Hello, UPS was delayed a bit, and received it today. I haven't been to range yet, but live in a city with a decent view.
Initial reaction, I like it. I am keeping it.
Let me preface this with, "I hope to have an expert opinion one day", but I am no expert.
I have only tested 2 LPVO's from my city view apartment window (unmounted of course), SIG 1-10x26 FFP and this Trijicon 1-10x28 FFP, though I have personally inspected the Vortex Razor Gen 3 1-10 and Eotech Vudu 1-10 at the store. Unfortunately I have the dubious job of being most critical of the one optic I have in my possession (and keeping), the Trijicon, with no immediate comparisons.
I know that no optic is perfect.
I'll comment on the SIG Tango-MSR 1-10x26 FFP, it was actually pretty good, the glass was decent, though at 1x "the horseshoe was a red dot" and not daylight bright but acceptable, and the reticle functional but lacking in details. I'll leave it at that, and I was tempted to keep it (I would have if I had a rifle for it). It would have met 100% of my range only plinking needs (for now). I did not judge the glass with the same critical eye as the Trijicon as I had decided to return it for other reasons.
I'm putting these in the same class: Razor / Vudu / Credo, but again only have significant hands on with the Credo.
What immediately grabbed my attention on the Trijicon Credo HX is a very useable reticle (MOA in my case). Also; the 1/4 moa per click adjustments, daylight useable red/green (a true red dot is still a touch brighter - i e. my Holosun HE530C-RD on manual max bright "edges this out", but on auto bright does not), on 10x the "+" in the center expands to expose a dot within the cross. Everything just works without being too busy, and in a nice compact package (though I would have preferred low profile turrets).
I could see some chromatic distortion at 10x, full day bright, against white building's edge (I managed to find some purple, but not sure I would notice it I wasn't looking for it), and at 1x "I thought I saw yellow around the scope's perimeter", but I am now very much in scrutiny mode saying it. I would like someone else to be able validate this. It would seem the eyes start playing tricks staring an optic too long .Neither of these glimpses of color are a deal breaker for me, but I do plan to chat with Trijicon about the purple. I found there was ever so slight a change of shade looking at a stone church with direct sun offset and behind, but I had to switch naked eye to scoped eye back and forth several times to come to that conclusion, and with the sun nearing the horizon this was not the case. Daytime, at max brightness, the red illumination is fantastic, the green I am sure just as much with the right background/contrast. At lower light situations I think I prefer green. Night time, at max brightness, the color (green and red) bleeds into the reticle moa numbers making them unreadable, but leaves them visible as reference marks as well as the cross. I think this is intentional. I look for usefulness, and there is a balance, bright vs bleed at night. Yes it's that bright zoomed in at night you'll need to dial it down, and 1x while usable max bright at night you'll want to dial it down too most likely. My Holosun's auto bright works great for night use staring at the lit church parking lot, but max manual bright is also too bright for this night scene.
The scope diopter, set right, offers both eye open sight without perceptible fisheye at 1x, but you'll see some during adjustment..
OK I've been staring at this optic too long tonight. Good night!
I have 20/20 distance (20/15 on a good day), though do need reading glasses.
Thank you Trijicon.
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