Travis Olander 12.22.22
The 300 AAC Blackout (300 BLK aka 300 Blackout) is one helluva spherical. It’s arguably the one AR-type cartridge able to working suppressed or un-suppressed – supersonic or subsonic – with out ever altering your rifle’s or pistol’s configuration. It accomplishes this with a variety of hundreds. Light 125-grain hundreds are able to offering glorious supersonic efficiency with accuracy past 300 meters. Heavy hundreds (like Sig’s 205-grain searching rounds) can punch critical holes up shut with glorious sound signatures ran by a can. But swapping supers for subs, or vice versa, presents some focusing on challenges. The ballistics fluctuate wildly between these hundreds, making the everyday optic’s zero considerably ineffective. That is the place the Trijicon ACOG 4×32 BAC (300 Blackout) optic comes into play and we’re going to assessment it right here at present!
Trijicon ACOG 4×32 BAC (300 Blackout)
- Magnification: 4x, mounted
- Exit Pupil: 8.13mm
- Eye Relief: 1.5″
- Objective: 32mm
- Reticle: Super/Sub BDC
- Adjustments: 2 MOA / click on
- Field of View: 36.8 ft @ 100 yards / 7 levels
Additional Specifications
- Housing: Forged 7075-T6 Aluminum
- Illumination: Fiber Optic / AA Battery
- Mount: Integrated RMR / 1913 Rail
- Waterproof? Yes (Submersible to 36 toes)
- Weight: 17.6 Ounces / 499 grams
- Model # Reviewed: TA02-C-100431
The ACOG BAC Reticle
The ACOG BAC’s reticle is what makes this optic actually shine, particularly in the case of 300 BLK. The diamond intention factors present bullet-drop compensation for normal subsonic (left) and supersonic (proper) hundreds.
Zeroing
To use this reticle precisely, Trijicon says it’s essential to zero at 100 yards utilizing 115-grain supersonics. Generally, ballistics of most supers and subs will carry out precisely with holdovers as soon as this zero is achieved.
How the Reticle Works
For subs, every diamond is ready to compensate at zero, 50 yards, 100 yards, 150 yards, and 200 yards. Supers are set to compensate for zero, 200, 400, 500, and 600 yards alongside the identical aircraft. I’ve examined how nicely the holdovers work with each 150-gr. Hornady FMJs, and 220-gr. OTMs from Black Hills, as these two hundreds are inclined to signify the most typical tremendous and sub weights on the everyday shelf. They are fairly correct. They’ll by no means be 100%; there are just too many grain weights accessible inside each camps. But it will get the job achieved on the everyday 12″ goal.
Illumination
Illumination on battery energy is ok. I run on the 4th brightness setting. It’s ample for vivid daytime taking pictures within the open deserts oh Utah. Settings #5 and #6 present numerous bloom and wash out the middle reticle, however you in all probability received’t ever have to run it this vivid. Color choices embody yellow, crimson, and inexperienced. I favor crimson for low-light circumstances.
Trijicon says at brightness setting #4, you’ll get round 12,000 hours of battery life, or 500 days of steady use. I favor working off battery. The ACOG’s authentic fiber optic brightness is reliant on ambient mild. I discovered myself utilizing the previous “cover-it-with-tape” methodology to scale back brightness on my service-issued ACOG. The ACOG is on the market with this identical BDC reticle for .223 and 5.56 rifles.
Scope Construction
Anyone who’s used an ACOG is aware of they’re one of many hardest optics you should buy. This iteration isn’t any totally different. It sports activities the identical one-piece, cast aluminum housing and (beneath my janky Duracoat paint job) the everyday matte black, rubberized coating that by no means appears to put on or fade.
Something I’ve wished for years: The ACOG BAC runs off good ole’ AA battery energy. Fantastic. A single cell is required, with a water-proof O-ring sealing the knurled flathead screw cap.
Turrets and Adjustments
The turret caps additionally sport waterproof O-rings, in step with this optics IP69 submersible score. Windage and elevation each modify 2 MOA, or 2″ per click on at 100 yards. Clicks are tactile and really feel stable; there are not any fancy zero stops. But then once more, this a “set-it-and-forget-it” sort of optic.
Brightness Adjustment
The brightness adjustment knob is giant and knurled. It feels stable, with small detents alongside white labels to point every brightness setting. The optic powers on and off between settings, which suggests you don’t have to cycle all the best way up and again all the way down to get to your most well-liked stage of brightness. A handy little design alternative.
RMR Mount
The RMR mount offers nice lock-up. I’ve eliminated my ACOG a couple of times to briefly accommodate different scopes. I discovered there was no have to re-zero after re-indexing and clamping it again down.
With the RMR mount biased ahead, ample clearance is offered beneath the rear lens for grabbing your charging deal with. This is with the mount seated as ahead atop the everyday flattop rail because it’ll go.
What’s Not to Like?
Take a second have a look at that image above, and also you’ll understand I’m working no backup irons. Even with the optic pushed as ahead because it’ll go, there’s simply not sufficient clearance on the everyday AR’s higher receiver for flip-up rear sights. You may spend some additional doe and seize a micro-red dot that mounts atop the rear lens. But they’re costly a bit too “tacticool” for my style. So, when you like taking pictures irons, you’ll end up unscrewing that RMR mount very often. This is the one foible I’ve discovered working this optic.
The Hog Hunter’s Companion
Used alongside a high quality barrel (like my 10.3″ Triarc TRACK 2.0) and an honest suppressor, the 300 Blackout ACOG 4×32 BAC is the right scope quick acquisition and accuracy with all hundreds. It’s a wonderful hog scope, and arguably essentially the most handy piece of glass for these of us who take pleasure in taking pictures supers and subs equally. Grab one for your self, zero and familiarize, after which arrange a hog hunt in Texas for some critical enjoyable.
