Scope bit twice today:) what scope has best eye relief?
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Yes.... That's the one...... Have you tried adjusting it while looking through the scope in a natural position until you get full sight window?
That is for focusing the reticle.
Stubblejumper is correct.... Bad use of terminology on my part..... Still, an out of focus reticle will not allow you to see the full sight picture and cause you to have to move your head into a weird position to get full unblurred scope window....
That's odd Brian..... The bushnell is a cheap scope but should mount properly and shoot fine unless defective..... I am stumped..... Unless the scope is defective..... But sounds like you have used it before.....
View attachment 46902View attachment 46903Used it on my .308 with out issues. Here's a couple of pics , first pic is where I feel comfortable , second pic is where I need to be but I have to stretch my neck forward. Just got a better eye relief measurement , with two different users. Both measured at 3 inch eye relief. Maybe I got scoped because I had to lean over for the shot. But still don't explain why I have to move my rings and scope so far back and it's still not far enough back. Is it possible the stock is to long? If it was 4 inches shorter it would allow me to move my scope ahead but I think it might be a bit uncomfortable as I have long arms. Here's the pics( no ugly stick jokes please 
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).I don't think it's the scope or mounts. I think that the fact I have to lean into the shot is moving the gun out of the sweet spot and causing me to have a bad grip and then not being able to control the recoil properly. The only answer seems to be the stock is to long. Sound right?
I thought the first pic looked normal/fine. The second one you are closer to the scope..... Hard to say without being there.
You are not out anything by upgrading from that scope, if anything it will be an improvement.
You are not out anything by upgrading from that scope, if anything it will be an improvement.
Ok, looking at your pics, you seem to be practicing good technique..... But you are correct, you are more than 2.5 inches away...... And European guns do tend to have a longer lop than some others, so maybe you just need a scope with more eye relief.....
Nice tuque eh!
yes the first pic feels good the second pic is where I'm stretching my neck, but it's where I need to be. I'm planning on a new scope but think I will have the same issue , as I do have a 3 inch eye relief on this one.
