I recently replaced a Leupold VX3i 2.5-8x36 that I had on my hog hunting 308 bolt gun.
My assessment is that it’s a good hunting scope for no more than 100 yards. It was a great fit for me for hunting in dense woods.
The good: I never had any problems with holding zero. Close quarters performance was excellent. At low magnification- it had great field-of-view (34.5’), excellent eye relief (4.6”), easy eyebox to get behind, and very clear.
The bad: At magnification greater than 6x, eye relief reduced to 3.6”, eyebox narrowed noticeably, and clarity was poor. The magnification adjustment knob was also hard to turn so a throw lever was a necessity.
Good grief, you can’t be serious.........
