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JAN 2014

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T raditions Performance Firearms has just introduced their line of tactical, police-oriented scopes for the AR-platform patrol and SWAT rifes. The AR Patrolman is a compact, 1-4x24mm scope intended for patrol rifles. The AR Marksman is a full-size scope available in 3-12x44mm or 4-16x44mm. This is intended for the SWAT sniper-observer team and patrol in rural areas. Traditions is legendary for their line of black powder, muzzleloading rifes and pistols. However, they also have an extensive scope line that includes a series each for muzzleloading rifes, pistols, rimfre rifes, airguns and shotguns. With variable power up to 10X, these scopes are available in Duplex, Mil-Dot, Red Dot, Circle and Range Finding reticles. All are designed to withstand their 50-caliber rifes. Their Tactical-series scopes are of a different design with unique features, and not just blacked-out versions of existing muzzleloading scopes. While they have AR in the name, these scopes are designed for any AR-platform or bolt-action police rife. The Traditions AR Marksman is a serious, full-size, 30mm tube riflescope with a 44mm objective lens and a 35mm ocular lens. AR Patrolman The AR Patrolman is a variable power scope with an Illuminated Dot reticle. The power is adjustable from 1X (no magnifcation) to 4X. At 1X, the Illuminated Dot reticle performs like any other two-eyes-open, red dot optic. With the AR Patrolman, you also have the option of a green dot—and green is six times easier to see than red. Since the dot is small enough to ft inside a Duplex crosshair, the option of a highvisibility green dot is a tactical advantage. Just turn the knob. When magnifcation is needed, the heavily knurled power ring easily adjusts up to 4X without changing the point of impact-point of aim. Unlike some AR-platform scopes that use a 1-inch tube, the AR Patrolman uses a full 30mm scope tube. This allows The Traditions AR Marksman has the most police-relevant features for the least cost of any optic we have tested. more light gathering and a wider feld of view. AR Marksman The fagship of the Traditions Tactical scope line is the AR Marksman. This top-of-the-line, full-feature scope is available in two versions: a 3-12x44mm and a 4-16x44mm. We mounted the more powerful 4-16x44mm scope on a Rock River LAR-15 Coyote 20-inch Heavy Barrel, the most accurate of all the RRA patrol rifes. The 4-16x44mm AR Marksman we tested allows 8 to 10X for police sniping and 16X as a spotting scope for the sniper/observer. It is better to have the option to go to that higher power and not need it than to need more magnifcation and not have it. The AR Marksman is a serious, fullsize rifescope. It has a 44mm objective lens (front), a 30mm tube, and a 35mm ocular lens (rear). A 44mm lens www.lawandordermag.com 35

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