RE: leupold VX-lll
25x? hunting? target? if for hunting 18x would be plenty IMO, I'm not sure I'd ever buy a scope past 14x or 16x for a hunting rig, though a target setup I could understand.
both the vx-iii and vx-7 are nice, I think if I was going to spend vx-7 prices, I'd just spendthe moneyand get a swarovski.