Scope manufacturers are able to take the easy way out and just make it heavier everywhere because the customers don't care. They will eat up everything which is spoon fed to them. It is entirely possible a manufacturer could make a relatively lightweight, durable scope with super-reliable adjustments but there is no compelling need for them to do so when they can just make a very heavy scope, put a lot of dots in it, price it high, and they'll sell a bunch. GD
