Great to hear a couple of good reports about the 6x42. I just bought one a couple of weeks ago. It seems nice and bright and clear in the middle of the day but I haven't looked at it in low light or compared it to a VX3 or Z3. I bought it to go on a 6.5x57 that I'm in the thinking stage of building but I think I will have to put it on a rifle in the meantime. It seems too nice a scope to leave sitting in the box.