I have had the same problem in the past with either Vari-X III or VX-III — the designs with a single spring holding the erector mechanism back against the adjustments. There was interaction between elevation and windage. Unlike the above, I also didn't find they were great at holding a zero either. Leupold retro-fitted the dual springs into a Vari-X for me that had these problems and it is now rock-solid. Based on this I would advise only including the VX3 or later models of this family of scopes for consideration - the ones with the dual springs fitted as standard.
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