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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:56:32 PM EST
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Oh man if people are this mad about a 40% discount I hope they don't find out about the post 9/11 GI Bill....... Free money! Since my wife is using, I guess that makes me FSA!! |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:59:18 PM EST
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Apples and oranges. With a few exceptions those sale items were odd ball models with niche market reticles. But I still enjoyed watching the neckbeards scrambling to buy .50 BMG ACOGs meant for machineguns or TA31s with pink triangle reticles in 6.5x52mm Carcano. It was even funnier to watch them try to sell them in the EE 30 seconds later. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did you see the Amazon thread? People were buying 50 BMG Acogs for $800, because list price was ~$1800 Sorry, but that stuff is interesting to me. Apples and oranges. With a few exceptions those sale items were odd ball models with niche market reticles. But I still enjoyed watching the neckbeards scrambling to buy .50 BMG ACOGs meant for machineguns or TA31s with pink triangle reticles in 6.5x52mm Carcano. It was even funnier to watch them try to sell them in the EE 30 seconds later. I would think pink would stand out great against all backgrounds. I'm in. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:53:19 PM EST
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Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids. To anyone bitching about this post, it's no different from this bullshit on the first page. A bunch of bitches all of you. Qualify for the discount, use it if you want. Don't qualify, STFU. Life ain't fair and if you think dudes that joined one day or another day are any different from anyone else, you're pretty fucking insulated and naive. Quoted:
Did you voluntarily raise your right hand during a time of war(s)? That's probably the biggest difference between GWOT-era vets and most others. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:56:43 PM EST
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Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids. I stayed in for 28 years and seven deployments to get this discount. Not my fault you're a quitter. 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:05:20 PM EST
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I stayed in for 28 years and seven deployments to get this discount. Not my fault you're a quitter.
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Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids. I stayed in for 28 years and seven deployments to get this discount. Not my fault you're a quitter.
How was WWI? 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:08:22 PM EST
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Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids. I stayed in for 28 years and seven deployments to get this discount. Not my fault you're a quitter.
How was WWI? Fought to the death in a mud pit with a sharpened masonry trowel and a piss-soaked rag stuffed in my mouth. (direct quote from a WWI vet I met at a Marine Corps Ball) |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:17:37 AM EST
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I think I'm going to open a "Lawn chair and sticks to shake at people" store
Discounts only for pre-GWOT vets. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:26:54 AM EST
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:37:24 AM EST
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Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:47:15 AM EST
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I think that is called a profit margin.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:48:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: yeah, wtf.... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf....  |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 4:51:21 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think that is called a profit margin. Edit I've been too cheap to buy an acog, now I can wait for these to flood the aftermarket as tons of them will be sold to flip and inevitably some of the flippers will end up behind on child support or out a transmission and sell below cost. Wonder if sales are down at trijicon with the wars winding down? Overproduction?
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Posted: 1/21/2015 5:39:51 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Assuming these are not now being sold for cost, holy shit what a profit margin, course .gov overpaying probably plays a big role. Edit I've been too cheap to buy an acog, now I can wait for these to flood the aftermarket as tons of them will be sold to flip and inevitably some of the flippers will end up behind on child support or out a transmission and sell below cost. Wonder if sales are down at trijicon with the wars winding down? Overproduction? Trijicons prices are crazy on their website, so its not THAT good of a deal compared to what you can get elsewhere, still ok but not 40% off what most stores have them for great. I like your new sigline btw.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 5:58:33 AM EST
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LOL at all the butthurt in here
i can't get a discount, but good for the company deciding to help others...they didn't have to do shit |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 6:43:48 AM EST
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I am fine with this and good for Trijicon for this gesture toward those that used their product during service.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 7:18:31 AM EST
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That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap I am sure that is exactly what the Trijicon execs were thinking.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 7:20:37 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Edit I've been too cheap to buy an acog, now I can wait for these to flood the aftermarket as tons of them will be sold to flip and inevitably some of the flippers will end up behind on child support or out a transmission and sell below cost. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Assuming these are not now being sold for cost, holy shit what a profit margin, course .gov overpaying probably plays a big role. Edit I've been too cheap to buy an acog, now I can wait for these to flood the aftermarket as tons of them will be sold to flip and inevitably some of the flippers will end up behind on child support or out a transmission and sell below cost. Wonder if sales are down at trijicon with the wars winding down? Overproduction? Trijicons prices are crazy on their website, so its not THAT good of a deal compared to what you can get elsewhere, still ok but not 40% off what most stores have them for great. I like your new sigline btw. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 7:24:49 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: the TA33 is probably the best ACOG a guy can buy for his AR. The other models might have more magnification or the extra 200 meters shown on the BDC to take you out to 800, but in terms of speed, light weight, eye relief and cost, the TA33 has them beat. I've had mine since around 2006. They only offered one reticle color at the time, these days I would go for the TA33-GH which has a green horse shoe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=TA33-8 is that a good choice? the reticle seems good for close up and out to a few hundred meters the TA33 is probably the best ACOG a guy can buy for his AR. The other models might have more magnification or the extra 200 meters shown on the BDC to take you out to 800, but in terms of speed, light weight, eye relief and cost, the TA33 has them beat. I've had mine since around 2006. They only offered one reticle color at the time, these days I would go for the TA33-GH which has a green horse shoe. I really liked my ta33, it was amber chevron. Worked well, I gave it to my dad since he loved it, and it worked well for his aging eyesight  I may use this to get a ta33 gh |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 7:32:51 AM EST
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That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap After 13 years of combat, Trijicon thanks all
of you for your service and sacrifice. You have trusted our optics in combat, now we’d like to show our gratitude. Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 8:01:11 AM EST
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Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap After 13 years of combat, Trijicon thanks all
of you for your service and sacrifice. You have trusted our optics in combat, now we’d like to show our gratitude. Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Edit for the missed sarcasm I would not have expected going on 9 pages of buttburt. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 8:35:46 AM EST
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Man, I'm convinced that most of GD is made up of FSA. "You mean this company is giving current veterans a discount? Fuck them!" Give me a damn break. You guys are probably the dudes that ask to speak to a manager and start screaming because you don't get a discount and a blow job at Walmart because you're a vet.
