Trijicon has introduced enhanced RTR (Rapid Target Reticle) options for its ACOG Compact line, adding .223 and 9mm PCC-specific configurations to the 1.5x16 and 2x20 models. The reticles were developed through its Voice of the Customer process, which incorporates direct feedback from users in the field. The headline change here is reticle geometry, not the optic itself. The new RTR reticles increase center-dot size from 2.0 MOA to 3.25 MOA for faster target acquisition. Both the dot and horseshoe run on the same dual illumination the ACOG platform is known for: battery-free tritium paired with fiber optics, so brightness adjusts to ambient light without a power source to manage. The RTR .223 reticle carries bullet-drop compensation holds out to 700 yards, along with crosswind holds and 19-inch stadia lines for ranging. I’d love to try and hit that far out with a 2x magnification, and see how well I’d do. All of my rifle shooting nowadays is done with scopes with much higher magnification. The RTR 9mm PCC reticle (seen below) is built around today's pistol-caliber carbines, with BDC holds to 300 yards calibrated for common 115-grain supersonic and 147-grain subsonic loads out of an 8-inch barrel, plus the same 19-inch stadia ranging lines. Each is available in red or green illumination. I’d love to try an ACOG on a PCC, but it might feel strange as all my PCCs are running red dots only. The furthest I’ve shot 9mm subconics is out to 300 meters, from a short barrel, and the holdovers were just silly - but I did hit! (eventually) Some background for anyone newer to the platform: the ACOG traces back to Trijicon founder Glyn Bindon's original TA01 design in 1986, and it became the first optical enhancement fielded across the M16 and M4 family when SOCOM ordered the TA01 in the early 1990s. The Marine Corps adopted its own 4x32 variant, the TA31RCO, as the Rifle Combat Optic around 2005, and the Army followed with the M150 RCO program shortly after. Trijicon says it has produced over one million ACOG units to date, and the optic remains one of the most combat-tested magnified sights in service history. Select ACOG Compact models with the new reticles ship with Trijicon's Q-LOC mounting system, a quick-release mount built from 6061-T6 aluminum that uses proprietary recoil lugs and heavy-duty springs.The Trijicon 2x20 ACOG Compact Scope sells for $1,502 and the Trijicon 1.5x16 for $1,425.Do you think a bigger center dot is a worthwhile trade for a compact ACOG's target acquisition speed, or does it come at the cost of precision at distance?