I really like the Bushnels as well. I have about six of them and never had a problem with any of them. Even the cheap ones. I never considered a Leuplod until the droped below 200.00. That narrowed the price range between Leupold and some of the less spendy scopes. I had a couple Leupolds that sure were not worth the money. Not clear at all. However so far I like the VX-1.