New optic for brown bear hunt

[Firemedic710]

Pulled a Kodiak tag in the draw and would like to get an illuminated reticle scope for the 338 I’ll be taking. Looking at the trijicon accupoint 1-6x24 or the 3-9x40 green dot mill dot crosshairs. Any others I should be looking at?

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Take a look at the Hawke Frontier 30 1-6x24 - L4A Dot on sale for only $449.99

• 21 layer Fully Multi-Coated 6× ratio optical system
• Fixed parallax distance of 100 yards / 91 metres
• 30mm mono-tube chassis for superior strength
• Long eye relief for high recoil and magnum calibers
• Glass etched reticle with red illumination
• 6 levels of brightness with off positions in-between
• ½ MOA low-profile no-snag fingertip turrets
• Zoom ring with thumb lever and locking ocular

 

[SDHNTR]

Pulled a Kodiak tag in the draw and would like to get an illuminated reticle scope for the 338 I’ll be taking. Looking at the trijicon accupoint 1-6x24 or the 3-9x40 green dot mill dot crosshairs. Any others I should be looking at?

Those are great choices.

 

[VernAK]

Those are great choices.

Great choices IMO!
I have several Trijicons and I like em a lot. Zero problems.
I do prefer the post/triangle green for big game i.e. bears and moose as the dots are on the small side IMO. Brown Bear guides are usually not advocates of long shots and many prefer <100 yards.

I'm currently considering the TR24G [1-4x green triangle 30mm tube] for spring bear baiting in the interior. Would prefer to find the discontinued TR21G 1.25-4 in 1" tube.

What area?

 

[JT47L]

one of the Trijicon LPVO’s or low 3x9x40 (or 42…I can’t remember) would be a dependable shot. Durability/reliability and 100% confidence in you scopes’ ability to always hold zero would be of primary importance hunting one of the most dangerous of all big game animals. From what I understand, a good first shot on these beasts and they are not too difficult to bag…an errant shot missing vitals due to scope losing zero and these monsters can seem bulletproof. The great bears can close distance perhaps faster than any other dangerous game when motivated by a wounding shot that missed vitals. Use a scope that has demonstrated a high level mechanical reliability and resiliency through drop tests, etc. Another option would be a lower mag range from SWFA’s offerings may be good candidates for hunting the big bears. Nightforce 3-10x42 is another.

 

[wyosteve]

I used a Leupold 1-6 Firedot on my brown bear 2 years ago and it's going again this May on my .375 H&H. My friend used a Hawke with some type of illuminated reticle that I did not like at all. My .416 Rem. Mag. wears a Leupold 1-5 Firedot. They have served me well despite some negative reports from others.

 

[Luke S]

My Trijicon 1-4 worked fine on a light 375. I do like the illuminated post

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I have a life long buddy who is a retired Alaska Game Warden and a bush pilot and he sent me a picture of a Kodiak Brown Bear a friend shot. It is huge!!

 

[SDHNTR]

I have a life long buddy who is a retired Alaska Game Warden and a bush pilot and he sent me a picture of a Kodiak Brown Bear a friend shot. It is huge!!
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.223 and 77 tmk? That’s what the pros use! lol. Poking the bear…

 

[jhm2023]

A Trijicon Credo HX 1-6x24 with green segmented circle is what lives on my bear gun. 1x has a nice field of view and and the green segmented circle with center crosshair draws your eye quickly and can be run like a red dot for close up work in the alders. Then go up to 6x and use the reticle holdovers if needed.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

I have the credo hx 1-6 sfp with the bdc reticle. I havent mounted it on anything yet, but really like it.

 

[DaveBarrows]

My Trijicon 1-4 worked fine on a light 375. I do like the illuminated post

I second this.

 

[mtfallon]

Great choices IMO!
I have several Trijicons and I like em a lot. Zero problems.
I do prefer the post/triangle green for big game i.e. bears and moose as the dots are on the small side IMO. Brown Bear guides are usually not advocates of long shots and many prefer <100 yards.

I'm currently considering the TR24G [1-4x green triangle 30mm tube] for spring bear baiting in the interior. Would prefer to find the discontinued TR21G 1.25-4 in 1" tube.

What area?

I have the 1-4 30mm, I would recommend looking through the 1-6 before buying if possible