I bought a vx-1 a couple years ago and ended up sending it back because optically it SUCKED compared to every other scope I own in that general price range, including Several Weaver Classics, a Bushnell Elite 3200 and a Nikon Pro-staff. I thought maybe I just got a bad one until just recently my brother ordered a new vx-1 and after comparing it side by side with the same scopes as before his absolutely SUCKS too. I came to the inescapable conclusion that internet optics experts on these hunting forums don't know their azz from a hole in the ground or are blind as fugging bats.