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Author: | Massivedesign [ Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Spotting Fake items |
Write up by jim_dandy. Information from multiple sources: Aimpoints http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=18&t=367860 Aimpoint Magnifiers: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/show ... hp?t=97770 Eotech Holosights http://www.eotech-inc.com/counterfeit_notice.php & (PDF file download link) http://www.eotech-inc.com/documents/Rec ... 204-09.pdf Grip Pods http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/show ... 893&page=2 & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCkFDL1P ... re=related Larue Mounts http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=507122 Leupold Scopes http://www.leupold.com/corporate/resour ... t-warning/ & http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5957 Trijicon Optics (ACOGS) https://www.trijicon.com/support/product-authenticity Call or e-mail Trijicon with the model number and serial number to verify if it's authentic or a knock-off scope. Knock-offs tend to have the same serial number on all of them. info@trijicon.com or at (800)338-0563 Customer Service Hours M-F 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Some conventional wisdom for identifying fake ACOGs: - Should have the digital square. - "Tririum" = fake. - A real ACOG will have tritium and be illuminated in the dark. |
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