Originally Posted by
thndrchiken
I don't think so, the older Vari X lines were of higher quality than the newer VX lines. The VX 1 is about a half step above the Rifleman quality wise. The only advantage to the VX II over the Vari X II is that it is a little lighter.
From Leupold:
http://www.leupold.com/tactical/reso.../#questionFive
A thread from here discussing the differences:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/deer...-vari-xii.html