well, I am lucky to say that I never been " bridged" before My first time out at the target range, I was about 8 yrs old. I watched a friend of mine ride his head up the stock of his trusty 30-30 Win. with bushnell scope. well, he fired and after he took his hands away from his face, he looked like a raccoon. It looked like someone punched him in both eyes...It was awful. So, I learned my lesson w/o makeing the mistake.....I could feel the pain just looking at it.