Trijicon TR24 vs. NightForce 1-4x24 NXS vs. Leupold 1.5x5 MR/T

Whiskey-Tango · September 24, 2011, 8:29am

I own a LMT CQB MRP and have basically narrowed it down to these choices of optics:

Trijicon TR24

NightForce 1-4x24 NXS

Leupold 1.5x5 MR/T

I basically want a versatile optic 0-350 yards. Any experienced help would be appreciated.

ALCOAR · September 24, 2011, 8:05pm

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Whiskey-Tango · September 24, 2011, 8:11pm

TRIDENT82:

Hi whiskey, you have some great options below. I personally only have extensive time behind the baby nxs and TR24 so I will give you my thoughts on comparing those two for your awesome MRP.

Things they share…both the TR24 and baby nxs have very clean and crisp Japanese glass, and both are constructed in the USA.

Beyond that, these two pieces of glass are quite different in my book. I consider the baby nxs w. a compact mil dot reticle one of, if not the finest 1-4x for more precision based applications where a 1-4x variable optic is used. If you plan to shoot a whole lot at 200yds +, than this optic would be perfect given you get it in the compact mil dot reticle. It’s not however the best 1-4x for CQB applications even w. the FC-2 reticle given the daylight visibility isn’t stellar on it. It’s construction and durability are second to none in my experience and they are bombproof by in large. Nightforce’s CS/QC is also second to none in my experience.

The TR24 is daylight visible, requires no maintenance to maintain that visibility…i.e. batteries, however its limited quite a bit at distance and makes for a much better close in optic than it does a mid range optic.

thanks! how would you compare the FC-2 to the leupold mr/t 1.5-5?

Skang · September 24, 2011, 8:18pm

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=104

Whiskey-Tango · September 24, 2011, 11:08pm

i think im going to go with the trijicon. thanks for the review i needed that

TehLlama · September 25, 2011, 12:09am

I prefer the TR24 as one of the best 0-300yd optics out there in triangle reticle form, because it’s so quick up close. Past 250m it’s starting to give up some of the performance - glass is great, but the holdover starts putting the target in a wierd spot at the bottom of the triangle, and without wind, shooting further you’re just lining it up between the two posts (or worse if you have wind) - not my favorite configuration outright.
It can be too bright at times, but the rotating fiber-shade thing helps with this a ton. If you’re already familiar with an optic like the TA31F, then shooting it up close is a breeze, if not the learning curve isn’t bad at all. Getting a cattail is almost a must in my book - it works so well at 1x, when close, but that big easy to see triangle covers small targets beyond 200m until you crank it to 4x.

The MR/T is almost a pure precision optic type thing. I’m not really a fan of Leupold’s illumination setup, but the TMR reticle with some decent magnification makes it a great unit for the price. I’d still look elsewhere in most cases.

johnson · September 26, 2011, 3:38pm

Have you looked at the SWFA 1-4HD? I had a TR24G and the triangle was great but I sold it because I wanted more of a precision reticle and the SS 1-4HD below looks like the best of both worlds.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2242104
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2381355
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2491679

Whiskey-Tango · September 26, 2011, 8:40pm

nice reviews. do you now own the swfa?

Whiskey-Tango · September 29, 2011, 6:17am

anyone have any experience with the burris xtr 14? i like the fact that it has bullet compensation when fully magnified at 4x

shootist1 · September 29, 2011, 7:19pm

I have not looked at a 1-4, but recently discovered the 1.5-6 XTR is not my cup of tea. The black BDC dots are very hard to pick up on steel plates - especially if painted black. The BDC calibration on this one (a .308 version) was not very close on what we were using either; a 16" SCAR-17 with Aussie, SA and German 7.62 surplus.