works for longer range shooting.

I did a search but there was no talk of this in any thread.
Thanks.

 

[TDC]

The triangle is best suited for short range, fast shots such as that needed for dangerous game. The triangle also excels in dense brush where distance is less of a factor than making a speedy shot. There is no perfect or ideal optic that will do both well. You have to compromise in one area or both.

The triangle reticle for range is not a good idea. Unless you're comfortable with turning knobs(which are under the caps and not easily accessible) and have the time and know the distance to your target, the triangle is a poor choice for distance shots. I would run an optic more suited to the majority of your shooting/hunting which you say is here in Canada. If it were me I would run the 2.5-10. A small gain on both ends of the spectrum and the possibility of running it on dangerous game. That being said, a conventional reticle will still be less intuitive than the triangle at any magnification when a high speed shot is required. Get the setup you will you use the most, save for another optic for the other role.

TDC

 

[Shooting Centre]

My experience with the triangle is that it is plenty fine enough for precise shots (although you often need to dim the fibre optic illumination to see if more clearly). As for shooting game at 400m, I don't think that is a likely scenario, although if you needed to, you should have time to adjust the scope elevation. For anything out to about 250m with the 375 and a proper zero you would pretty much be able to point and shoot.