The lesson here for me is that it's foolish to spend, say a grand, on a scope that likely won't hold up over time any better than a $200 from the same outfit. For light use, get the $200 one and save the bucks to spend on one or two good ones to go on rifles that get really get used or really need to work. I can't drop big bucks on the scopes that sit on all my rifles, but I can afford one or two good ones.
While you're at it, do you have any experience with Aimpoints? A lot, if not most of the shots I get while hunting could be taken with a red dot. Aimpoints gave a good reputation, but I've never seen much about how they hold up over time.
You are correct- I have not seen a reliability or durability difference between the VX-1 and the VX-6.
Aimponts are the best red dots available. Nothing else is even close.
