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These two manufactures need to wake up and smell the coffee. Sightron and Bushnell cant compete in the eye relief Category. I just dont want to use these scopes with high power rifles. Or hard kicking MuzzleLoaders. :wink: One good example was the Sightron SII that i owned. I could not get the Scope to open up. I even bought different mounts to try to get it to work. It just got to be a hassle so i sold it. It was a very clear scope to say the least.
My Bushnell Elite 3200 is a little better then the Sightron. With 110grns of 777 and a 300grn bullet, it does touch my shooting glasses. That's a pretty stoubt load. But i do think about that when shooting.
IMO these two scope companies need to increase there eye relief on there scopes. As it is right now, there just good varmint scopes. Low recoil guns is what they specialize in now. I have owned both these Scopes, and Leupolds. All around Leupold has them beat. Some extended eye relief would help get the other to in the same league as Leupold, in my opinion.
The Nikon Scope i looked at a few day's ago seemed like it had generous eye relief. I think that's a really important factor in shooting good groups instead of bad groups.
My Bushnell Elite 3200 is a little better then the Sightron. With 110grns of 777 and a 300grn bullet, it does touch my shooting glasses. That's a pretty stoubt load. But i do think about that when shooting.
IMO these two scope companies need to increase there eye relief on there scopes. As it is right now, there just good varmint scopes. Low recoil guns is what they specialize in now. I have owned both these Scopes, and Leupolds. All around Leupold has them beat. Some extended eye relief would help get the other to in the same league as Leupold, in my opinion.
The Nikon Scope i looked at a few day's ago seemed like it had generous eye relief. I think that's a really important factor in shooting good groups instead of bad groups.