I know it doesn’t seem right. Love fixed power not as many being made these days. They’re lighter, brighter, cheaper, and have longer eye relief. You don’t ever worry about where it’s set, just point and shoot. If I had a variable I prob wouldn’t set it above 4x unless I was at the range. Only thing is its a little too much for brush hunting, I’d rather have 2.5x. In those situations I use a 30-30 with a pistol size red dot.