Trijicon MRO

**Slippers** · 19 November 2015, 07:06

Yeah...Trijicon chose a poor component for the battery clip. The tabs that hold the battery can get stuck in the ridge that runs around the edge of the coin cell on the underside, and then when you press down, they get destroyed.

This is the backside of a 2032:

When you press it in, you have to make sure the little tabs in the MRO are around the outside of the entire casing.

It's user error, exacerbated by poor component choice.

**DutyUse** · 19 November 2015, 07:18

If you can screw up a 500$ "military grade" optic by pressing in a battery a little to firmly, something's wrong there

**Slippers** · 19 November 2015, 07:56

Originally Posted by DutyUse

If you can screw up a 500$ "military grade" optic by pressing in a battery a little to firmly, something's wrong there

Simply pressing it in firmly isn't the cause. It's not paying attention when you first put the battery in, followed by pressing it firmly. :)

You can do the same thing on an aimpoint or any scope using a coin cell if you're not careful. Trijicon just chose a pretty poor battery clip which makes it easier to screw up.

**DutyUse** · 19 November 2015, 08:59

Originally Posted by Slippers

Simply pressing it in firmly isn't the cause. It's not paying attention when you first put the battery in, followed by pressing it firmly. :)

You can do the same thing on an aimpoint or any scope using a coin cell if you're not careful. Trijicon just chose a pretty poor battery clip which makes it easier to screw up.

Ahh gotcha that makes a lot more sense. Originally when I heard about this It sounded like there was a good chance you'd screw it up every time a battery change was necessary.

**Dave Timm** · 9 December 2015, 22:57

Just got our MRO, doing a review on it and there are a few things that I've noticed, not really issues but there. The blue tint isn't as bad as I thought but colors are defiantly "muted" through the optic. Reds aren't as red, browns are duller and so on. I am surprised there is as much magnification for a "1x" optic. Its noticeable and shows there is some parallax. As noted the battery connector could have been more robust.

Will this be the Aimpoint Killer that is was hyped at, who knows. There is some to like as well, the glass is clear, the dot looks good and is bright as expected. Durability overall Im guessing is good but since I am not getting free stuff I wont be torturing it. The knob is easy to use and the user view is pleasant. Time will tell, shooting it in an indoor carbine match tomorrow to start and then go from there. We will also see how it does in the cold this winter. I am really digging the mount from Midwest Ind, their QD mounts are really impressing me.

**SINNER** · 10 December 2015, 07:27

Not sure I agree with the battery spring comments. Carelessness is carelessness during install and no matter the design someone will trash it. All my Steiners and my S&B use the same style retainer and I've never damaged one during a battery swap.

**restfortheweary** · 26 February 2016, 13:45

Has anyone found a lens cover solution for the MRO?

**psybain** · 27 February 2016, 02:12

Just got my mro mounted to my rifle today. I havent shot it yet, but I really like it.

**Txfilmmaker** · 27 February 2016, 08:14

Originally Posted by psybain

Just got my mro mounted to my rifle today. I havent shot it yet, but I really like it.

Nice setup.

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**psybain** · 27 February 2016, 13:05

Thanks. Only thing left to do is upgrade the trigger to a giessele.

**Eric** · 31 March 2016, 02:50

Reviving this. Does it bug anyone else that the windage and elevation adjustments are not covered? Yesterday I noticed that with just thumb pressure I can twist the exposed dials. I can see the zero inadvertently getting screwed up with gear hitting it just right. This makes no sense on an optic that is supposedly developed for LE/Mil/Defensive applications.

**UWone77** · 31 March 2016, 12:22

Originally Posted by Eric

Reviving this. Does it bug anyone else that the windage and elevation adjustments are not covered? Yesterday I noticed that with just thumb pressure I can twist the exposed dials. I can see the zero inadvertently getting screwed up with gear hitting it just right. This makes no sense on an optic that is supposedly developed for LE/Mil/Defensive applications.

IMHO I just don't like the MRO. It offers nothing over the Aimpoint except a 3mm increase in the lens.

**psybain** · 31 March 2016, 16:57

Originally Posted by Eric

Reviving this. Does it bug anyone else that the windage and elevation adjustments are not covered? Yesterday I noticed that with just thumb pressure I can twist the exposed dials. I can see the zero inadvertently getting screwed up with gear hitting it just right. This makes no sense on an optic that is supposedly developed for LE/Mil/Defensive applications.

I haven't had any issues so far, but I havent taken it to a class or anything yet. It would be nice if they were slightly recessed though. The main thing I wish it had was a more positive click when making adjustments.

**Eric** · 1 April 2016, 00:06

Originally Posted by psybain

The main thing I wish it had was a more positive click when making adjustments.

Agreed.

**SINNER** · 1 April 2016, 05:31

Originally Posted by UWone77

IMHO I just don't like the MRO. It offers nothing over the Aimpoint except a 3mm increase in the lens.

I would look at it as the Aimpoint offers very little over a MRO at almost a third more retail cost.

One thing I can say is on my two MRO's, one has a more defined feel for the detents when adjusted than the other.

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