Trijicon AccuPoint vs Huron vs Credo 3-9's; how is the AccuPoint so light?

[Begle1]

AccuPoint 3-9x40: 13.4 oz
Credo 3-9x40: 17.0 oz
Huron 3-9x40: 15.8 oz

How is the AccuPoint lighter than the Huron, even though it has all the extra fiber optic business going on?

Would this indicate the Huron/ Credo is of more robust construction than the AccuPoint? Am I missing something? Where is the compromise?

I wish somebody dissected these scopes and showed their internals to understand where some saved on weight.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

IIRC, part of the reason is because there is no battery and electronics.

 

[Begle1]

IIRC, part of the reason is because there is no battery and electronics.

But how are they lighter than even the Huron?

 

[Kyguy]

Lower profile turrets and caps... Smaller lower profile ocular housing.

 

[UnckleBob]

But how are they lighter than even the Huron?

If you are looking at this Acccupoint scope, it has a 1" tube vs the Huron's 30mm tube.

 

[Ferrulewax]

If you are looking at this Acccupoint scope, it has a 1" tube vs the Huron's 30mm tube.

3-9 huron is also 1”

 

[Hnthrdr]

Lower profile turrets and caps... Smaller lower profile ocular housing.

This seems like the correct answer and my credo’s are like 16oz I think… so we are talking 3 oz and 2 oz

 

[UnckleBob]

3-9 huron is also 1”

Dang. You are right. My bad.

 

[Macintosh]

Theres some obvious construction differences, for instance the credo and some accupoints have an aluminum magnification ring with the big built-in throw lever, while the huron has a smooth mag ring. The physical appearance of the aluminum tube is also different on the huron—dont know if its a finish or a different alloy or what. I don’t know if any of these account for the weight difference, but it’s clear there are some physical differences between them beyond just the reticles or illumination.

For what its worth my accupoint 1-6 is 19oz and my huron 1-6 is 17, so the accupoints within a given footprint arent universally lighter.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Those 3-9 accupoints are amazing scopes. I have a few of them.

 

[Begle1]

Those 3-9 accupoints are amazing scopes. I have a few of them.

I just hate the idea of my hardware sitting in my armory slowly decaying and getting dimmer and dimmer with every month. That really perturbs my lifelong anxiety regarding entropy.

But I keep coming back to the 3-9x40 as a hunting scope. Just so light for what they offer. And weighing in a quarter-pound less, I see the appeal of the AccuPoint over the Credo. (And I just sold my Huron 3-9 so I certainly can't go back to that.)