I've been looking into this and it seems that the eye relief of a handgun scope is longer than what you would need on a forward mounted "scout" rifle. That is why the handgun scopes are deemed EER (extended eye relief) insted of the scout scopes being IER (intermediate eye relief). Some posts on various forums say that handgun scopes will not work with a scout rifle... constant 15" or 20" eye relief on some... which would put the eyepiece of your scope almost at the tip of the barrel on an 18" barrel.
The reason I ask, I want a scout scope but would like the variable power like a 1.5-4 or 2-7. Anyone know if there exists such a beast? So essentially I'm wondering if there are any variable powered IER scout scopes out there?
Thanks.
The reason I ask, I want a scout scope but would like the variable power like a 1.5-4 or 2-7. Anyone know if there exists such a beast? So essentially I'm wondering if there are any variable powered IER scout scopes out there?
Thanks.