Trijicon Credo 3-9x40 vs 2-10x36

[SaltyAquaholic]

Hello,

I’m new to western hunting and I’m setting up a medium game rifle. Weatherby alpine st in 25 creedmoor. Range to 400 yards and trying to be lightweight. I’ve decided between these two scopes. Both are durable enough, but is the extra durability and dial-ability of the 2-10 with 30mm tube worth the extra weight? If I go with the 3-9 1” tube that saves me 6 ounces which offsets the weight of the suppressor, and just use the mil dots to hold if I need to since it’ll be for 400 yards? I also plan on running NRL one day events so the dial-ability would be nice for that. Maybe I’m overthinking the weight. All said and done the rifle will be between 7.8 and about 8.3ish pounds. I appreciate any feedback

 

[alexnelon]

If you want to compete at all, you'll want to dial elevation. With a 25 creed you'll probably get bored pretty fast with just shooting to 400.

In that price range I'd probably go SWFA 3-9 over either of those but between those two I'd pick the 2-10 no hesitation.

I don't think 6 ounces matters either way, but my hunting rifle is right at 12 pounds so my bias is pretty clear.

 

[SaltyAquaholic]

If you want to compete at all, you'll want to dial elevation. With a 25 creed you'll probably get bored pretty fast with just shooting to 400.

In that price range I'd probably go SWFA 3-9 over either of those but between those two I'd pick the 2-10 no hesitation.

I don't think 6 ounces matters either way, but my hunting rifle is right at 12 pounds so my bias is pretty clear.

My issue with the swfa is I’ve been checking for a few months now and i don’t think I’ve ever seen it in stock on the website. And some of the forum posts were talking about back orders of up to a year. I’ll call and see.

 

[alexnelon]

My issue with the swfa is I’ve been checking for a few months now and i don’t think I’ve ever seen it in stock on the website. And some of the forum posts were talking about back orders of up to a year. I’ll call and see.

It was in stock for about 6 months and sold out over black friday weekend. They pop up used pretty frequently, but they'll also probably restock soon.

Eurooptic has a "used" trij 2-10 on the site right now for $800 btw

 

[SaltyAquaholic]

It was in stock for about 6 months and sold out over black friday weekend. They pop up used pretty frequently, but they'll also probably restock soon.

Eurooptic has a "used" trij 2-10 on the site right now for $800 btw

I have a 2-10 on the way, do you think it’s worth swapping it for the SWFA whenever they come back in stock?

 

[alexnelon]

I have a 2-10 on the way, do you think it’s worth swapping it for the SWFA whenever they come back in stock?

Not unless you find that you have serious problems with the Credo that the SWFA would fix.

 

[SaltyAquaholic]

Not unless you find that you have serious problems with the Credo that the SWFA would fix.

Only possible thing would be the tree reticle. But I’ve seen videos of it in use and at least for my eyes, the tree reticle seems decently designed so that it draws attention to the center of the scope rather than all the extra markings. I think it’ll work just fine

 

[RockAndSage]

I have a 2-10 on the way, do you think it’s worth swapping it for the SWFA whenever they come back in stock?

OP, I've gone down the path of lightweight before. There's a time and place for it, but broadly speaking, it's grossly overrated, with horribly diminishing returns on a cost-per-ounce basis.

The biggest issue is just the shootability penalties that come with lightweight.

The lighter the gun, the less you're going to practice with it, because the more it will recoil. It's not an all or nothing thing, but a spectrum, and it's a very good mantra to keep in mind. As is another general rule: less recoil = more shooting = better shooting.

That's a long way of explaining that you'd benefit from the extra 6 ounces on that gun, separate from the capabilities the scope provides.

 

[SaltyAquaholic]

OP, I've gone down the path of lightweight before. There's a time and place for it, but broadly speaking, it's grossly overrated, with horribly diminishing returns on a cost-per-ounce basis.

The biggest issue is just the shootability penalties that come with lightweight.

The lighter the gun, the less you're going to practice with it, because the more it will recoil. It's not an all or nothing thing, but a spectrum, and it's a very good mantra to keep in mind. As is another general rule: less recoil = more shooting = better shooting.

That's a long way of explaining that you'd benefit from the extra 6 ounces on that gun, separate from the capabilities the scope provides.

Thanks for the advice, I figured being in the 8ish pound range in a 25 creed would be pretty reasonable to shoot. While still being light enough to carry up the mountains. I’m hoping to go on a sheep hunt in a few years and I’d like for this setup to be the rifle and scope I bring with me. Time will tell.