I don't own a Halo. However, I have tested the Trijicon MKIII 60 (which has the BAE core like the Halo) with a Super Hogster on several nights side by side. Also, Night Goggles/TNVC sells both Trijicon and Bering Optics and additional brands, and I don't get commissions on sales, so I am not trying to sell one vs the other.
Yes, on most nights, the Trijicon MKIII had a better image. However, the higher the humidity was, the closer the image became. The Trijicon had longer PID, but the Super Hogster could ID at any reasonable hunting ranges. The Trijicon weighs 2.5x more, and 3x more expensive. The Trijicon and Nvision don't have color reticles, backgrounds, PIP, or internal recording. Also, it really bugged me to have to manually NUC a $9K scope. This is a fact. If you had not told me what the prices were, and said after using both scopes for a period of time that I could have either scope, I would have picked the Super Hogster. Bottom line, I do not believe a Halo LR or Trijicon would result in any additional coyotes in the back of my truck if used it for a full year. In addition, I can say that since I can buy a scanner and scope for the price of either, that combination has a much better chance of resulting in more coyotes in the back of my truck if 7-9K was my total budget.
I have talked to numerous customers just this week that are now selling their expensive Trijicon and NVision units to go with Bering Optics. One of the reasons is they can get the Super Hogster and the newly released Bering Optics Phenom which also has a 640 12 µm core for less than either scope.
For those that want to spend Nvision and Trijicon money, they are getting very good thermal scopes. However, don't discredit the Super Hogster just because it is less expensive.
Here are a few images from the Phenom I mentioned above.