I agree its a toss up b/w the VXIII and the PST. I am going to have to shoot the Monarch Gold you speak of. Every Nikon I have owned has been decent, very good value, but nowhere close to clarity of my Mk4's or even VX's. Never had a Monarch Gold. Might pick one up for the 6.5x284 that I took a Mk4 off to put on my spare 338L. Thanks for the great pics! That's a pretty cool range you have there.