NF SHV 4-14x50 vs Trijicon Credo HX 2.5-15x42

[nighthawkf-117]

Hello!

I need help deciding on glass for my new rifle build. A little background: the use case for this rifle is general purpose western hunting. I hunt spring bear and mountain mule deer. I live in WI and only have access to a range that goes to 500yds, so I don't do super long range stuff. I consider myself to be a proficient, average shooter. Rifle is a 6.5PRC with a Zermatt action, 21" barrel, suppressed, with a AG composites alpine hunter stock.

I want a reliable scope that wont hold me back in hunting scenarios out to 500yds. I think if I had to pick a perfect scope, the NF NXS 2.5-10x42 would be it. However the price and availability are holding me back. Therefore I'm debating between a NF SHV 4-14x50 and a Trijicon Creedo HX 2.5-15x42. I can get them both for around $900 so cost is a toss up. They both seem to pass drop testing just fine. Both are more magnification than I need.

To me it looks like the big difference between two are:
-Trijicon weighs about 8oz less than the NF, which is a big positive for me
-NF has parallax adjustment, I'm not sure how much that will make a difference for me?
-NF is FFP where the Trijicon is SFP. Honestly I think the Trijicon is better as I tent to shoot at lower magnification anyway.
-NF comes in MILs which is my preference but not a deal breaker.
-NF has a bigger objective, will I notice a difference in low light situations between the two?

Help me decide which route to go!

 

[BBob]

NF has parallax adjustment, I'm not sure how much that will make a difference for me?

The Trijicon has parallax adjustment, 10yds to infinity.

NF comes in MILs which is my preference but not a deal breaker.

The non HX is available in mils

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I just put the above scope on a newish hunters first rifle. We went that way for all the reasons you seem to want to go that way.

NF is FFP where the Trijicon is SFP. Honestly I think the Trijicon is better as I tent to shoot at lower magnification anyway.

IMO opinion he doesn't need FFP and he'll do just fine with the SFP.

NF has a bigger objective, will I notice a difference in low light situations between the two?

Probably not.

 

[wyosam]

I’ve got two of the trjicons on my hunting rifles. Non hx models to get mils. Only reason I did mils was to match my other rifles. Great scopes! Should work great for you want to do.


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[ResearchinStuff]

there is also a 2-10 ffp credo, but it only has a 36mm objective

 

[Timplant]

I have both, the SHV lives on a beater AR/coyote gun that gets dropped and thrown and bounced around, never lost zero or had an issue, the Trijicon is just as nice, BUT it has one of the finest cross hairs i've ever used. Making it a PERFECT precison .22lr scope, since at 50yds I can put the dot into the cneter of the .22 holes. It's incredible

Either will work great for what youre saying, but the fine cross hairs make it hard to aim at BLACK bears. It has a light but i forget about batteries' alot.


buy whichever you get the better deal on!

 

[wyosam]

there is also a 2-10 ffp credo, but it only has a 36mm objective

And it’s heavy for what it is. That FFP weight penalty keeps them off my hunting rifles. Wish they made that one SFP.


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[JFK]

Why not the shv 3-10? Smaller, lighter, still dials just fine. I take mine out to 6-700 yards at the range regularly. SFP and MOA if you care but it’s great little scope.

 

[SDHNTR]

Do you want SFP or FFP? That’s what it comes down to.

 

[nighthawkf-117]

The non HX is available in mils

Thank you! I didn't see that. So many options for Trijicon

 

[nighthawkf-117]

Why not the shv 3-10? Smaller, lighter, still dials just fine. I take mine out to 6-700 yards at the range regularly. SFP and MOA if you care but it’s great little scope.

I've thought about that scope too. I've been weary about the caped dials though

 

[JFK]

I've thought about that scope too. I've been weary about the caped dials though

The capped dials have not held me back in any meaningful way. Typically you spot an animal and if it’s dialing distance I’m unscrewing that cap with one hand while I’m getting into position. Really not a big deal. If you want live dangerously you can even hunt with it uncapped. If they made that 3-10 shv with an exposed locking/zero stopped elevation it would be about perfect.

 

[SDHNTR]

I've thought about that scope too. I've been weary about the caped dials though

You just unscrew the cap in the morning and drop it in your pocket for the day. Problem solved.

 

[Kurts86]

I really like the SHV F1 4-14x50. I think it has the most useable NF reticle because the 3x erector minimizes the thin reticle issues present on the 8x designs. They are readily available and can be found used/demo for $1000-$1100 regularly. They are bricks at 30 oz but so are most every other durable scope save for the NXS 2.5-10x42 and SWFA 3-9. I don't think 24 oz vs 30 oz scopes handle that differently.

 

[sdupontjr]

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[PlumberED]

Have you thought about buying a used NXS 2.5-10x42? I see them up for sale quite often.