Input appreciated - Steiner Predator 4 vs. Tract Toric UHD

[AstroVic]

I picked up a beautiful Sako 85 varmint in 6.5 Creedmoor from another member on this forum. I've gone back and forth on what type of scope I want based on my intended uses for it, so I'd appreciate your feedback. Most hunting will be done at short ranges ~100 yards -- yeah I know a Walmart Tasco will work at that distance -- but I'm thinking about shots at hogs and coyotes up to 400-500 yards. That happens on a regular basis. They don't give a lot of time for a clear shot, so I care more about quick holdover points versus dialing. I've narrowed it down to two likely candidates:

Steiner Predator 4 2.5-10x42 with the E3 (BDC style) reticle (~$750)
&
Tract Toric UHD 2.5-15x44 SFP with the BDC reticle (~$930)

Both are very comparable in a lot of ways.

I currently have the same Steiner on a Tikka T3x in .243 and I love it. It's glass is crips & clear, the eye box & eye relief are very forgiving, and I like the illumination on it. It compares to my Leupold VX5HD scopes.

The Tract has mostly stellar reviews, but since I can't go to a store to look through one, it's more of an unknown. I'm also taking into account resale value for these two scopes in the highly unlikely event I ever choose to sell one.

I'm leaning heavily toward the Steiner, but I'm open to your thoughts on the Tract Toric scope.

NOTE: I have NF ATACR, Schmidt & Bender, Leupold, Trijicon, etc., and they are great. But that's not where I'm going with this setup.

 

[vonb]

I have two Tracts and will consider more in the future. I have the 4-20x50 and the 4-25x50. Both have been great with glass and tracking being excellent. Customer service is second to none as well.

 

[BCDJR]

Tract…..I also have Khales, Revic, Zeiss, Swarovski

 

[Chris in TN]

Is there something in your criteria that would eliminate the Trijicon Huron in 2.5-10x or 3-12x form, with their BDC reticles?

https://www.eurooptic.com/trijicon-huron-25-10x40-bdc-hunter-holds-30mm-satin-black-riflescope-2700002

I'm not really a BDC person anymore but if I wanted a BDC scope, I think the Trijicon would do. There's also a 4x-16x model if you wanted that. I don't think you need 16x but I'll admit to being partial to the adjustable parallax.

https://www.eurooptic.com/trijicon-huron-4-16x50-riflescope-bdc-hunter-holds-30mm-tube-satin-black-capped-

Also - how successful are you in the past, on coyotes shot in a hurry at ~500 yards with a BDC reticle?

A coyote at ~500 yards isn't much more than a 1moa target elevation-wise, and if you're using a BDC for speed reasons, take a reliable 1moa rifle, from a hurried field rest, on a 1moa target, where you likely have ~1moa of error because you're trying to get a shoot off in a hurry.....man, that just seems like a recipe for near-misses to me.