NRAAM - Trijicon - The MRO And The SRO

I wanted to checkout Trijicon's MRO and the new SRO.

The MRO is a very nice, lightweight rifle red dot

Lined up for comparison with other Trijicon scopes, the MRO has the green label on top. Darn nice dot in both red and green varieties, its very easy to acquire and it has good battery life.

Next, I looked at the new SRO.

The SRO is an update to the Trijicon RMR. The Trijicon rep told me that with the gaining popularity of red dots on handguns they wanted to make one that was easier to acclimate to compared to their RMR.

Trying it out, I believe they succeeded. The dot is acquired a lot faster when you bring the pistol up to the eyes compared to the RMR.

It seems well built, and the rep noted it has a battery life of a year when left active on the "4" setting and it then varies depending on the dot brightens chosen.

The SRO would be a solid choice if you want to mount a red dot onto your pistol or SBR.

Trijicon removes "Bible Codes" from its sights

Trijicon, a Wixom-Michigan based company caught in a controversy regarding its addition of a biblical reference to it's firearm sight stock numbers, has agreed to produce the sights without the biblical references.

Gun sight maker will stop inscribing Bible references:

The Wixom company under fire for putting tiny references to Bible verses on gun sights sold to the U.S. military, announced today it will drop the inscriptions on future arms shipments and offer kits to help the military remove codes on sights in the hands of troops.

Trijicon Inc., responding to an uproar in the United States and abroad, said it has voluntarily decided to drop the inscriptions on all of its products made for the Defense Department. It will also supply the Pentagon with 100 "modification kits" to allow for the removal of the codes.

The company said it took the steps "to ensure the war-time production needs of the troops are met as quickly as possible," according to a statement released today.

One can ceretainly appreciate the pressure that was brought on this company for this non-issue. Indeed, even the New Zealand Army is removing the marking from their sights - New Zealand army to remove Wixom company's Bible citations on gun sights


Indeed, in looking at the pictures below of the sight and then the magnified image showing the offensive marking, the marking is so small and unobtrusive the fuss over this is ridiculous:





What's next, a demand to remove cross-hairs from scopes under the guise that a cross is offensive?

Much Ado About Markings - Bible "codes" on Trijicon Sights

There's been much coverage recently of Trijicon (a company located in Wixom, Michigan) has imprinted biblical references on their ACOG scopes and our troops are using those scopes in battle.

Wixom company defends Biblical rifle sights: Inscriptions on troops' weapons there for years, Wixom firm says

Military officials promise to investigate a Wixom company's adding of tiny letters and numbers that refer to Bible passages on gun sights it makes for troops, amid calls by critics to ban the inscriptions.

Trijicon Inc. says it has been adding the inscriptions for years and they have been included on sights that are part of a $660 million contract for hundreds of thousands of scopes used in Iraq and Afghanistan being filled by the 200-employee firm.

But after ABC News first broadcast a story about the sights, Army officials said Tuesday they will investigate whether Trijicon violated federal procurement rules.

The military prohibits proselytizing in the combat zones of the Middle East. A spokesman for the U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, which manages military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the inscriptions do not violate that prohibition because they are solely for the U.S. military's use.

The Marine Corps, another major customer of the sights that allow troops to pinpoint targets day or night, says officials plan to meet with Trijicon to discuss future purchases.

markings on a scope are hardly proselytizing, and given that they've been there for ears without any issue its hardly worth the current uproar.

Rob Boston, senior policy analyst for Americans for the Separation of Church and State, said the military should demand Trijicon discontinue the practice.

"We have to remember that our struggle in the countries of Iraq and Afghanistan isn't just against terrorism. It's for the hearts and minds of the average people," Boston said. "If the average people in these countries get the impression that the United States is launching some type of new Crusade with the aim of converting population to Christianity, we're going to lose the hearts and minds."

What, a little marking on a scope, unreadable by the target is going to lose hearts and minds and make the excitable muslims beleive our troops are on a "crusade", anyone else think that's highly unlikely? Wouldn't our fundamentalist enemies be in more of an uproar if they're shot by atheist rifles?

This is as stupid as the prohibition on US Forces using Israeli manufactured 5.56mm ammunition in Iraq and Afghanistan but that it can only be used for training.

This is a tempest in a teapot, and the silly faux outrage over the military using some very effective scopes is ridiculous. Personally, I'd prefer they quoted Joshua 10:12-13 on the sight but its their company and they can put on it what they wish.

Interestingly, Michigan seems to be a hot spot for weapons sights development and production. Not only is Trijicon located here, but so is EOTech, the manufacturer of the excellent line of holographic weapons sights (in Ann Arbor of all places).

Remind me to make my next purchase of night sights be Trijicons.