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Out of all the scopes I looked at and reviews, the only dot that is daylight bright is the Credo HX with red hunter holds. Everything else is just barely visible in bright sun.

Except for the Accupoints, they are definitely daylight bright.

Sounds like your tritium needs replaced.

I've got two Accupoint 1-4xs and six VX3s. Trijicon wins in glass quality hands down. The FO is brighter than any illumination I've used. I haven't used it from a blind, but when its dark out, its still bright. I really appreciate the built-in filter that allows you to cover part of the FO.

Not at all. The tritium is for darkness, or very dim light, FO for daylight. Both Accupoints are only about a year old.

Point was: you can’t cut the tritium off, and your description implied that you couldn’t see the dot in the dark/before the fiber optic had enough light to work….but maybe I just misread that?

FWIW, there are no conditions I’ve ever found where the illuminated portion of the reticle isn’t easily visible….from pitch dark to ultra bright sun….unless something is amiss. I’ve used a 1-4 behind a thermal clip-on a LOT….even works great for that.

Well…. I bought the same scope, put it on my Model 70 Featherweight in 308, mounted in Leupy Dual Dovetails, lapped the rings, and had almost the exact same results…it took me 4 rounds to get zeroed!😂

Glass is awesome, tracking wonderful, reticle is useful, and the dot is better than I ever thought it would be! Also shot my best 3 round group at 100 yards with this rifle! I’m veddy impressed

Thanks for all the info in this thread! It pushed me to buy it!

Glad you like it!

What I said was, “A couple of minutes before legal light, I took a good look around and that green dot was visible against anything that I could have shot, though I might have had trouble avoiding branches and other obstructions at the edges of my field of view.”, so either I wasn’t clear enough, or you misread it. No matter.

I agree the dot is usable under all conditions except when I’m in a dark place and the target is in good light. The tritium doesn’t help there, and the FO can’t collect enough to show up. Have yet to have that happen afield, but I don’t hunt from blinds or sheds. In the instance I described, a brighter scope would have made the sticks and other stuff more visible I think, but those conditions only lasted a very few moments until things brightened up somewhat, right about legal light. I’m a big proponent of those scopes, and have two on prime hunting rifles. Might buy more, though I have too many scopes as it is. I wish more of their models had that near-perfect duplex.

Also… thanks Pappy348 for all the additional info you provided. I went back and forth between the AccuPoint and Credo HX but ultimately the #4 reticle was the deciding factor

I am a fan of the Trijicon's. Really like the Accupoints as there is no switch to fumble with for illumination. Solid, dependable hunting scope.

Good deal.

Now go forth and slay……..

I love mine. How do you find the eye relief?

That was all. Thanks for clarifying.

The 1-4 is a good, fast GP medium range scope, for me. IF you need better resolution right at legal, for sticks and limbs etc, you need more objective…..but I haven’t noticed much better until I get to 42-56mm stuff, save for a few select things I’ve tried….like the Zeiss 1.8-5.5x36….which has a size/weight penalty, and the discontinued Razor LHs in 1.5-8 and 2-10. FWIW, the 5.5 on the Zeiss seems like 6-8x on some other stuff….but I haven’t seen anyone test that theory and I haven’t hunted all of those as much as the Trijicon 1-4.

I have a Credo HX 2.5-10x56, and it’s a bit more than I care to tote around for deer, 25oz, as compared to 13 for the 3-9 Accupoint, not to mention the considerable bulk.

Maybe when I get old (!) and hunt close to my truck…….

Actually just as you said! It is a nonissue! Eyebox is good so I set scope on 4x and adjusted position to that power. Really scope is pretty will centered in rings!

Thanks for your review! You put me on a winner me thinks!!

I suspect the only problem with the accupoints is they are just out of the price range for most hunters/shooters. I own three now and am almost to the point where I don’t want anything else. Good, clear, light gathering glass. Rugged build. They are fast for up close and precise for farther distances. The reticle illumination requires no batteries or adjustment it is always a perfect match for the ambient light whether it be high noon or a full moon night, just shoulder and shoot. One of the best hunting scopes ever made if you ask me

I've got two myself, and I often wonder why I don't have more of them. I have quite a few Zeiss Conquests and Leupold VX-3s and I must say the Accupoint out-classes them both.

I have a green mildot 3-9 on the way. I'm starting to be hesitant now that this scope many multiply and displace some others. It is on the border of too $$$ for my tastes, but I'm to the point where I want perfect rifle set ups over adequate and have been down sizing to do so.

I still love my M8 4x and SWFA's, but the later tend to make a carrying rifle a little top heavy
, and those big windage knobs could be eliminated.

This point and JD7s point on cost were my hang ups also. Before this, $500 was my budget and I have killed a lot of game inside of that budget, sometimes much less. But I also downsized and wanted very specific, as close to ideal setups for my main rifles. I’ve got one down and two to go for my main three. A duplex green dot 3-9x40 will follow after hunting season, then I’ll be down to one more.

My other rifles, I’m very happy with Burris FFII, SWFA, and conquests. But these three, will be where I want them soon. So in short, I totally agree with everything you said. It mirrors where I am also!

Its an expensive hobby….