For example, does anyone really want their 2.5 with a wide duplex reticle? ... ... Most people who want a scope in this power range, whether fixed or variable, want either a normal duplex or something useful for the woods like a #4 or HD.
Agreed. The wide duplex reticle is better than no reticle, but that's all it has going for it. I can't give a blanket like to "#4 reticles" because many of them have their thick parts ending too far away from center just like the wide duplex.
... For that matter, do that many people really want a CDS install on a 1.5-5? No!
If it was reliable I wouldn't mind an elevation turret on a 1.5-5x20.
