Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Number of lenses inside a fixed vs. variable riflescope.

short answer is yes there are more lenses in a variable power than a fixed power. I was looking for some cut away images to illustrate that point, but my google fu is weak today.

it boils down to personal preference these days, but I find most people like the flexibility of a variable power scope, while some purist still like fixed power.