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Scope for my 300 Ultra
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 222361" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>At a mere 145lbs I have never been recoil sensitive but I did join the "half moon" club once. Yup, it was with a 300RUM shooting heavy bullets. I had a Leupold 6.5x20 scope on hand when the rifle arrived so I mounted it up and started to develop loads.</p><p></p><p>Using the scope on 20x made it quite easy to see the 1" orange dot @ 200 yards but it also put that ocular lens a wee bit too close to my brow. After about a dozen rounds or so the inevitable happened. WHACK!</p><p></p><p>I continued to use the same scope for awhile but I turned the power down to 12x which gave just enough extra eye relief to avoid contact under recoil. </p><p></p><p>I might add that most, if not all, Leupold scopes have a thin metallic rim on their ocular lens which is all but designed to open up your head. You'd think by this stage of the game that Leupold would have redesigned this rim or put a soft rubber ring over it. A little prevention would go a long way into preventing additional injuries.</p><p></p><p>If a scope even comes close to you brow while shooting from the bench it is much more likely to hit you when firing under the unpredictable conditions presented in the field.</p><p></p><p>I never really found the answer to your question. Most scopes with high enough magnification to maximize the potential of the RUM cartridges have moderate eye relief, at best. At least that has been my finding. I'm currently using a Zeiss 4.5x14x50 on the 300RUM but the eye relief really isn't any better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 222361, member: 313"] At a mere 145lbs I have never been recoil sensitive but I did join the "half moon" club once. Yup, it was with a 300RUM shooting heavy bullets. I had a Leupold 6.5x20 scope on hand when the rifle arrived so I mounted it up and started to develop loads. Using the scope on 20x made it quite easy to see the 1" orange dot @ 200 yards but it also put that ocular lens a wee bit too close to my brow. After about a dozen rounds or so the inevitable happened. WHACK! I continued to use the same scope for awhile but I turned the power down to 12x which gave just enough extra eye relief to avoid contact under recoil. I might add that most, if not all, Leupold scopes have a thin metallic rim on their ocular lens which is all but designed to open up your head. You'd think by this stage of the game that Leupold would have redesigned this rim or put a soft rubber ring over it. A little prevention would go a long way into preventing additional injuries. If a scope even comes close to you brow while shooting from the bench it is much more likely to hit you when firing under the unpredictable conditions presented in the field. I never really found the answer to your question. Most scopes with high enough magnification to maximize the potential of the RUM cartridges have moderate eye relief, at best. At least that has been my finding. I'm currently using a Zeiss 4.5x14x50 on the 300RUM but the eye relief really isn't any better. [/QUOTE]
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