I would have purchased an 8x Swarovski Fixed for my last rifle had it not been over $100 more than the 3-10x42mm I did buy. I have several 3-9x scopes and they all have been on 6x for so long that I doubt the power ring will move.
While my scope have greater power to access I have never once thought to change them while hunting. I do not use my rifle scope to assess animals, that's what binoculars are for. I never consider field of view either. I pick the animal I want to shoot and then raise my rifle to bring the scope into line of sight.
My fixed Leupold 6x42's have served me very very well.
