Morning,

I'm starting to question why I have variable magnification scopes on my rifles. I have 3-9 and 4-12 and rarely use them on anything other than 9 or 12. Which begs the question of why I don't just get fixed magnification scopes. Surely the optical quality should be better for the same price. Any thoughts? What do most of you use, variable or fixed, and why?

Less technical (and perhaps a bit frivolous), how do you match a scope to a rifle from an aesthetic perspective? I often see pictures on the sales forum that make me think "those work well together". How do you achieve that? And the supplementary question: What works on a HW 77 and a HW 90?

Thanks,

Rob.