ETA: yes, I ask if places offer a mil discount because hey, we're all human and work for a living. But I don't get pissed off when they don't. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 8:50:36 AM EST
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Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap After 13 years of combat, Trijicon thanks all
of you for your service and sacrifice. You have trusted our optics in combat, now we’d like to show our gratitude. Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. i couldn't tell if you were serious or not so i will give my input. as a gwot veteran i used acog optics in combat. i know how they hold up to the worst conditions. if i was ever in charge of selecting equipment for a police force or military unit, i would only select acog optics. i think they know this. they want lots of veterans at the gun range with acogs. they want that word of mouth for new shooter sales. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 8:53:33 AM EST
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i couldn't tell if you were serious or not so i will give my input. as a gwot veteran i used acog optics in combat. i know how they hold up to the worst conditions. if i was ever in charge of selecting equipment for a police force or military unit, i would only select acog optics. i think they know this. they want lots of veterans at the gun range with acogs. they want that word of mouth for new shooter sales. This obviously makes you and Trijicon FSA |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 9:18:58 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up. Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 9:25:15 AM EST
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Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up. Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 you are thinking 60% sales. profits come after cost of sales. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 10:44:24 AM EST
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Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap After 13 years of combat, Trijicon thanks all
of you for your service and sacrifice. You have trusted our optics in combat, now we’d like to show our gratitude. Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Get out of here with your logic. I asked my dad, a Vietnam vet and a "fulda gap" warrior, if the discount offended him. He said "No, why would it." |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 10:53:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up. Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 10:53:09 AM EST
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Oh man if people are this mad about a 40% discount I hope they don't find out about the post 9/11 GI Bill....... I used to frequent this car forum. Was an active member for like ten years. A thread came up about the swtich to the post 9/11 GI bill back in 2008. I caught an unreal amount of shit from some pre-9/11 vets when I posted about how excited I was for it. "That wasn't the contract you signed, you shouldn't get it it! blahblahblahblabh" |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 11:03:40 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks to this thread, my respect for "WoT" vets has gone way down. Nice to see the elitist attitude from some of the kids. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 11:04:11 AM EST
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That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap Yep agent orange was a ice cream topping
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Posted: 1/21/2015 11:26:28 AM EST
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Are they just conjuring them or something? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up. Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 
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Posted: 1/21/2015 11:48:08 AM EST
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BOOM RMR dual illuminated $350, very happy
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Posted: 1/21/2015 11:53:27 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: BOOM RMR dual illuminated $350, very happy nice job! now repent for your evil sins and hand that RMR over to a more deserving veteran.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 12:14:43 PM EST
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I'm glad that Trijicon is giving a discount to GWOT Vets. Good for them!And the guys that want to take advantage of it! But holy fuck for a 13er you sure talk a lot of shit in here!
Get a tank, them maybe your spiel will have more credence. Hell you could be a 15 yro kid in school. Hell this is the internet!  "Don mean a thing"
<a href="http://s32.photobucket.com/user/tmann199030/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150120_122024_zpsjufxllux.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/tmann199030/Mobile%20Uploads/20150120_122024_zpsjufxllux.jpg</a> I started lurking here in 2006. Should I email my ERB to you, 07er? Edit: goddamn quote limits.
Nice picture there. Oh I was a lurker here for a long time before I joined too. So you showed your 214. Now redact what you want, scan and email it in and get a Tank.
You have to realize this is the internet. Anyone can claim anything. You could really have been a high school kid. Hell we have some on here. And most are in GD. Hence my post to you. 
