Trijicon Huron Drop Evaluation

[Formidilosus]

This is an initial zero and drop evaluation of the Trijicon Huron 3-9x40mm scope.

This scope was sent by a forum member for this evaluation. The ammunition used was Federal Gold Medal Match 168 SMK that was purchased by Shoot2Hunt for these evals. The 20 round proof group was right at 1 MOA.


Scope and weight:


The scope is a common SFP, 1” tubed hunting scope.

15.4 oz





Turrets:

The turrets are Trijicon’s standard called turrets that you pull up to release, spin to zero, and push down to engage- there is no set screws of lock of the turrets.




Reticle:

This scope has what Trijicon calls the “BDC Hunter Holds” reticle.






It sorta kinda lines up with a normal hunting bullet at 2,700’ish fps MV, zeroed for 200 yards-

200-0
300- first hash
400- second hash
500- third.


The windage ticks are at 5 MOA increments…. So a 35’ish MPH wind at 300 yards, 25mph and 400 yards, and 20mph at 500 yards.





Cont.

 

[Formidilosus]

Zeroing:


Mounting as normal (and per manufacturer instructions)- 20 in-lbs on ring caps, 65 in-lbs on base.


Boresight, on round that was low left on the left dot, than used the spotter to measure offset. Made the adjustments and then went to left dot and fired 4 rounds. Made a Up 1 MOA and Right .5 moa adjustment, and shot the remaining 5 at the center dot to confirm.





No issues in zeroing at all.




Drop Evaluation and “Tracking”
For an explanation see- Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards


The “test” consists of three 18” drops on a mat- one left/right/top with a shot to check zero after each drop. Then the exact same thing repeated from 36”. Then three drops on all three sides for nine drops on the last part- 15 drops total. This is not “abuse”. The 18” drops are a joke really. The 36” start showing something. And when a scope make/model consistently goes through the whole thing without losing zero, failures in actual use are almost unheard of.

This one was conducted on semi loose dirt, with a 2x 1/2” padded mats on top.


No issues at all-





Eyebox, glass, etc:

Nothing really to note. The scope is not hard to get behind, the glass is good- cleaner, brightness, color- the scope just seems to be a “good” scope.



Conclusion:

The scope worked as it should. No issues with zeroing or during the drop evaluation. I believe this is the lightest weight scope to pass the drop portion. The reticle is usable’ish, not great as the thick outer posts are way too far apart (90” wide at 3x) from the center which basically makes the reticle a crosshair on lower powers.

 

[Formidilosus]

The scope was purposely put under a 16lb metal chassis rifle in the truck to “damage” it if possible and cause a zero shift. The 6’ish mile road is extremely rough and the rifle came out of the seat multiple times.







However,