I think that's a good thing. Less chance of it being "rubbed" off the magnification of your choice during a hunt. Most of the $120-$300 optics out there are the choice of hunters, with most being high 100's low 200's.
Hunter has no use for power rings that you can breathe on and they move like on some tactical scopes. Like I said, the entry level line scopes of Leupold, Burris et al are all marketed and target hunters. On my FFII, the magnification ring is the entire rear bell of the scope. It doesn't take a lot of force to move it, but it is NOT like the varmint simmons I have where the ring glides with almost zero force. It's stiff enough to where it is very difficult to bump it off when slinged or being handled.
I'd be surprised if a company like Leupold would produce scopes that have hard adjustments as a result of poor workmanship, and that being a "common" thing, or at least something that happens once in a while on "cheap" scopes. I don't think the $200 price it has justifies thinking of the scope as prone to defect. Not from a company like that. Not saying it isn't possible, I just don't think it is something they allow to pass QC.