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At least the TR21 offers some flexibility with eye relief. The TR24, which is the 20mm tube, 1x-14x is advertised as 3.2" - period.

My concern with the TR21 is whether there will be enough for and aft movement on the long action Ruger to be able to get it positioned properly.

FWIW, I've been consider a Trijicon, but can't make up my mind on the reticle - red triangle, green triangle or green door & crosshair. I haven't been too impressed with the brightness of the green dot & crosshair that is on the shelf at a local retailer. Unfortunately they do not have any models with different reticles to do a side by side comparison. I'm looking to put one on a M70 375 H&H or a .416 Ruger built on a M700 or M70 std L/A.

The Trijicon is one of the best scopes i have owned and should make a great companion to your Ruger

yea thats why i'm leaning toward the tr 21. Good points. I'm looking into other brands with battery illuminated reticles. Another thing with any fiberoptic/tritium reticle is they can be washed out therefore LED is better in those cases

WiFowler,

I'm wondering how much you actually know about Trijicon AccuPoints, since your entire experience experience seems to be looking at them in a sporting goods store.

First, the reticle isn't "artificially" lighted. It's a combination of tritium a fiber-optic that's enhanced by sunlight, not a battery. Second, the amount of glow is controlled by a sliding window on the scope.

I have both of the Trijicon mentioned above.

The 1.25-4 is quite short for the longer actions. This scope has the post with red triangle reticle and is OK but we have a lot of red leaves here in the fall.

The 1-4 30mm is mounted on a Talkeetna 375. The eye relief is good and not as fixed as the ad may make one think. I chose the green triangle post reticle as we also have a lot of bright yellow willow leaves here. The green would be my choice for most use.

Last fall, our moose season was quite warm and bulls wouldn't move in the warmer part of the day. I had watched and called a big bull for five hours but couldn't coax him in.....as the sun set on the other side of the mountain, the bull responded to my call and came up the hill to challenge me......the Trijicon reticle showed up like a "white bean in a black cat's butt" on that black moose shoulder.....I probably could have done the same with most of my lower power scopes but this Trijicon would have allowed me a precsie shot behind the ear or some such.

BTW, I prefer post reticles for low power scopes and big game so the Trijicon post was a natural for me.

Polska - IF you can buy a .416 Ruger, presumably a Ruger "African" not an "Alaskan" or Number 1, then in the words of Rudyard Kipling "you're a better man than I..." as I finally gave up bugging Mike Fifer and waiting on Ruger to produce one. Building one is just too expensive for me. Regards, Homesteader.

Those triangles really do allow precise shot placement. I didn't think so but I was pleasantly surprised. I have an amber one. Excellent optics to say the least. A friend can read the print on targets at 100yds with his 4x Trigicon. Very crisp image.

WiFowler,

I'm wondering how much you actually know about Trijicon AccuPoints, since your entire experience experience seems to be looking at them in a sporting goods store.

First, the reticle isn't "artificially" lighted. It's a combination of tritium a fiber-optic that's enhanced by sunlight, not a battery. Second, the amount of glow is controlled by a sliding window on the scope.

I have used various Trijicon AccuPoints in the field for considerable hunting on rifles up to .416 Rigby, and they work great. The 1.25-4x is one of my favorite hunting scopes for larger-core rifles, one reason I've used it not just around home but in Alaska and Africa.