Acog 6×48 horseshoe .308 w/TA75
This is the big boy of Acogs designed for .308 military rifles and machine guns in mind; I could easily see this scope mounted on a minigun or a M60 machine gun. The reticule is designed for the 147 gr Nato ball. Here’s what Trijicon says; “The military’s need for a magnified, self-luminous tactical sight that enhances target identification and increases hit probability on extended-range shots has given rise to the new Trijicon ACOG® 6×48. Powered by Trijicon’s patented fiber optics and tritium-based technology, the new TA648-308H ACOG® reticle features a red dot aiming point circled by a black “horseshoe.” It also incorporates a bullet drop compensator (BDC) with additional aiming points estimated for trajectory of the 7.62mm M80 out to 1200 meters. To further improve target acquisition and hit potential, the new ACOG® 6×48 incorporates Trijicon’s Bindon Aiming Concept™ (BAC) – a revolutionary both-eyes-open method of aiming. Like other members of the Trijicon ACOG® line, the new ACOG® 6×48 is battery free and waterproof to 500 feet.”
Since I don’t own a minigun, yet, I mounted it on an FN FAL, since it sits to high for a M14 rifle and following the instructions I sight this bad boy in. It came with a RMR on top of it on the rail built in to the scope but I found this way too high to be really useful ( 5 ½ inches over the bore) so I removed it ( if this was a mounted machine gun it would have worked). Sighted it in at 100 yards with 147gr nato ball ammo. Moved over to the 500 yard range put the cross hairs on the target and bang target down. There is a large line across the reticule which is 750 yard mark moved over to the 750 yard and did some Kentucky windage guessing and again hit the target, the final shots where at the 1000 yard mark and hit the metal targets. This scope does exactly what it Is designed to do, bring in a huge amount of light and make it easy for the operator to put lead on the target in a package that is nearly indestructible. You can also cut down on the intensity of the red dot in the middle by rotating the outer ring on the back of the scope. I really like this scope and it does what they claim, but with a price of $2600 and I know I could find something more appropriate for rifles.
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