Interesting thread. Lots of good stuff.
Here's my take FWIW.
I'm a die hard Luppy guy but a couple of years ago in my never ending quest to fix what ain't broken I sold the 6.5-18 VXII that was on my Gopher gun and replaced it with a Weaver V-24 Classic. Dead nuts repeatability, user friendly turrets that are not as cumbersome as Leuppy's target turrets, fine cross-hair and dot which is great for precision work but would definitely suck for hunting, and much brighter/clearer as far as my uneducated eye's can tell. No side focus which is fine with me as I'm used to twisting objective bells but it might be a deal breaker for more modern types, LOL. Still an amazing piece of glass for the -400.00 price I paid IMO. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.
My four field rifles all wear VX3/III's of one flavor or another. (2-2.5-8, 1-3.5-10, 1-4.5-14) For reliability, quality, CS, weight, reticle/turret options, and value the VX3's the best all around field scope out there IMO. With the current 4.5-14CDS being the most versatile.
In summary, Weaver on the bench and Luppy in the field is about as good as it gets for this mere mortal on a working man's budget.
