Rifle Scopes does trijicon's accupoint have enough elevation for long range work

[boomer81]

i have and love a 3-9x40 green mildot accupoint on my 700 7mm mag hunting rig. but never shot it over 300 yds. i think they pull in light better than any scope ive ever used and to me the glass is really clean. im thinking of getting a 2.5-10x56 or a 5-20x50 and selling my nightforce. i like the nightforce. but the mil-r reticle is a little to busy for me. i would come out at least $1k ahead and i could use the extra money. im leaning to the 2.5-10 because of weight and the guy who taught me to shoot told me never go over 10 power. and once i stopped and did that i began to shoot better. the main problem is elevation. ive heard many say these scopes don't have enough elevation. does a 20moa base help enough to get a .308 out to 1000. thanks to all.

 

[USACS]

The Trijicon Accu-Point line are antiquated. If you like them, fantastic. You might want to broaden your horizons and look around before you commit to one, however. There are deals to be had with scopes that are demonstrably better, be they used or clearance. If you look right now, Vortex Razor HD 5-20x50 scopes are on clearance everywhere for not much more than an Accu-Point. More elevation, better design for what you want to do, and a better investment in the long run (stay more relevant and have a higher resale value/more demand upon resale).

Just my $0.02, which is worth exactly that.

 

[SharpsNitro]

I own one of the 5-20 models with the mildot reticle. I used it as a stop gap on a 6.5CM, the base had 20MOA and the mount had another 10MOA, I didn't have enough travel to zero it at 200yds. Also, the reticle is a bit thick. If it could focus down to 10-25yds I would keep it for use on my 22lr. For the price, there are better options out there (like the Kahles K3-12x50mm with MSR reticle that EuroOptic has on sale for $1600).