how much eye relief?
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 127
how much eye relief?
Hi everybody!
Just want see how much eye relief you guys and gals have been succesful with on your shotguns. I have an 870 which shoots the lightfields great, but am going to mount a scope on it this week.
I have three inches of eye relief on my Omega, but i don't think that is going to cut it for the big dog.
I have been looking at the Bushnell Sportsman shotgun which has 4.3 inches, or another Bushnell Trophy like the one on my Omega if I can get enough relief out of it.
Thanks for all of your responses.
Just want see how much eye relief you guys and gals have been succesful with on your shotguns. I have an 870 which shoots the lightfields great, but am going to mount a scope on it this week.
I have three inches of eye relief on my Omega, but i don't think that is going to cut it for the big dog.
I have been looking at the Bushnell Sportsman shotgun which has 4.3 inches, or another Bushnell Trophy like the one on my Omega if I can get enough relief out of it.
Thanks for all of your responses.
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: how much eye relief?
I would go with a minimum of 3.5" of eye relief. If you can find a good scope with more available I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. I don't think you can get into a situation where you would have too much. A split eyebrow leads to awful flinching. If you're not sure of your equipment it also leads to little confidence and flinching.
#6
RE: how much eye relief?
3.5" min is what I would look for in eye relief on anything with a healthy kick. I had a 3.0 eye relief scope on 300 wby. and it was marginal, I ended up opting for 4.0" as I came close to be SF'd on several occasions.
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 127
RE: how much eye relief?
Thanks for all of the responses guys. I am thinking of going to a scope that Bushnell has with either 4.3 inches, or a new one thay have with 6. I am only going to be shooting slugs out of my 870 for deer hunting.
My turkey gun is good to go with no scope.
I may take a look at the red dots as well after your responses.
My turkey gun is good to go with no scope.
I may take a look at the red dots as well after your responses.
#9
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: how much eye relief?
4 to 5 inches of eye relief for a shotgun is going to work out better for you . Also, you may want to reconsider using the sportsman for a shotgun. The recoil on a shotgun is very different than it is on a rifle. They require a little beefier scope. Either use an actual shotgun/Black Powder scope or medium to high quality rifle scopes can be used. I suggest using a scope with a retail of over $100.00 when using a rifle scope. If you stay above that, you shouldn't have a problem.