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- From: ehorne@zeus.calpoly.edu (Eric T Horne)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Scopes Hitting Eye/Forhead
- Message-ID: <9211180047.AA197167@nike.calpoly.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:08:37 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <9211142243.AA19219@hpfcmgw.fc.hp.com> bartb@hpfcmgw.fc.hp.com (Bart Bobbitt) writes:
- #I thing the biggest problem regarding rifle scopes hitting folks during
- #recoil is that the scope was mounted improperly in the first place.
- #A `competetent' gunsmith will mount the scope only when the rifle's
- #owner is present. This way, the 'smith can put the scope as far forward
- #as it's eye relief permits as the rifle is shouldered by the shooter in
- #a sitting position. When a scope is so mounted and the shooter shoulders
- #the rifle in the standing position, most of the field of view is seen.
- #But more importantly, when sitting, or prone for that matter, the scope
- #is far enough forward and won't hit the shooter during recoil.
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- I was wondering if, in laymens terms, you could describe the proper
- way to mount a scope on a rifle. I never took into consideration
- eye relief (ie, how do you calculate this?)
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- Thanks
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- -Eric
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