IMO of the 2, its a decisive win for the vx-iii 3-9x40.Shots out west can be long! and 2 or 3power is plenty low for those close up shots, but 7power vs 9 power to me is quite a difference, and I'd rather have 12x or 14x for those longer shots, so anything that gets me closer to 12 or 14X ie....the 3-9x40 is the way to go! also the vx-iii is known to be higher quality than the vx-ii, and larger aperature, 40mm vs. 32mm.

my .270 first had a 2-7 on it, back in the day my dad couldnt justify spending the money on the 3-9, had it had a 3-9 I may have never changed the scope, but 2-7 was just not enough scope to me, so i replaced it with a vx-iii 4.5-14 and its perfect. That 2-7 is now the perfect scope for my .30-30 IMO. So to me i want a bigger scope on my .270 than on my .30-30.

any scope works at 100 or 200yds, but 400yds...etc.......that animal starts looking pretty small. and sure any scope helps tremendously. put that 3-9 on there!

Just re-read......id go with the vx-ii in 3-9 still, 1.75-6x is just too small IMO esp if a long shot comes, 500yds, btw, at full magnification, the image in your 9x will be 50% larger than it would be in the 6x. 50% is alot! and easier to hit!