I have a Ruger no 1B 223 and I am having a problem with the scope. The scope is a Bushnell 4200 4-16. So far I am unable to get my face close enough to see the whole field of view unless I have crawled up the stock. I have read on several sites in the US that this is common with this rifle. Have shortened the stock 1/2in and got setback mounts too. Is this the wrong scope for this rifle-eye relief too short? Have not tried another scope but I plan to go into the dealer and sight a few to see what the differences are in that area. Seems my VXIII 2.5-8 is much better but I dont want to take the scope off of my 30-06 in hunting season. Your thoughts please come one come all. Muchas grass.
No 1 scope problem
- Thread starter bogie
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open-sights
Regular
- Location
- Aldergrove BC
There is a ton of mis-information going around about eye-relief and certain manufacturers, if you have the scope set back as far as it will go and you still don't have a full field of view - new scope, do yourself a favor though and take no-ones word on eye relief, get a measurement of what length you need and go try out different scopes, then mount your new VXII or VXIII and have fun!
I have recently realised that this is correct. I will have to take the gun into a shop here and play with a few scopes. I have a VXIII, Bushnell 4200 and a Nikon Prostaff 4x and the Nikon is the nicest optics of all and has a generous eye relief. I have some work to do for sure.
I had the same problem when I was trying to mount a scope for my #1, eventually went with a Bushnell 3-9 with a 6" eye relief. Works great. Unfortunatly Bushnell only has the 6" eye relief in a Banner scope, nothing higher end. Mine has been dead on accurate though.
http://www.bushnell.com/general/riflescopes_banner_71-3947.cfm
http://www.bushnell.com/general/riflescopes_banner_71-3947.cfm
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
If there is no way to get the scope closer to your eye you might consider a custom quarter rib to bring the mounting points farther back. My #1 had the opposite problem - I wanted the glass farther away, and a custom quarter rib worked perfectly for me, resulting in nothing obstructing the loading port, and no way to be hit in recoil regardless of the position being shot from.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
This is a typical problem with many people and the number 1's.
You may try offset rings, but the easiest fix would be to put on a scope with more eye relif.
The leupold, Zeiss, Nikon, and Valdada scopes all have lots of eye relif.
I have had all these scopes on different number 1's in the past.
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You may try offset rings, but the easiest fix would be to put on a scope with more eye relif.
The leupold, Zeiss, Nikon, and Valdada scopes all have lots of eye relif.
I have had all these scopes on different number 1's in the past.
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saskhunter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Sask to B.C.
You should just sell that No.1................... TO ME 
I put a straight 6 power Leupold on my #1 and the eye relief problem was solved. While I have several Bushnell Elite scopes and like them very much they do not have enough eye relief when mounted on the #1 with regular rings.
350tracker
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Interlake Manitoba
I had the same problem with my #1 in a 22-250. Had a nice Weaver Grand Slam but just couldn’t get just perfect. Ended up selling my #1 for something else...
