Scope makers make what they can sell.

Retailers carry what they can sell.

Most people think they "need" a variable (and a huge one to boot) and so that is what most stores carry. This is especially big box stores where volume is everything - if it doesn't move quickly it isn't there. Probably the manager at your local Wal-Mart (or Bass-Pro or Academy or Sportsman's Warehouse) doesn't even have the option to order in a fixed power.

When I tell people I use fixed power scopes I almost always get this uncomprehending look - why, because they don't comprehend. They may listen to my reasons, but wind up with a variable. It's just outside their paradigm.

If you want a small, gloss fixed power, they aren't hard to come by, if you are willing to buy a Leupold and order it from one of the online retailers. Heck I'll bet Rick here at the 'fire would be happy to get you one.

'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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"Jimmy, some of it's magic,
Some of it's tragic,
But I had a good life all the way."
(Jimmy Buffett)

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