I have a 1.5-5 Leupold illuminated VX3 in a Larue mount that has been used heavily. It saw more use in an average rotation in the middle east, than a typical optic would likely see in 10 lifetimes stateside.
It did it rotation after rotation, getting tons of kit and weapons piled on top of it at times too (when not being carried)and never had a shift in zero.
I consider it money very well spent. "Cheap" optics are never a bargain.
