Scope eye relief.. How much is enough..

[thatguy]

I have a Simmons Whitetail Classic scope that I was hoping to put on my 450B when I get it.. I compared its eye relief to a Nikon Prostaff (shotgun/muzzleloader) scope and the Simmons has a good 1" to 1.5" LESS eye relief than the Nikon (advertised eye relief is about 4")..

is 2.5 to 3" eye relief asking for trouble with a 450B??

thanks

Brian

[MudBug]

As far as the AR platform goes, it's easier to get a shorter eye relief that longer eye relief, so you are OK there.

As far as enough eye relief to avoid scope eye... I really don't know, but I would think it would be OK.

[bushmeister]

I was concerned about this as well, so I went with a scope with 3.7"-4" of relief. So I was very observant when I let my brothers shoot my carbine, and it never came close to them. I would guess 2" would be borderline, but alot depends on how much shoulder you bring to the fight.

[MOUNTIN DU]

I agree with MB & BM... the recoil is not THAT bad on the AR platform. A locked shoulder & proper cheek weld will always prevent the dredded "black eye".

[MADONE64]

I wouldn't think you should have any trouble with eye relief. Recoil is more of a strong shove, pretty easy to move with. IMO I had more trouble getting enough scope height, than anything. But warne extra highs took care of that problem. So no worries.