I think it is a conspiracy, headed up by prominent gun writers and internet operatives (you know who you are!), to bring back fixed power scopes by rendering all variables power-change-less.
That said, the VX-1 4-12x40 I recently purchased had the same problem. Doesn't bother me much because I set it at 6x most of the time anyway.... maybe the conspiracy has gotten to me? Where's that tinfoil hat....