Guess it really tripped your trigger. I don't do that on purpose to Guys I know are Vets.
If you note I said I was happy you GWOT Vets got the discount. I ETS'ed a long time before 2001 I own a few ACOG's, want another one also. I'll be able to buy one cheap enough. You'll not see me bitching about a discount given to any Current Military member, Vet, or LEO. Well deserved in my opinion! |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 10:14:10 PM EST
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With all the discounts I've learned I qualify for in this thread, I don't think I'll ever have to pay for anything gun related ever again.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 11:26:11 AM EST
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Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kind of gives you an idea of trijicon's mark up. Exactly thats the whole point as even with 40% off MSRP they are still making 60% profit. ETA: glad I got mine in 2000 for $600 
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Posted: 1/23/2015 11:53:31 AM EST
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Searched and didn't see a thread. Trijicon is offering 40% off to any veteran who served post-9/11. You can buy a combination of optics on the deal. http://www.hkpro.com/forum/attachments/hk-heads-up/26992d1417561075-special-trijicon-discount-veterans-blue_star_promotional_card_2-copy.pdf I appreciate the discount. Which model would you think is the best use of the 40%? I believe the accupoint is the best value. Thoughts? |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 12:01:07 PM EST
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Sorry double post.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 12:28:01 PM EST
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I appreciate the discount. Which model would you think is the best use of the 40%? I believe the accupoint is the best value. Thoughts? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Searched and didn't see a thread. Trijicon is offering 40% off to any veteran who served post-9/11. You can buy a combination of optics on the deal. http://www.hkpro.com/forum/attachments/hk-heads-up/26992d1417561075-special-trijicon-discount-veterans-blue_star_promotional_card_2-copy.pdf I appreciate the discount. Which model would you think is the best use of the 40%? I believe the accupoint is the best value. Thoughts? Whichever ones the pre 9/11 soldiers used. 
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Posted: 1/23/2015 12:33:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for nothing Trijicon, no love for the old veterans.. yeah, wtf.... That is retarded. Fuck those guys who signed up to get pelted with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Fulda Gap After 13 years of combat, Trijicon thanks all of you for your service and sacrifice. You have trusted our optics in combat, now we’d like to show our gratitude. Looking at their flyer, it's almost like there's a reason they're specifically offering this deal to recent veterans, but I can't quite put my finger on it. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 12:35:51 PM EST
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Free money! Since my wife is using, I guess that makes me FSA!! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Oh man if people are this mad about a 40% discount I hope they don't find out about the post 9/11 GI Bill....... Free money! Since my wife is using, I guess that makes me FSA!! I laughed. I guess the retirement checks I have coming qualify me as FSA as well. Never mind the Trijicon freebies. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 1:59:39 PM EST
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Seeing how this thread has gone, how long do I have to come up with some cash before GD gets Trijicon to end their deal?
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Posted: 1/23/2015 2:11:09 PM EST
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Which completely justifies the douchebaggy comments about older vets-oh wait, no it doesn't. I think the douchebaggy comments (for the most part) were rightfully aimed at the whiny people. Trijicon didn't disparage pre 9/11 vets. They offered a discount to the folks who used their products the most. The whiny tone set by people who weren't included is absolutely deserving of ridicule. Act like a child and get treated like a child. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 2:55:23 PM EST
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I think the douchebaggy comments (for the most part) were rightfully aimed at the whiny people. Trijicon didn't disparage pre 9/11 vets. They offered an even bigger discount to the folks who used their products the most. The whiny tone set by people who weren't included is absolutely deserving of ridicule. Act like a child and get treated like a child. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Which completely justifies the douchebaggy comments about older vets-oh wait, no it doesn't. I think the douchebaggy comments (for the most part) were rightfully aimed at the whiny people. Trijicon didn't disparage pre 9/11 vets. They offered an even bigger discount to the folks who used their products the most. The whiny tone set by people who weren't included is absolutely deserving of ridicule. Act like a child and get treated like a child. Fixed it for you. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 3:36:54 PM EST
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I privately purchased the ACOG I carried overseas as there weren't very many in the supply line at the time. I sold it to another soldier who was going over who didn't have the choice of having one issued.
I own numerous Trijicon products and this discount will add to my evergrowing stable. That being said, the discount isn't much lower than the last ACOG I bought during a sale. There are plenty better things to bitch about than a private company offering a discount for a select group of people. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 4:06:41 PM EST
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The funniest thing about this bitch fest is the civilians who want a piece.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 5:12:13 PM EST
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The funniest thing about this bitch fest is the civilians who want a piece. yeah stupid lowly civies |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 5:13:40 PM EST
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The funniest thing about this bitch fest is the civilians who want a piece. yeah stupid lowly civies I ain't even checking my privilege. 
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Posted: 1/23/2015 5:13:45 PM EST
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HK: Because you suck and we hate you
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