What optic should I "opt" for?

**PeaShooter_86** · 09-09-2022, 05:41

What are these ACOG optics? What are their strengths and weaknesses, out of curiosity?

I have seen some floating around but haven't heard much of them to draw a conclusion as to what they are actually used for.

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**Davidc** · 09-09-2022, 18:15

Originally Posted by PeaShooter_86

What are these ACOG optics? What are their strengths and weaknesses, out of curiosity?

I have seen some floating around but haven't heard much of them to draw a conclusion as to what they are actually used for.

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Trijicon ACOG is definitely not a budget option. R30K plus. Battle tested and great optic.
A decent 1-8 optic will be a good option. For what it’s worth I have a EOTech XPS on my one SLR and very happy with that. If I had money I would get a IOR 1.5-8 again.

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**PeaShooter_86** · 09-09-2022, 19:56

Originally Posted by Davidc

Trijicon ACOG is definitely not a budget option. R30K plus. Battle tested and great optic.
A decent 1-8 optic will be a good option. For what it’s worth I have a EOTech XPS on my one SLR and very happy with that. If I had money I would get a IOR 1.5-8 again.

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I know those are expensive yes, I've seen a few cheap ones (other brands) but don't really know much about these types of optics. Seeing most people don't use them probably means something I guess.

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**prepare2win** · 09-09-2022, 20:04

If you've seen other ACOGs it means they are cheap knock offs. Another forum member did a post about his chinesium clone and concluded it was good for range fun

The newer ACOGs have the ACSS reticle I mentioned earlier. Very clever system designed for fast distance calculation and bullet drop compensation, as well as wind and a running target

**BBT** · 10-09-2022, 12:01

Originally Posted by prepare2win

If you've seen other ACOGs it means they are cheap knock offs. Another forum member did a post about his chinesium clone and concluded it was good for range fun

The newer ACOGs have the ACSS reticle I mentioned earlier. Very clever system designed for fast distance calculation and bullet drop compensation, as well as wind and a running target

Added to that is the fact that the acog is a 4x fixed magnification scope

**FNBROWNING** · 10-09-2022, 13:42

Originally Posted by prepare2win

If you've seen other ACOGs it means they are cheap knock offs. Another forum member did a post about his chinesium clone and concluded it was good for range fun

The newer ACOGs have the ACSS reticle I mentioned earlier. Very clever system designed for fast distance calculation and bullet drop compensation, as well as wind and a running target

The ACOG reputation is very well deserved. Just a fantastic all rounder. No other scope can do both intermediate distance and close range nearly as well. Constantly adjusting a variable is a pain in the......

**Glockster** · 10-09-2022, 20:45

Originally Posted by FNBROWNING

The ACOG reputation is very well deserved. Just a fantastic all rounder. No other scope can do both intermediate distance and close range nearly as well. Constantly adjusting a variable is a pain in the......

Which is why compact fixed power prism scopes should be given consideration.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/primary...-308-acss.html