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Vortex Viper HST 4-16X44 Question.
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2515637" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>What you have written here is absolutely and technically correct but is nothing but a bunch of gobbledygook to the average shooter. All they want to do is bring their rifle up, center the reticle on the proper place on the critter they are pursuing and have the bullet find it's mark to cleanly dispatch said critter. The average person had little or no knowledge other than they want the scope to do what they want, when they want. You are absolutely correct saying that once eye relief is set it will not change, It is the optimum position of the relationship between the eye and scope where you get a clear and full view without any distortion. The issue is that the position of your cheek weld in relation to the eye relief changes with any change in shooting position. If you sighted the rifle in using a prone position your eye will be the closest to the ocular lens than in any other position. If the eye relief is set for a prone position it will be off for kneeling, sitting and especially standing. You will have to adjust your cheek weld to accommodate the set eye relief which make for an uncomfortable position. Ideally the eye relief should be set for the position that the shooter uses most often. A simple discussion on scopes can be found here: <a href="https://www.americanhunter.org/content/a-beginner-s-guide-to-riflescope-terminology/" target="_blank">https://www.americanhunter.org/content/a-beginner-s-guide-to-riflescope-terminology/</a> This gives a person basic information on scope terminology which is the beginning of understanding how a rifle scope works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2515637, member: 118816"] What you have written here is absolutely and technically correct but is nothing but a bunch of gobbledygook to the average shooter. All they want to do is bring their rifle up, center the reticle on the proper place on the critter they are pursuing and have the bullet find it's mark to cleanly dispatch said critter. The average person had little or no knowledge other than they want the scope to do what they want, when they want. You are absolutely correct saying that once eye relief is set it will not change, It is the optimum position of the relationship between the eye and scope where you get a clear and full view without any distortion. The issue is that the position of your cheek weld in relation to the eye relief changes with any change in shooting position. If you sighted the rifle in using a prone position your eye will be the closest to the ocular lens than in any other position. If the eye relief is set for a prone position it will be off for kneeling, sitting and especially standing. You will have to adjust your cheek weld to accommodate the set eye relief which make for an uncomfortable position. Ideally the eye relief should be set for the position that the shooter uses most often. A simple discussion on scopes can be found here: [URL]https://www.americanhunter.org/content/a-beginner-s-guide-to-riflescope-terminology/[/URL] This gives a person basic information on scope terminology which is the beginning of understanding how a rifle scope works. [/QUOTE]
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