Scope bit twice today:) what scope has best eye relief?

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I got bit twice and felt the scope come pretty close , quite a few times . I have a cheap bushnell mounted on a 7mm and had about 75 test loads to get done. I'm in the market for a new scope and clarity was # 1 on my list with the budget I have.($1000 ish). Now eye relief is important to me also :). I've been looking at the Veracity 3-15/4-20. Any other thoughts ? Gun is T3 HB 7MM Rm and will be used for target shooting out to 4 or 5 hundred yards and a fall moose hunt . Thanks for any insight.View attachment 46877
 
In the $600 range, the Nikon Monarch 3 scopes are excellent choices. I have a 4-16 and a 5-20 and both track well, and have plenty of eye relief. In the $1200 range, Wholesale Sports has the Zeiss HD-5 3-15x42 Lockplex on clearout, and they also have another sale on until today, where you save $125 if you spend $750 or more. That gets the price into the $1140 range. The lockplex is nice in that there are no covers to remove to adjust the scope turrets, and you won't be accidentally moving the turrets. I have six of the 3-15x42s and one 5-25x50, and they are clear, they transmit light well, and they track true.
 
Lot's of good options within your budget but for now with your bushnell you should set the scope as far forward as you can(if you haven't already) and maybe accept a little bit of shadowing at higher magnification. Some people like a bit of shadow to help center the eye by making the shadow ring concentric.
The other thing you can try is changing the angle of your upper body a bit instead of shifting the scope forward in the rings. By bringing your shoulder forward you will push the scope further away and also create a more solid base to resist the recoil. Avoid "creeping" up on the stock/scope as you shoot.
 
I'm sure the scope I had on today had at least 3 1/2 eye relief and I could feel that sucker kissing my forehead numerous times . I'm thinking 4 1/2 would be nice . Will a muzzle brake reduce rearward travel?
 
Brianma65 said:
I'm sure the scope I had on today had at least 3 1/2 eye relief and I could feel that sucker kissing my forehead numerous times . I'm thinking 4 1/2 would be nice . Will a muzzle brake reduce rearward travel?
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A brake will reduce the recoil but it sounds like you need to work on your technique a bit and use your body to absorb the recoil and travel back with the scope as it recoils.
 
This... 7mm isn't a heavy recoiling rifle, and 3 1/2" relief should be lots. You need to change your hold, squaring up to the gun better. Especially important if you move up to heavier recoiling guns.

Can-down said:
A brake will reduce the recoil but it sounds like you need to work on your technique a bit and use your body to absorb the recoil and travel back with the scope as it recoils.
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I had the scope back as far as possible otherwise I I had to lean into it. I did find that moving back and making the eye box smaller, did help . But sometimes it slipped my mind. I had to keep the gun snuggled tight to my shoulder as I found that helped with recoil and rearward travel. The recoil started to become a bit annoying at about rnd 50.
 
Get a good position. Slide the scope forward until you have the full field of view. You don't want to have to turtle your head, stretching forward to see the full picture, but having to pull your head back is an invitation to getting hit.
Unless the scope is a cheapie for a .22, I doubt that the scope's eye relief is the problem.
 
Ive never gotten bitten by a scope if my shooting position is good. Even on a .338 sitting my eye back 2 inches.

I would look at posture and you rifle hold before I dropped a lot of money to "fix a problem" that can't be fixed with money.
 
It's a cheap 3-9 bushnell banner. I'm trying to decide on a good scope for that gun .One without sub tensions. Maybe it's my technique , I had to move the scope back as far as possible so I wouldn't have to turtle but still had to scrunch my shoulder ahead to get a full eye box. On a good note , I did get 2 sub MOA loads with the RL 26:)


I know the Bushnell is crap but it's all I had and I was getting antsy to try my new Tikka.
 
I was shooting off a bipod and rear bag and kinda had to lean over a bit. I am getting a better scope and I'll google shooting techniques , for sure.
 
Brianma65 said:
I was shooting off a bipod and rear bag and kinda had to lean over a bit. I am getting a better scope and I'll google shooting techniques , for sure.
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sound like you need a taller bipod lol.... yeah leaning over is going to get you bit. if you setup correctly in the prone your head should be "level" like you were standing; not like your looking "up" your rifle should be at the correct level for this posture.

Its why I alway cringe when i see guys using a mag as a "mono pod" besides the potential for a jam... it means your "triangle" peak in you posture is way to low. Unless someone is shooting at you... or you have T rex arms, that mag should be well off the ground.
 
Brianma65 said:
I had the scope back as far as possible otherwise I I had to lean into it. I did find that moving back and making the eye box smaller, did help . But sometimes it slipped my mind. I had to keep the gun snuggled tight to my shoulder as I found that helped with recoil and rearward travel. The recoil started to become a bit annoying at about rnd 50.
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That's part of your problem... the scope is too far back and you are not leaning into it... the opposite of what you need.
 
guntech said:
That's part of your problem... the scope is too far back and you are not leaning into it... the opposite of what you need.
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If I push the scope further ahead ( towards the muzzle) I have to lean further ahead to get a full eye box .

Here how it sits now. All the way back on the mount and I still have to lean ahead about an inch to get a full eye box . If I go for a perfect cheek weld , the eye box closes up. So if I move the scope ahead towards the muzzle , I have to lean further ahead.
 
I'm going to order a better scope and a better mount and try again. I need a scope anyway.

Now that I think about it, as some one said, I think a lot of the problem is due to leaning over to see through the scope. Maybe a 9 inch bipod would help.
 
Get a scope with a 4" eye relief, and you'll be fine provided you get that stock hard into your shoulder before you shoot. If it's still an issue get a 7mm-08...7mm goodness, light recoil.
 
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