Description
The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC is the 2.5-10×56 member of Trijicon’s Credo HX hunting line, a second focal plane riflescope built around a 56mm objective and a PowerDot BDC Hunter Holds reticle. The oversized objective is the whole point here: it gathers light in the first and last twenty minutes of legal shooting time, which is when most game actually moves.
Why The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC Works In Low Light
A 56mm objective on a 30mm tube produces an exit pupil of roughly sixteen millimeters at the bottom of the magnification range. That is wider than a dilated human pupil, which means the scope is not the limiting factor at dawn or dusk. Drop to the top of the range and the exit pupil narrows to about five millimeters, still comfortable for a steady sight picture.
Trijicon pairs that glass with fully multi coated, broadband anti reflective lenses. The practical result on the Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC is that contrast holds up when you are looking into shadow under a tree line rather than at an open field, which is the situation that separates a usable hunting scope from a bright one.
The PowerDot Reticle And BDC Hunter Holds
The reticle sits in the second focal plane, so it stays the same visual size no matter where the magnification ring is set. That is the right choice for a hunting optic. You are not measuring targets, you are putting a familiar aiming point on an animal, and a reticle that never changes size is one less variable at the moment of the shot.
BDC Hunter Holds give you marked holdover points below center so you can take a longer shot without touching a turret. The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC calibrates those holds for common hunting cartridges and velocities, and Trijicon publishes the reticle measurements so you can confirm them against your own load at the range before the season opens.
Illumination on the Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC comes from an LED with five red and five green brightness settings, fed by a single CR2032 cell with roughly sixty eight hours of runtime. The illuminated center dot is small enough to aim with rather than a glowing blob that swallows the vitals at distance.
Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC Specifications
- Magnification: 2.5-10x
- Objective Size: 56mm
- Tube Size: 30mm
- Reticle: PowerDot BDC Hunter Holds
- Focal Plane: Second
- Day and Night Reticle Color: Red / Green
- Illumination: LED, five red and five green settings
- Power Source: one CR2032 battery
- Battery Life: approximately 68 hours
- Click Value: 0.25 MOA per click
- Adjustment Range: 50 MOA total travel
- Eye Relief: 4.0 in. to 2.8 in.
- Exit Pupil: 16.26mm to 5.33mm
- Field of View: 7.3 degrees to 1.94 degrees
- Length: 14.6 in.
- Weight: 25.3 oz.
- Housing Material: 6061 aircraft grade aluminum
- Finish: Satin Black
- Submersion Depth: 10 ft.
- Manufacturer Part Number: CRHX1056-C-2900051
Mounting And Handling The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC
At fourteen and a half inches long and twenty five ounces, this is a full size scope. The 56mm bell needs high rings on most bolt actions, and on a flat top rifle it needs enough height that the objective clears the barrel and any front sight base. Measure before you buy rings rather than after.
Total adjustment travel is fifty minutes of angle, which is plenty for a hunting rifle zeroed at one or two hundred yards but is not a long range dialing scope. The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC is designed to be zeroed once and then aimed with the reticle, not spun between every shot, and the capped turrets reflect that intent.
Why Hunters Choose The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC
- 56mm objective for genuine low light performance at dawn and dusk
- Second focal plane reticle that never changes size with magnification
- BDC Hunter Holds for holdover shots without touching a turret
- Five red and five green illumination settings on one CR2032 cell
- Nitrogen filled, submersible to ten feet
- 6061 aircraft grade aluminum housing in satin black
- Backed by the Trijicon limited lifetime warranty
Who The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC Is Built For
This is a whitetail and elk scope first. If you hunt timber edges, food plots, and cut fields where the animal appears at legal light and leaves five minutes later, the 56mm objective earns its bulk every season. Western hunters glassing across a canyon get the magnification they need without carrying a target scope.
It also suits the hunter who wants one scope to stay on a rifle for a decade. The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC is built on the same 6061 aluminum housing and sealing standards as the rest of the Credo line, is nitrogen filled, and is rated for submersion to ten feet, so weather is not a reason to leave the rifle in the truck.
How The Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC Compares To The Rest Of The Credo HX Line
Trijicon builds the Credo HX in several magnification ranges. The 2.5-10×56 covered here trades top end magnification for the largest objective in the family, which is the right trade for low light hunting. The 2.5-15x and 4-16x models give you more magnification on a smaller bell, which suits open country and longer shots in better light.
If you are comparing options, browse the rest of our optics selection and read the manufacturer specification page for the published reticle measurements. Rings are sold separately, and a 56mm objective is unforgiving of a cheap ring set.
MAG5 Firearms is a family owned FFL dealer in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Every Trijicon Credo HX 10×56 BDC we list is a genuine item sourced through authorized channels and covered by the manufacturer warranty. If you are unsure about ring height or whether this scope suits the rifle you already own, reach out before you order and we will give you an honest answer.
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