scope cushion to prevent scope bite?

[dogdude]

Davey Boy's post about the scope cushion is spot on...got bit with a light weight 30-06 with one ON...No blood..get a few guy's.

 

[Bart B.]

Here's the patch white hunters in Africa gave clients whose rifles had scopes mounted too far back. It was called the "Weatherby" award.

 

[onelastshot]

I have Night Force scopes on my rifles. What scopes have more eye relief?

You've got excellent scopes, It's not a matter of eye relief if you're getting bitten. My suggestion would be to check the length of your stock. If it's not long enough you end up having the same problem. A 300 Weatherby has a sharp recoil, I know I've got one. You need all the relief you can get with that rifle. I'd check the length of stock for yourself, you may need a shim or two to provide adequate relief.

 

[jetboat]

You've got excellent scopes, It's not a matter of eye relief if you're getting bitten. My suggestion would be to check the length of your stock. If it's not long enough you end up having the same problem. A 300 Weatherby has a sharp recoil, I know I've got one. You need all the relief you can get with that rifle. I'd check the length of stock for yourself, you may need a shim or two to provide adequate relief.

Stock length is good. Wife gave me the MKV 50 years ago for our first wedding anniversery. Its on its 4th barrel (Krieger #4 26") and third stock. I can't count the rounds that its seen go down range. Shooting off the bench is no problem. Its when you are bent over trying to get below tree branches in deep snow shooting up or down hill and trying to keep from falling over a log is when go things go south. Nothing you can do will keep you from getting bit. Last year I shot a cow with my 338wm unable to get in a position that would prevent the scope from opening up my eye. I knew It was going to hurt but ya got'a do what ya got'a do. Not the first time Iv taken a hit. It's not the first and with any luck I'll have a chance to do it again It only hurts for a little while!

 

[JD9000]

Yes

Yes!!! Thanks

That thing is not a really a shock absorber, it’s an eyeshade to give the scope image higher contrast and apparent brightness. Even compressed, it is more than an inch long, eating into the already small eye relief. Given the speed and force of the recoil in question, it seems unlikely to provide any cushioning. It will make the bites more frequent, but perhaps less cutting.