Need Scope with longer eye relief...help

Wapiti...
Yes, it looks like the Timberline doesn't offer much room to work with...

I am actually leaning towards a 3-9x40mm Leupold VX1. They are said to have 4.2inches of "generous" eye relief. For $300 this might be hard to beat...

Why are the Rifleman and VX1 scopes priced the exact same...what is the difference nowadays?

I will check into the Sightrons. And as far as the Vortex Viper line, I have heard great things as well, lifetime no questions asked warranty....the Viper bino's are stellar.

Thanks for the tips, keep'em coming
 
stubblejumper said:
1/4" of variation is pretty constant compared to my vxIII 6.5x20x40 which varied by 1.3" over the magnification range.
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1/4" was me going by memory, the number is 1/2" when I rechecked it and posted the correction.
When you look at a scope that is more like the 3-9 Conquest, like a 3-9, 3.5-10. 4.5-14 you will find that the ER variation is a hair over 1/2" top to bottom. Not bad for a scope that doesn't claim constant eye-relief. Compares favorably with the Conquest that does make that claim.:p
 
When you look at a scope that is more like the 3-9 Conquest, like a 3-9, 3.5-10. 4.5-14 you will find that the ER variation is a hair over 1/2" top to bottom.
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According to Leupold,the vxII 3x9x40 varies 1" from 3.3x to 8.6x.The VX3 3.5x10x40 varies .8" from 3.3x to 9.7x.
 
MS, I don't know if it matters to you or not but the VX1 and the Rifleman both have windage and elevation adjustments with friction adjustments. I have a VariX ll and a VXlll, one with friction and the other with audible click adjustment. If I had the choice I wouldn't buy another friction unit. Having said that, If you are going to work up a load and stick with it and dial in your scope once then it is really a non issue. Food for thought.
 
And according to Zeiss their's doesn't vary at all. Ya gonna grab that tape measure or not?
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Manufacturers usually try to make their product sound better than it is,not worse.:D

As for measuring Leupold scopes eye relief,I sold all of mine to buy better scopes.:D
 
In case you haven't done this already, I would recommend the following:

Interesting article on how manufacturers specify eye relief, etc, and what to consider:

http://www.huntingmag.com/guns_loads/scobeb_040307/

You might also want to to a Google search for:

"measuring eye relief of scopes"

You will find sites that will help you select the right eye relief for your application and what makes will meet your needs.

Good luck!

Duke1
 
Not too worried about a friction or a click as it will only be used on a .17Hmr and once it's set...it's set.

I noticed the VX1 has 1/4" MOA adjustments and the Rifleman has 1/2"......1/2" is unheard of, couldn't believe it.
 
Duke1,

Excellent article! That is the exact situation that I am in, I need to bring my gun into a gun shop that carries a good selection of scopes and try them on my rifle. Just by looking at specs it is difficult for me to tell if the scope body and turrets will allow me to move the scope back far enough with my current ring/base set up which is an integrated ring system that I will not be changing. I need a combination of both eye relief and body length to find my sweet spot.

The info on actual "eyebox" was also very informative....the scope companies don't tell you that...
 
stubblejumper said:
Manufacturers usually try to make their product sound better than it is,not worse.:D

As for measuring Leupold scopes eye relief,I sold all of mine to buy better scopes.:D
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Oddly enough, it's your Conquest that you should measure. After years of preaching "Constant eye relief" in your posts, you probably don't want to be confronted with a tape measure proving otherwise, but the truth will either set you free or save you a lot of typing.:)
 
Oddly enough, it's your Conquest that you should measure. After years of preaching "Constant eye relief" in your posts, you probably don't want to be confronted with a tape measure proving otherwise, but the truth will either set you free or save you a lot of typing.
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I no longer own any Conquests either.But when I did own them,I never had to move my head back and forth to obtain a proper sight picture as I changed the magnification.I have had to do so with Leupolds,and that is one reason that I no longer buy Leupold scopes.
 
I have found that my Zeiss (Conquest 4.5-14x50) offers the closest thing to constant eye releif that I've ever come across. I haven't measured it or anything, in practice, I don't need to adjust myself at all, whether I'm shooting at 4.5x or 14x
 
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