Thread: New rifle, scope question

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Hi guys,

Went into hunting & fishing today to get myself a gun. Couldn't wait any longer. Managed to score a very good deal in the end.

Anyway, I took my scope in and the fella fitted it for me. I feel like it's a bit too far forward tho? He did get me to look through etc before he tightened it. But when I questioned it being so far forward, he said it's to prevent the recoil from giving u that third eyebrow. It just looks more forward than any gun I see online. doesn't look right to me, also when I bring it up to my shoulder I have to creep my head forward just a tad to get the perfect eye relief (maybe a cm or so). Any opinions on this?



Cheers

You've had a lot of well meaning advice here, but there is only one way to go about setting up your eye relief properly.
Loosen the ring clamps that hold the scope and move it rearwards as far as it will go. Take it outside and fire at a target on a steep upwards angle from the prone position. Move the scope forward in small steps until the blood stops running into your eye after each shot. Voila! You've found your perfect eye relief.