Sounds like a lot of word soup. I agree with the cue card comment and he didn’t do much to explain what it is beside zoom/magnification. Mr. Tommy, several questions I am sure folks want answered are these: If Leupold wants to charge me $500-$1,000 more for a 5HD than a 3HD, exactly what I am getting for the extra cash? Just magnification? Nope. Some 3HDs have that? A 30mm tube? Nope, some 3HDs have that as well. Lighted reticle? Nope, some 3HDs have that as well. Zero stop on the turret? Nope, some 3HDs have that as well. I can keep going but that’s a start. Thank you.

Just an opinion, but a VX four would be nicer for me. I don’t need a 3 to 15 but a 3 to 12 would be awesome and I want more than a 3 to 9. Plus if you could drop it by two or $300 that would be great.

Better. Thanks!

I have both. I have vx3hd in 4-14x40 And vx5hd in 3-15x44 And they are chalk and cheese in optical quality, the vx5 exceeds the vx3 in every way, the vx3 is still a very nice scope.

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I have a VX3HD and I love the throw lever on the magnification ring, but the ring itself is needlessly too thick and bottoms out on most scope bases. I end up having to mount the scope too far back or with unnessecarily high rings. Please slim down the zoom ring.

Whats the glass difference?

A talking head reading off a cue card doesn't inspire confidence.