Uncontrollable brightness obscures the target - Trijicon ACOG 3.5x35 Scope, Dual Illuminated Crosshair .223 Ballistic Reticle w/ TA51 Mount, Red TA11J, Amber TA11J-A, Green TA11J-G

Purchaser's should be aware that there is NO way to control brightness of the chevron. Brightness is automatically controlled by the ambient lighting conditions. Therefore, if in normal to bright ambient lighting, the chevron brightness is so bright that at 100 yards at least 10 inches of the target is obscured by the bright chevron. At 200 yards 20 inches of the target is obscured. (Like a 10 MOA block out.) Trijicon's answer is to carry a roll of tape with you so you can tape off an appropriate amount of the tubing that runs along the top of the scope to control the brightness to allow seeing the target. OpticsPlanet knows and knew about this all along but there is no WARNING provided in the description. If you have the scope for more than 30 days you're stuck with it. Our Military has to carry tape with them to use the scope!!!! Unbelievable.