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Help....my wife cant see consistently through th scope.
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<blockquote data-quote="hawk45" data-source="post: 2006835" data-attributes="member: 27634"><p>A rifle should be setup for ONE person.</p><p>Mount the rifle in the position you plan to hunt (on sticks, standing, prone, etc) WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED.</p><p>Once fully mounted and comfortable, open your eyes. This the the position you need to adjust your optics to fit.</p><p>The key is to fit to the rifle, then the optics to that position.</p><p>If she is smaller, she may need a shorter stock too.</p><p>As others have mentioned, the only adjustment to make to the position would be if she has such a low position that she needs to get her cheek up for low or x-low rings to fit the optic to the rifle. Don't add a 3" cheek riser to match an optic in high or medium rings that only needs low or x-low rings. Make sure your optic is as low to the barrel/action as possible.</p><p>Also agree that lowest magnification is where you want to start.</p><p>Read about exit pupil and eye relief. If you can't adjust to the maximum eye relief you are already starting with an optic that will never fit.</p><p></p><p>Also, check her eye dominance. My wife is right handed but left eye dominant. Makes things real tricky. With both eyes open, have her point at something 10-20 ft away. Close left eye. Is she still pointing at the item? Do with the other eye only open. Did the object move? If so, that is her non-dominant eye. The eye that is open that matches to when you have both eyes open is your dominant eye. You want to adjust shooting position for your dominant eye.. Which may mean a lefty rifle and learning to shoot lefty. Or finding a way to compensate from the right side.</p><p></p><p>There is quite a bit to making your rifle an extension of yourself. Get one good rifle and put the time/money into that single gun first.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawk45, post: 2006835, member: 27634"] A rifle should be setup for ONE person. Mount the rifle in the position you plan to hunt (on sticks, standing, prone, etc) WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED. Once fully mounted and comfortable, open your eyes. This the the position you need to adjust your optics to fit. The key is to fit to the rifle, then the optics to that position. If she is smaller, she may need a shorter stock too. As others have mentioned, the only adjustment to make to the position would be if she has such a low position that she needs to get her cheek up for low or x-low rings to fit the optic to the rifle. Don't add a 3" cheek riser to match an optic in high or medium rings that only needs low or x-low rings. Make sure your optic is as low to the barrel/action as possible. Also agree that lowest magnification is where you want to start. Read about exit pupil and eye relief. If you can't adjust to the maximum eye relief you are already starting with an optic that will never fit. Also, check her eye dominance. My wife is right handed but left eye dominant. Makes things real tricky. With both eyes open, have her point at something 10-20 ft away. Close left eye. Is she still pointing at the item? Do with the other eye only open. Did the object move? If so, that is her non-dominant eye. The eye that is open that matches to when you have both eyes open is your dominant eye. You want to adjust shooting position for your dominant eye.. Which may mean a lefty rifle and learning to shoot lefty. Or finding a way to compensate from the right side. There is quite a bit to making your rifle an extension of yourself. Get one good rifle and put the time/money into that single gun first. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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