RE: excalibur vari-zone scope
I have both models, the varizone on my Vixen and the lumizone on my Phoenix. I love them both. Theyhave excellent clarity, eye reliefand not cluttered with all those lines as most crossbow scopes. The lumizone is probably worth the extra bucks regardless of whether you ever use the lighting capability it has to offer. That 42 mm lens really lets the light in on it's own as opposed to the 32 mm as the varizone hasand most of the other crossbow scopes on the market, too.