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I got a question /k/, and as a relatively new shooter im hoping ya'll can help me.
When looking through a scope, specifically in a prone position, I'm having a hard time getting my eye close enough to the end of the scope for the whole picture to show, what I mean is that I don't like shooting with the black outline that you get on the inside of the optic when you aren't close enough to the scope, do I need a shorter stock? Is it positioning? And does shooting when the lines are there yield worse accuracy or nah?
I'm also a big fan of non-ghillied snipers in Iraq and Afghan so if anyone's got some cool pictures in that field then general sniper thread I guess.
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eye relief can vary by scope, some you need to be at an exact distance from to see through clearly while others allow a bit of 'wiggle room' so to speak. get behind it then move your head until it looks good then re-mount as needed.
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>>30970138
Black outline is bad. Blurry outline is bad. Your eye needs to be in the so called "eye box" to have clear picture.
The further you push the scope to its limits, the more finnicky the eye box becomes.
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>>30970547
>>30970491
Thanks to you both, it sounds like my positioning sucks, Its a fixed stock rifle so I can't do much about that, I guess I'll just have to work on stance.
Have a picture of a marine as thanks.
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>>30970138
Watch this all the way through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLfYLM48Ms
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>>30970138
yes, you need a shorter stock. Usually you can remove some stock extension, half a centimeter actually does a lot.
But you can alter your shooting position, though it is suboptimal.
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>>30970897
Post your setup. We can't help you if we know nothing about your hardware.
>No rifle model
>No scope model
Are you sure you're old enough to post here?
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Optic quality and eyebox/eye relief varies drastically with scopes and generally a lower $ scope is less forgiving, and has lower light transmission.
Go find yourself a Schmidt & Bender, high end Vortex, high end Nightforce, Swarovski, Trijicon, etc and observe the huge difference. They are expensive AF but you will see why people pay 2-4 thousand for glass, aside from that of course the durability and usability is better.
That said you can get into a 5-600 dollar optic and find one that is pretty comfortable to look through.
It's no fun when you have an optic with poor eye relief and a small eyebox. Do some shopping and save up your shekels friendo
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His scope position might be off too. Often the scope can be moved forward or backward a tiny bit. But it can matter a lot.
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