You can’t spell Credo without REEEEEEEEEE
On paper, the Trijicon Credo 1-4 is the perfect LPVO, at least for me. I don’t care about illumination, I just want a lightweight scope with a good reticle, and the Credo’s segmented circle 55 gr BDC reticle delivers. But there’s something seriously wrong with this thing.
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It's very difficult to demonstrate or describe the optical issue with this scope, but everyone who looked through the Credo noticed it immediately. The best way I can describe it is that the image shifts or smears if your eye isn't in exactly the right spot behind the scope. The larger problem is that the exact right spot is slightly off center, far enough that it introduces scope shadow on one side.
i just really love that reticle. My first and maybe main connection with shooting was hunting, so i come from a rather simple crosshair background and therefor a lot of the reticles considered good for magnified precision and fighting optics are… honestly too much for me. they obstruct my view, give me tons of information, that i cant use under stress anyway. the credos seg circle reticle is perfect for me. its simple enough, that i can use it like a standard crosshair, but offers just the right amount of extra info and capability if i have the need and time to utilize them
Is there anything you do like I mean you are a fucking Grinch?🧠🤯🔫
Love your honesty and bluntness with your reviews!
I found a 1-4x credo for 580. Is it a good deal? I've been looking for a good 1-4x with the best 1x possible for under 800.
After speaking with a rep from Trijicon they told me each of the sub tensions are 19" wide at their respective ranges.
I'm building my first AR-15 and chose the Vortex Ranger 1-4. It has similar specs to the Credo 1-4. It gives a clear image, has slightly larger eye relief ,and only costs $269. However, the reticle may be too simplistic for your purposes, but I'm happy with it.
That’s a bummer I got the poor version, 1-4 ascent. Basically the same scope but no illumination. Maybe I just got a good one.
I have the II version of the viper which caps the elevation and windage adjustments, and as far as I can tell it's good optically throughout its range. But it's too damn heavy and there's no way around it. I'm doing everything to my 16" Geissele Supper Duty (which is heavy all on it's own) I can think of to lighten it. The LPVO concept is good on paper but what you end up with is a rifle that, in practice, is to damn heavy to put ANYTHING else on. It might be a good tool if you were teamed with someone else with a fully equipped rifle that has a light, a lazer and all the other crap you would normally think you should have. Then "maybe" in concert you and your LPVO could contribute without letting the team down and getting someone killed. I've resigned my self to keeping the Viper on the Super Duty and using it for the great combo they are. I'm just not sure how to put it to practical use and, not end up feeling I wished I had something else. Having a rifle to take to the range and have everyone ooh and aah over isn't what I wanted to build. Apparently it's very impressive, but "I" feel like an impressive idiot.
Yards and meters are so similar I don’t see why it matters
Let's say money is no object …which LPVO would you pick
That optical issue is so strange. I have been LPVO shopping and put hands on and used quite a few (Vudu 1-6, PSTII 1-6, Leupold Patrol 1-6x, to name a few), and the Credo 1-6. I’ll have to look through another one but I didn’t notice the same image smear occurring and I was looking through four competing LPVOs side by side
I was considering getting this one. Mainly because of the 1-6, but I figured this would be the best for me for size. I'm glad you reviewed it and gave your honest opinion about it. That's probably why they're selling these for under 500 right now. I got my eye on a steiner p4xi right now. I think I'm going to get it since I can get it for alil over 600.
Recently got a 1-4x Accupoint which I think is the same damn scope (w/ fiber optic illumination and a water submersion rating) with the basic bitch triangle reticle and its fucking horrible at 4x. At 4x The distortions on the edges is like a shitty fishbowl effect you see in video game scopes.
At 1x or 2x the image clarity is excellent, close to my Elcan, but everything starts to fall apart somewhere between 2x and 4x. I treat it more like a 1-3x scope and for that I think it was worth the price I paid ($600 new).
I've watched this video maybe 30 times, it's very informative. Ended up buying the Credo 1-6 based on your recs. Keep up the good work!
What about the primary arm ACSS combat sight I have one thatS a 1×6 and it's amazing
Is eurooptic a good website to buy from?
Trijicon doesn’t make these. They’re made by LOW, who makes a good portion of the Japanese scopes, including some of the top ones.
I'm happy enough with my poor man's strike eagle 1-6x. 600 yard targets get boring, it's so easy. I don't think the image is that bad on 1x either. I recommend them to everybody, and sell a ton of them, and everybody seems to love them and nobody brings them back broken.
I looked through the cheaper Accent 1-4 at fleet farm, same issue, i would describe it as scope tunnel vision. Clear in the inner part but blurred image on the outside at high magnification.