BSA,
have you thought about waiting until the VX-6 2-12x42 comes out to take a look at it?
I ran across them while doing some research on the internet. They look very nice but I don't know if they come with the CDS and also I was in the market for 2 good scopes which cost as much as one VX6. Now I will have 2 of the VX3 3.5-10x40's coming in this week, both with the CDS. I don't think you can go wrong with the VX3 scopes though as they are pretty good.