Some time back, somebody on the forum trash mouthed the Leupold VX2 6-18. I had one, and it worked fine for a few years, but just died. It was on my 223, and the previous scope also died. I shoot the rifle way more than any other rifle I have, so am I just beating up scopes with a puny little 223? Maybe I need something tougher, though I'm not sure exactly what that will be. For the time being, I put an extra Leupold 4.5-14 on it. What say you?