Trijicon ACOG TA44SG-10?

What do you want it for? I personally feel that they are a good scope for combat scenarios and maybe the best, but there are scopes that are specifically designed for hunting that are better for hunting as well as scopes designed for target shooting that are better for target shooting.

I have never understood any 1.5x scopes. Either use a 1x sight for "true" cqb, or a higher power scope for longer range shooting. But a 1.5X? Truly, it makes little sense to me.

i have been thinking about that 1.5x acog too. the thing is, a 3x ta33 (i think thats the right model number) costs about the same. now the benefit of that 1.5 acog is that it is supposed to have an off the charts field of view and the slight boost in magnification allows you some slight benefit in those longer out shots yet it retains the quickness for close in shots because it does not have all that magnification power (plus that field of view). it has some merits and some disadvantages just like all optics, i found that there is no "perfect scope". i have read some good things about the ta44 and ta45 over at m4carbine.net...
it just depends on what kind of shooting you will be doing.
my range is just a little over 100 yards so most my shooting will be done within those limits and a 1.5, i think would be good for me. i read somewhere that the 1.5 acogs work best within the up close to 150 yard zone. most important, i would want to handle one before i bought one....
but like i said, when i can get a 3x acog for nearly the same price, i dont know if i would get the 1.5 (although i really want to...because i think they are neat... hahaha)

I recently got the 1.5x16 compact ACOG. I really like it. I also own an Eotech, a Vortex Strikefire, previously owned an Aimpoint, and have a couple ordinary hunting type scopes.

Clarity: stellar. Possibly the best glass I've looked through.

1.5x: this actually works well for me. It is enough magnification to be useful and help aiming precision, but it is little enough that Bindon aiming concept works quite easily for me.

For those who don't see the point of 1.5x, some of us despite otherwise great vision (20/15 last it was checked) have trouble with red dot scopes and see the dot as a fuzzy blob, apparently because of how our eyes focus. I can certainly use the dot scopes, but they are not good for precision (for me) and not even that enjoyable to use. Good for an ultimate zombie shoot 'em up scenario (for me), not as good for most other uses. Note, this is really an issue of scope design and not the magnification - I have the same dot problem with a 2x red dot, and I would not have the same problem with 1x or 2x conventional scopes.

Construction and durability: as others have said, the ACOG is literally bombproof.

Field of view is good, nothing I'd get excited about.

Eye relief on the 1.5x ACOG is quite decent, see my other thread on that (with some questions of my own). Be aware that ACOG models vary a lot in eye relief, with the 3x and 4x models having very little eye relief.

Maybe a bit late, but I just got one of these with the amber circle dot reticle. After having used it, my Aimpoint M3 is now up for sale. As for the magnification, you'd be surprised at the difference that it makes. In use, the eye relief is so forgiving that I saw no difference in putting the little ACOG to use as compared to the Aimpoint.

I've also had an H1 (just like the T1) and it's a fine little red dot sight, but after having used both, I would much rather the ACOG, although at almost twice the price. The optics in the ACOG are very clear and the 1.5 by makes a world of difference in being able to see your target. If you have the money, grab the ACOG.

Just be sure to check out all of the colors. I got the TA44 in amber and the TA33 in green and it turns out that the green is much better for me, although I liked the amber better than red.

My limited experience indoors with my 1.5x ACOG is this:
-with normal lighting, the illuminated aiming point will glow from fiber optics;
-with no lighting, tritium glow will let you see the aiming point, but it's not bright;
-my model has the crosshairs and they give contrast even if looking at a very bright target. I don't know about other models with other reticles.
-closest focus distance of my 1.5x compact is only about 10 feet, so it would work at any distance where you would realistically be using the scope instead of just pointing the gun. I do not know what the closest focus distance is for models with more magnification.

It is definitely not an ideal optic for indoors, but I think it works fine in most situations.

In my experience with ACOGs in general, and this is just me, the red is useless indoors. You would think that the red would show up really well, but it doesn't. Red was the hardest to see, if I could see it at all. Outdoors, the red tends to bloom when it's really bright out forcing you to cover part of the fiber optic with tape to tame it.

I like the amber better than the red. It works very well indoors and out and it does well in situations where you are shooting from a place that is darker than where the target is, although this shooting condition lends itself to situations where the reticle takes on a shade that blends in to other color sometimes making the reticle hard to see. When it's really bright out, the reticle doesn't bloom like the red does. The amber really stands out most of the time.

I like the green the best. I works equally well indoors and out. When indoors, the green is really easy to see. When outdoors, it doesn't bloom. When shooting from a place that is darker than where the target is, seeing the reticle is no problem at all. I also haven't had any problems with losing the reticle in foliage. Yes, the reticle is green, but it's a different green, I guess.

I may have said this before, but I have a TA44S in amber and a TA33 in green. I'm getting ready to put my amber ACOG up for sale, once I source one in green.