Rifle Scopes TA11 ACOG and offset T1 vs. VCOG

[acogshooter223]

I am trying to come up with the pros and cons of each. Please let me know if I am missing anything:

TA11J-G with offset T1 on Larue mount (Advantages)

1. Transition between magnified and unmagnified faster and easier.
2. Battery life of T1 longer
3. T1 has more forgiving eyebox
4. Impossible to leave on wrong magnification.
5. Proven in the field.
6. Built in back up (two sights)

VCOG (Advantages)

1. More magnification range.
2. More compact
3. On 1X, more natural to shoot than offset T1.


Where I figure they are equal or just about equal:

1. Durability
2. Weight
3. Cost
4. Daylight brightness
5. Glass quality (ACOG vs. VCOG)
6. Both true 1X

Am I missing any other considerations?

 

[jasonfaz]

Have you thought about KAC 45 degree BUIS rather than offsetting a T-1? It's probably slower than using a T-1, but it's lighter and a f load cheaper. If those two things aren't issues and if it's on a compact set up for primarily sub 250 meters I'd go ACOG/T-1. If it's a rig that'll be reaching out further with more emphasis on shot placement over speed I'd go with the VCOG.

 

[acogshooter223]

Thanks Jason. For me, I don't like offset irons. I don't want to give up my low light capability at 1x.

 

[acogshooter223]

My interest is from a SHTF / fighting gun scenario. Here are some additional thoughts...

At the last 3 gun I attended, everyone seemed to have 1-4x or 1-6x scopes. They worked fine. BUT, everyone knew where the targets would be in advance. So, they could just dial up the magnification after they shot their close targets. The 1-X scopes worked just fine.

In a SHTF scenario, you never know where your bad guy will be coming from. So, if I had a 1-X scope, it would be at 1X all the time because up close threats are more dangerous and dynamic than far away threats. I see two big problems with this approach:

1. If I wanted to take a quick look with a potential threat at a distance, I would have to dial it up and dial it down. That would get old real fast if I was doing it alot. A big, big plus of magnification on a fighting rifle is that it can give you threat identification. You can see things at a distance or in the shadows that you can't see with your naked eyes. Constant fiddling with your scopes magnification would seem to have the effect of making it less likely for a person to use his magnification.

2. During an engagement taking actual fire, I don't honestly see myself fiddling with the magnification. It would be more of a situation where I run the gun on what it is on when the fighting starts. If that is the case, you loose the benefit of the versatility of the variable scope.

Both of the above factors, to me, make the 1-X scopes much less versatile than a ACOG/T1 setup. You just roll the gun to get the view you need instantly.