Nightforce shv 3-10 42 ??

If I'm reading your replies correctly then all I see is you trying to find a reason not to buy that scope.
My question is what scope are you comparing it to? What's your second choice?

I recently put a NF SHV 5-20x56 illuminated MOA MOAR Reticle w a Spuhr 1 piece mount on a 6.5 PRC... I didn't find any comparisons in the price range that made the decision difficult.
 
If I'm reading your replies correctly then all I see is you trying to find a reason not to buy that scope.
My question is what scope are you comparing it to? What's your second choice?

I recently put a NF SHV 5-20x56 illuminated MOA MOAR Reticle w a Spuhr 1 piece mount on a 6.5 PRC... I didn't find any comparisons in the price range that made the decision difficult.
I’m just trying to find out people’s opinions and if it’s worth the price .... I’m new to the game and don’t know much about the scope... other options are lrhs and nxs 2.5-10 .... I just don’t need the exposed dials tho and can’t see myself spending 600 more for them
 
I’m just trying to find out people’s opinions and if it’s worth the price .... I’m new to the game and don’t know much about the scope... other options are lrhs and nxs 2.5-10 .... I just don’t need the exposed dials tho and can’t see myself spending 600 more for them

LRHS might be cheaper than a SHV.
 
I started moving my rifles to SHV 3-10 and have them on three rifles. I had another brand cause trouble and I began to distrust them. The last thing you want is to be on a hunt and miss a shot because the scope went out, or feel that you take a tumble and think the scope may have shifted. Its critical you can trust your gear so when you make the shot you don't have anything to blame but you if you miss.

The SHV is a good value scope. It is compact and solidly built. The weight is OK for the construction. Lightweight scopes are a compromise on robustness and there is just no getting around it.

The turrets are fine and repeatable but they aren't made for PRS matches. I dial them out to 800y on pest control hunts and even have done comps with them. They always come back to zero which is the most important thing. I prefer covered turrets for hunting because if I'm going to take a long shot I have time to take the dials off and set my elevation and position.

I have the MOAR and IHR reticles. The reticles I feel are mediocre in dim conditions. But usually hunting light is so bad that you probably don't want to take the shot as you likely couldn't identify the target well anyway. Illumination may help, but again if it's that dark maybe it's time to put on the thermal and not use a regular scope.

The main thing is I trust the scope won't shift on me and will hold zero. I have had my rifles tip over, mounted on quads, etc. and I know when I make the shot it always hits where I want. That is why I run NF now and not other brands on my hunting rifles. The scope and scope mounting on rifles is perhaps the #1 way for equipment to fail and cause a missed shot. Don't skimp on the scope and how you mount it.
 
I know this is a 4 year old threads, but I'm down the same path you are right now and if you're still active I would like to know what you chose and how you are liking it.
 
I know this is a 4 year old threads, but I'm down the same path you are right now and if you're still active I would like to know what you chose and how you are liking it.
I have since used the lrhs 3-12, swfa 3-9, shv 3-9, credo, maven rs1.2, Nightforce nxs 2.5-10. Honeslty I like them all for different reasons. The 3-9 swfa is hard to beat for the price however
 
I had a non illuminated SHV 3-10 for a while. It worked really well. Wish I held on to that one but a friend of mine loved it and his really low end vortex died on him a week before we left for a mule deer hunt. So I let him use the SHV. He talked me into buying it while we were hunting
 
I have since used the lrhs 3-12, swfa 3-9, shv 3-9, credo, maven rs1.2, Nightforce nxs 2.5-10. Honeslty I like them all for different reasons. The 3-9 swfa is hard to beat for the price however
Is there any that you wouldn't recommend for any reason?

I was really debating back and forth between credo and shv, but I'll definitely spend a couple hours reading about the others as well. Thanks!
 
I had a non illuminated SHV 3-10 for a while. It worked really well. Wish I held on to that one but a friend of mine loved it and his really low end vortex died on him a week before we left for a mule deer hunt. So I let him use the SHV. He talked me into buying it while we were hunting
That’s what’s on my main rifle, I’ll never get rid of it. It’s a bit heavy but it’s super durable, I havnt had to mess with it for a few years now and that’s after lots of hunts in the mountains, float trips, boats, snowmobiles. It just stays zeroed. I won’t ever get rid of that scope.
 
Is there any that you wouldn't recommend for any reason?

I was really debating back and forth between credo and shv, but I'll definitely spend a couple hours reading about the others as well. Thanks!
The Credo is solid, 3-9 will be a little smaller form factor so great on a light short rifle. SHV is a little larger overall and a smidge heavier. You literally can't go wrong with either one honestly. Credo the magnification lever can interfere with some bolts when it's on max power though.
 
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