I have had both (athough my xrs had an h59 ret). I think the vortex is a better scope overall. if I were to buy another scope in the 1000-1200 price range, it would def be the vortex. the only thing the xrs has is more mag, but the glass was not as sharp. as long as youre getting the 10mil per rev vortex, that's the one I would go for