Thanks for the review im 99% certain im going to be ordering one after this season. Like you I think for the features its going to be hard to beat for the price.
Got to play with one last week side by side with my vx-6. It was on a win 70 in 264 win mag a buddy just got back from a rebarrel. He's usually a light weight 2-7 or 3-9 kinda guy, so it surprised me when he turned up with it.
My observations were as follows.
Stacked up optically with the vx 6, it's about an inch longer and on paper near 6 oz heavier. Weight difference wasn't something I could test, but trijicon usually gets advertised specs right. It' seems well put together and the capped windage is nice. It was the straight green duplex, probably the only reticle I'd choose.(it's worth pointing out my bias, In sfp scopes my preference is duplex not bdc. The triangle post is awesome in my 1-4, not sure it's best suited for 3-18).
Overall it was a scope I'll seriously consider, kinda slipped under my radar. From where I sit there are a dozen places stocking leupold, vortex, nightforce and a plethora of budget or house brand scopes. The few trijicon dealers move mostly acog and rmr. The 3-9 and 1-4 scopes have at times been very popular here surprised the bigger ones aren't as much.
He bought it to replace a 3-9 he'd killed in a snowmobile accident that was a hard enough ooof to bend the barrel and break the stock. His stomping grounds are north and cold... real cold. With dusk and dawn stretching longer longer you can imagine if you haven't been that close the artic circle. I've no doubt that it will be better than led options, as my vx series would run outta juice about 2 hrs from the house... and then like Lazarus arise when it warms in the house.
My criticisms (all minor)
The ring was stiff, it needs the extended lever.
The illuminator on the ocular is pretty substantial.
Weight(subjective I suppose, but for weight wimp sheep hunters the vx 6 is still lighter)
Gonna be tough to put flip caps on the back, wish it had alumina style caps. Swaro and Hawke now have alumina style lense caps. While minor I'd love to see triji bring them out for the accupoint line.
It's a pretty big scope, in a world where everything is shrinking its big more like the mid size shv line.
My only real criticism was fov. It'd advertised as about 5 feet less than the leupy. Doesn't seem line that many feet but as a % it's perceptible at 100 yards. Guessing it's a function of the illuminator. Not a deal breaker, but my only eyebrow raised.
Long and short of it, for the 1200 ish it cost to get it here it stacks up nicely. I've 2x guns that hunt cold (when my judgment lapses and I'm shivering on some snow machine in the double digit - range). Weight and size aren't a concern on them, and this scope has me considering getting 2x to swap out on those rifles.
While many of my lrh guns go ffp, I'll at least add one of these to the safe. Kudos for trijicon for putting it out.
