scope question

St.Barnard · 08-31-2004, 12:17 AM

I have used a Tasco for 20 yrs on a 243 with good luck, but now handing it down to my son. Looking to get a good qualilty scope for a 270, and was reading about eye relief. Not sure what they are talking about. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

trailer · 08-31-2004, 03:38 AM

The eye relief is the distance between your eye and the end of the scope you look thru. The more eye relief the better for rifles with good recoil such as 300 Weatherby and 338 Win. Mag just to name a couple. The longer the eye relief the better chance of not getting hit by the scope when shooting. Hope this helped.

skeeter 7MM · 08-31-2004, 10:03 AM

Trailer summed it up. For your 270 it shouldn't be much of an issue as the recoil isn't really stiff compared to a big bore or mag but it depends on the individual. I have had good results with the Bushnell Elite series, eye relief is a bit critical but I have used it on several rifles with no real problems (currently have 3200 mounted on 308 and 4200 on 50 cal ML). Comes with a transferable lifetime warranty, mulitcoated lens and 1 piece tube. Another I have not ever used but heard many rave about is the Sightron SII. These are consider the good quality for the money class.

For more money you have lots of choice Leupold, Nikon, Zeiss Conquest, Weaver Grand Slam, etc.

Best is assess how much you want to spend on scope and rings then compare for yourself. If you have it narrowed you can always ask for input on your choices.

St.Barnard · 08-31-2004, 11:35 AM

cant you just adust where you mount it on the gun or where it sits in the rings? Obviously I don't know much about mounting scopes, as the one I have been using was on the gun when I bought it. Thanks again for the help so far.

trailer · 08-31-2004, 12:37 PM

Every scope has some adjustment moving it forward or backwards for mounting it on the rifle but the eye relief will not change. It has all to do with how you hold the rifle for shooting. When you lift the rifle and get ready to shoot , the scope has to be within the limits of how you place your head in relation to the stock. The scope has to be place so that"™s it"™s comfortable to shoot. This was done a long time ago when you first got the scope. If you"™re not sure or don"™t feel comfortable setting the scope they will help you at your sporting good store after buying the scope. Good luck....

JagMagMan · 08-31-2004, 02:17 PM

St. B, as Trailer said, even if you move the scope in the mounts, the eye relief will be the same. Most scopes sold these days have at least 3 inches of eye relief. Which is enough for all but the heaviest recoiling magnums!
Leupold and some other brands have 5 inch eye relief. More is almost always better, so get the best scope that you can afford, and with the most eye relief too. Leupold and Nikon make two of the best 200 +/- dollar scopes that you could buy!

NUMBERFARMER · 08-31-2004, 02:44 PM

The eye relief of a scope, is the distance between your eye and the scope at which you will see a full picture in the scope. If you move the scope closer to your eye, part of the scopes sight picture will black out. If you move the scope further from your eye, the same thing will happen. You may be able to adust a scope forwards and backwards in the rings but this adjustment must put the end of the scope at the correct distance from your eye when you are holding the rifle in shooting position.