New optic

[Firemedic710]

Pulled a Kodiak tag in the draw and would like to get an illuminated reticle scope for the 338 am 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?

 

[VernAK]

Pulled a Kodiak tag in the draw and would like to get an illuminated reticle scope for the 338 am 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?

I've got/had several Trijicons for hunting big game including big bears. I prefer the post/triangle reticle green although I have +s in green also. I'm currently shopping for 1-4x in green post for spring hunting in the interior. Eye relief and mounting of the scope are critical for your purpose. Most guides aren't advocates of long shots and most prefer < 100 yards. What area?

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’d get the 1-6 accupoint. You really can’t go wrong either way though. The 3-9 is also a great scope.

 

[Nick4050]

If you’re staying 250 and under, a 1-6 will give you plenty of magnification while letting you go down to 1x in the brush. I’d highly recommend an illuminated reticle of some sort, while you might not need it it’s super nice to have in the situations you do.

 

[Firemedic710]

I've got/had several Trijicons for hunting big game including big bears. I prefer the post/triangle reticle green although I have +s in green also. I'm currently shopping for 1-4x in green post for spring hunting in the interior. Eye relief and mounting of the scope are critical for your purpose. Most guides aren't advocates of long shots and most prefer < 100 yards. What area?

I pulled 241 red lake, it’s a bit more open then most areas on Kodiak from what I’ve been told. Definitely planning on limiting shots to 250. I like this gun and don’t necessarily want to make it strictly a close range gun.

I read a few people believe lvpo scopes are little darker even with the exit pupil being the same as other variable powered scopes have you found this to be true? That’s one of my hangups deciding between the two.

 

[VernAK]

I have hunted extensively with 3X Leupold and LVPO Trijicons and never noticed either being darker than other scopes. I took a large bull moose way after sundown with the TR21G. The green triangle really gave me the advantage over non-illuminated crosshairs.