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[IDFYF8]

I picked this up for one of my ARs. Has anyone else noticed how stiff the hood is that covers the fiber optic element?

I know its new and tight, but sometimes I'm a bit concerned about how much force it takes to close it.

BTW, I'm assuming the fiber optic is photo-luminescent? It glows and night and I seriously doubt it's the tritium element in the optic. I suppose I could be wrong though.

[DocMedic]

I picked this up for one of my ARs. Has anyone else noticed how stiff the hood is that covers the fiber optic element?

I know its new and tight, but sometimes I'm a bit concerned about how much force it takes to close it.

BTW, I'm assuming the fiber optic is photo-luminescent? It glows and night and I seriously doubt it's the tritium element in the optic. I suppose I could be wrong though.

Its the reflection off the Tritium that your seeing, if you look closely the fibers are picking up some of the light from the tritium making it look like there glowing a bit. Yes the rotating cover is tight, it will loosen up the more you play with it, you could put a drop of oil on the edges to help it rotate,

[IDFYF8]

Thanks Doc!

I love the scope. I took your advice and put a drop of oil on the rotating assembly and it's as smooth as butter now.

[smooth120]

How do you like that scope? I finally picked one up at the store and couldn't get a very good feel for the quality of the glass. Maybe I just picked up one that had been messed with too much but it didn't seem as bright as ACOGs I have used. Wish the store owner had let me take it outside.

[CO-Exprs]

The glass is solid. I use one and have no trouble seeing and engaging small targets at balistic limits, with good light transmission and clarity. It's priced well for what you get. For example, the glass is better than a Burris XTR, but the TR24 costs more. US optics glass is slightly better, but you pay more for the US optics.

Be warned, the triangle is great inside of 300yds, but beyond 300, it takes some practice to get accostomed to. It's taken me a while, but I'm finally getting a good handle on the triangle. A couple of tips:

1. Run a balistics calculator and mark your turret for different ranges. I mark mine as 100, 250, 400, 500, 600. For general purpose, I prefer a 250 zero, but will dial in other ranges as needed. Occasionally, I will even dial a change during a stage. Not super often, but sometimes. Mostly I dial in a range before the stage starts. The TR24 has decent turrets which hold range very well.
2. For longer range stages, dial down the illumination with the rotating hood. The more dim the illumination the more precise the point on the triangle.