Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x20mm- what do you think ?

[Electric Factory]

Am considering buying the Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x20mm to mount on an AR flat top- what do you guys think of this scope ?

[anotherted]

Ive had three Leu's and they were all worth every penny. Crisp, bright and solid.

Dont hesitate.

[1911man]

That is what I have on all of my rifles

[maxicon]

Do you mean the VX-III? The Vari-X III is their older model, discontinued a few years ago, and is closer to the VX-II overall. It should be a good bit cheaper than the equivalent VX-III.

New scopes should be VX series, but there are lots of new and used Vari-X series around still. You see a lot of confusion around this, particularly in used scopes - people list Vari-X scopes as VX models all the time.

Both are great scopes, no doubt, but the price should reflect older vs. newer technologies.

From the Leupold website:

http://www.leupold.com/tactical/resources/faq/

The Vari-X III line (discontinued for 2004 with introduction of VX-III) has seen little change and is still optically the same as those produced in the 90s. Vari-X III’s utilize ¼-MOA click adjustments and are fully multicoated with Multicoat 4.

The VX-II line (2003 and older) uses a combination of Vari-X III and Vari-X II (discontinued) technology. VX-II’s also utilize ¼-MOA click adjustments, but the lens coatings are unique. The external lenses are coated with Multicoat 4 and the internal lenses are coated with magnesium fluoride.

Beginning in 2004, the VX-II line is fully multicoated and will perform comparably to the discontinued Vari-X III line.