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Scope bruises Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 01:51:31 0d7d25 No.589263

Hello folks,

I've been shooting my rifle for a while now, but after every session the area above my eye feels sore. Today's session was particularly bad, and when I looked in the mirror afterwards I noticed I had acquired a bruise above my right eye. How can I reduce scope related discomfort/injuries while shooting? So far I've tried putting cotton padding over my eye, and this made matters somewhat more manageable, but it hardly seems like something an operator would do. Are there any techniques to mitigate these issues, or is it just something I have to tough out? Pic unrelated

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 03:09:04 0ac543 No.589274

Learn to control recoil and stop holding your scope a millimeter from your eye.

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 03:11:20 6487ab No.589275

Move your head back or move your scope forward.

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 03:20:59 8c895e No.589277

Is it some Chinese scope with piss poor eye relief?

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 06:28:51 2cf2af No.589290

>>589263

So you're getting idiot eye. Keep your eye further back from the scope, fiddle with the focus if you have to.

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 08:14:46 ca2241 No.589302

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Get a load of this guy. The next fucking hathcock for sure.

You aren't supposed to jam your fucking eye on the scope you goob.

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 08:59:17 982325 No.589306

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>noooo how could this ever happen

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 11:21:28 95fbc4 No.589317

It helps if you hold your rifle securely.

Also it sounds like you are using scopes with no padding. For those scopes dont put your eye on the actual scope, keep it a half inch back. Adjust the scope and you can see it perfectly a distance back bacause of where the image is focused.

Some scopes do have padding/sun shields… Get one of those if your scope cant be focused…

Strelok 06/29/18 (Fri) 18:00:00 12e87f No.589353

It's called not putting your eye on the scope, fucko.

Strelok 06/30/18 (Sat) 01:54:36 1e08d4 No.589414

Even cheapshit chink scopes have at least 3 inches of eye relief, try using it op