Vx5hd vs vx3i vs shv

[Zmgsvt]

Looking at a scope for purely hunting and want the best light transmission.

Vx5hd 3-15x44 30 mm sf
Shv 2-10x42
Vx3i 4.5-14x50 30mm sf

Leaning towards the vx5hd but not sure if the 50mm objective of the 3i will actually be better in low light situations.

Thanks

 

[Gord0]

Exit pupil will be plenty large enough on any of those 3 for transmission to your eye. What it comes down to is glass coatings and quality. Best thing for you to do is look through all 3 and see what your eye likes best. I haven't looked through the vx5 yet but the SHV was noticably better to my eye than the VX-3i as I looked through them side by side.

 

[Wheels2]

I put the VX5 HD 3-15x44 CDS firedot on my new Tikka T3X 22-250 and the scope is amazing for the price. I looked hard at the Nightforce scopes and after reading reviews on the VX5 I think I made the right choice. Have a free custom dial being built at the Leupold custom shop now. Picked my scope up for $825, so there are deals out there.

 

[Never ffp]

I have both the vx 5 hd 3x15x56 fire dot and the 5x20x56 SHV moar illuminated and for low light hunting I would choose the VX5 Hd with the fire dot .

 

[Rich Coyle]

Zmgsvt,

If you can handle a 56mm objective take a look at this.

I have some new info about the Leupold VX-5. Yesterday, 8/23/17, one the VX-5 3-15X56 arrived at my house. The temp was 95 degrees. Of course the first thing I did was adjust the ocular to get the reticle as sharp as I could. Then I placed it on a sandbag and aimed it at the military optics chart 127 yards away in the shade. The glass was as good as the glass in my Swarovski z5 5-25X52 and Leupold VX-64-24X52. Also, it smoked them by six minutes in the low light test on the deer antlers 131 yards away in the woods. The eye box was quite generous. It has a zero stop. And the clicks are much better than the Leupold VX-64-24X52.

 

[Zmgsvt]

Thanks @Rich Coyle that's the exact scope I've decided on. just waiting for it to come back in stock!