Sensational? Dramatic? Hardly. Just an honest and semi-humorous expression of opinion. Nothing dramatic about it unless you think you've cornered the market on interpreting posts.
I SAID I generally agreed with the statement that variables seem more useful at the range than when out hunting -- except when following up critters that can bite back in thick cover. I've done quite a bit of that with very large hogs at close quarters and some black bears in thick cover, and I'd rather be able to dial an 8x or 9x scope back to 3x or 4x than be holding a fixed 6X. If you prefer the 6x fixed, more power to you. Whatever rings your chimes.
If you're fixin' to put a hole in something, make it a hole to remember.
