Just wanted to weigh in here a liitle
As far as my experience with Cabela's has been.....they are superb when it comes to customer service...they have always sent me a new ANYTHING when I had a problem and told me to keep the defective or offending item..they didn't even want the old one back.
As far as the eye relief on the Alaskans..they advertise 3.7" on the model I've been considering...which is quite respectable.
I tend to like A LOT OF EYE RELIEF...and Leupold and a few others seem to be the few that offer in the near 4"+ range....
I will take a trip to the Cabela's near me in Dundee, Michigan and take a look through them ...I guess that is the only real way to judge how they appear...how they will hold up is another story.
I thank you all for the input.