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The magnifications listed on scopes are approximate. If you look closely at technical data for scopes you will find that brand "A"'s 3-9X scope might actually be something like 2.6-8.8X. Brand "B" might actually be 3.2X-9.5X. In otherwords they round off. All scope brands do this, some never tell you the exact magnification, others make you really dig through the info to find it. But it is usually close enough not to matter.
Being able to see bullet holes, or the target clearly has more to do with the quality of the glass than how many X's you scope has. Many people don't properly focus their scopes either. If it is unfocused it will not be clear. I can often see bullet holes with a good 7x scope when I cannot see them through a budget scope on 12X.
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