Glad your're happy with the Minox. I have used some of their stuff and do feel they got overlooked. Now that they are under Blaser's umbrella, I doubt they will make a hard push to be a serious player in the market. Good for you for helping your son's buddy out. He should be set for life with that Helia. I might have given him the Minox and kept the Kahles though. Kahles makes a great scope