I have2 Vari-X III's and aConquest. You will not go wrong with either. Seems that most places have these priced about the same. Personally I think that the Conquest is a tad above the 2 - Vari-X III's that I have. Mind you that my Conquest was bought in late 2007 and the Vari-X III's 4-5 years ago, so I may not be comparing apples to apples.

It appears to me that the Conquest iscrisper across the field of view, with better very low light visiblity ... but very little. Stay patient as already mentioned and you could find a bargain on either. If you know a good, very reputable gun shop, ask themn about "take-off" trade-ins. Usually these are being traded by shooters that ate going way upscale to the high dollar scopes, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the trade in.Might save you a $100 bucks or so.