How do you properly mount a scope??

[tac-40]

Okay, I am asking more than the basic screw it on question. I know about the mounts and rings and such, but:

How do you select the correct position of the scope so you have the proper eye relief and can see through the dang thing. I have mounted scopes I could easily get a good sight picture on while standing and shouldering the weapon. And my cheek weld was repeatable. BUT, when in a sitting or a prone position, I couldn't see squat through the scope. When the thing is adjusted so I can see through it sitting or prone, then I can't find a good cheek weld while standing.

This had happened on bolt guns and military weapons, cheap optics and how the heck could I afford that optics. Plus, I have used all sorts of check pads to no avail.

What trick can I use to get the scope to work in all shooting positions?

[bigant]

I do not believe that is possibly. Since you sight picture is different for every shooting position. You'll have to adjust where you put your cheek weld or have maybe a Adjustable LOP stock and have that memorized for different shooting positions. Since that my be a solution

Ant

[instr8]

Bigant it right on when he says it's hard to get the best of both worlds.

The correct eye relief is when you shoulder the rifle and instantly have the full, clear sight picture that is not blacked out in any way

I can make one suggestion though. Before you do your sight-in work and before you really lock down the scope in the rings, set up in your normal bench position just like you were shooting. With the rings loose enough so that the scope will move closer and away, find the position that gives the best eye relief for bench shooting. Then when you get that, stand up and shoulder the rifle taking care not to jostle the scope and see where you are and where you need to be by moving the scope to and fro.

Some where in that you may find a happy medium that works for both standing and bench work. You may have to mark the scope to keep your spot, and It may take several trips between the bench and your feet but I think that might help you if you work with it a bit. You might also have to go to a different scope with a longer advertised eye relief to get the movement you need. Sometimes the ER data is in the instructions, sometimes not. You can usually find it though if your local dealer has an Ellett Brothers catalog. EB catalog lists ER data on all scopes.

[tac-40]

Thanks for the replies. I realize that for me, changing positions would change my eye relief. Being 6'4" sometimes is a disadvantage. I was hoping to get that happy medium between say sitting and standing.

I'll check how much I move my cheek weld when I go from sitting to standing and then see if I can get a scope with that much eye relief built in. This is my inspiration that comes from you instr8

I can make one suggestion though. Before you do your sight-in work and before you really lock down the scope in the rings, set up in your normal bench position just like you were shooting. With the rings loose enough so that the scope will move closer and away, find the position that gives the best eye relief for bench shooting. Then when you get that, stand up and shoulder the rifle taking care not to jostle the scope and see where you are and where you need to be by moving the scope to and fro.

Now all I gota do is convince the Wifey that all my rifles need new scopes 'cause the old ones don't fit.:rofl:

[instr8]

Least I could for a fellow Carolinian, although I am a North Carolinian. I wonder, does that mean you consider me yankee, or a left swinging rebel?