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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 652373" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There is another issue that some people overlook and it is eye relief.</p><p></p><p>This can be avoided by buying a scope with a generous eye relief and positioning it</p><p>as far forward as possible while getting a full site picture.</p><p></p><p>Also if you set the scope up on a bench and then shoot it prone you will find that the </p><p>position places you closer to the scope and on hard kicking rifles close can hurt.</p><p></p><p>Position shooters that shoot all positions normally use an adjustable but pads to change </p><p>the length of pull.</p><p></p><p>On hunting rifles it is important to have the scope set as far forward as practical because </p><p>you don't often have time to adjust the but pad to compensate for the position.</p><p></p><p>When shooting of a bench often times people set there scopes in the most comfortable</p><p>position where the head is upright and when the rifle recoils the head moves forward</p><p>and the eye contacts the scope. </p><p></p><p>I would recomend that you move the scope forward just enough to take the slack out</p><p>of your neck preventing most forward movement at ignition.</p><p></p><p>Scopes on there maximum power should have at least 3.5: of eye relief to avoid this.</p><p></p><p>On low recoiling rifles this is not as important.</p><p></p><p>Practice will definitely help but if the scope is set up wrong or does not have enough eye</p><p>relief the eye will/may suffer.</p><p></p><p>People develoupe a flinch for many reasons. recoil,target panic(A form of buck fever)noise,</p><p>and being hit by the scope.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like this may be the reason you are flinching,(You are afraid of getting hit by the</p><p>scope again) and this must be cured before you start shooting/practicing again.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 652373, member: 2736"] There is another issue that some people overlook and it is eye relief. This can be avoided by buying a scope with a generous eye relief and positioning it as far forward as possible while getting a full site picture. Also if you set the scope up on a bench and then shoot it prone you will find that the position places you closer to the scope and on hard kicking rifles close can hurt. Position shooters that shoot all positions normally use an adjustable but pads to change the length of pull. On hunting rifles it is important to have the scope set as far forward as practical because you don't often have time to adjust the but pad to compensate for the position. When shooting of a bench often times people set there scopes in the most comfortable position where the head is upright and when the rifle recoils the head moves forward and the eye contacts the scope. I would recomend that you move the scope forward just enough to take the slack out of your neck preventing most forward movement at ignition. Scopes on there maximum power should have at least 3.5: of eye relief to avoid this. On low recoiling rifles this is not as important. Practice will definitely help but if the scope is set up wrong or does not have enough eye relief the eye will/may suffer. People develoupe a flinch for many reasons. recoil,target panic(A form of buck fever)noise, and being hit by the scope. It sounds like this may be the reason you are flinching,(You are afraid of getting hit by the scope again) and this must be cured before you start shooting/practicing again. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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