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Older Sight The reflex sight I received is as advertised, though the finish was a bit more worn than pictured and mount had rust on tension screws. Was pleased to receive a 4.5 MOA version, but noticed the tritium illumination was dim. After checking the serial number, it was determined manufacture date was July 2003. My tritium lamp only has another year or two at most before it will be useless in low light. Daylight is of course still good to go, and I run this on an AK in daylight most of the time anyway. In this case a 6.5 MOA would be better since it would be just a bit more visible. Return and restocking fee would be around $50 so keeping it, and replacement of tritium was quoted by Trijicon in the $170-$190 range. I\'ll run it for a year or two and decide on replacement later. Overall, the price is a bit high for the condition of the sight, but it is a Trijicon afterall, so absolutely top quality optic. D41

Nice surplus optic Mine was obviously used hard, much of the paint was worn off but it has a neat look because of that. I removed it from the carry handle mount and put it in a weaver mount. I think I got the smaller dot model. The tritium on mine seems strong still, was bright enough to see in a dimly lit room, and stands out well in a black room. The fiber in regular light is very bright as it should be. All in all, a great way to get a quality optic for a rifle. I went ahead and ordered another! Jake

Dim tritium and scratched lens I got one with triangle reticle. You can't totally tell it's a triangle because the glass is so scratched inside that it just looks like a glowing irregular shape of some kind. The tritium is bright enough to see in dark but is too dim not to be washed out completely during the day. I'm going to try to relamp it myself since the Trijicon website says it's same price to buy new one vs relamp this model. You can actually put light source up to front by fiber optics and it illuminates reticle. If I successfully relamp this one and lens doesn't cost too much to replace, I might buy another. I like the worn in look they have and actually do like these optics (when they work). -Steve Buck