Can scope rings adjust horizontally to adjust eye relief?
I am getting an AIM sports 3-9×40 scope. I mean, can I take the scope rings off the scope, and put them back on in different spots (when I say different spots, I mean can I slide the ring over a few inches)so I can adjust the eye relief? Right now, my eye relief would be off by about 5 inches, so can I move the placement of the rings to get it to the correct spot?
Also, "Universal Bipod", does that mean it can attach to every RIS out there?
Thanks a lot!
I guess you mean horizontally as you’re looking at the rifle from the side.. This all depends on the mounting system and rifle. If you have a big rail like on top of a flat top AR-15 then you can move the rings wherever you want. If it’s something like a bolt action it will probably have rings that attach to the base in a given spot and can’t be moved. Of course you can also loosen the part of the ring that clamps around the scope and slide it back and forth in the rings to adjust eye relief and then clamp it back down. 5 inches is a pretty huge amount to be off in eye relief though. Are you sure you don’t have one of those extended eye relief scout type scopes (or a regular scope with scout mounts) or a handgun scope on there?
And most bipods are pretty universal. Bipods usually are designed to either attach to a picattiny or 1913 type rail, or to a sling swivel stud.
Well, no. Eye relief is the distance set by the scope’s manufacturer that one’s eye has to be from the rear lens in order for the image to be properly in focus so you see the whole image. It also refers to how far your actual eyeball is from the rear lens. You can’t adjust the "eye relief" of the scope. But you can, and must, move the scope/mounts so that the distance your real live eyeball is from the scope in your normal comfortable shooting position, and the distance the manufacturer set, are the same. You shouldn’t just clamp the scope on and then adjust your shooting position to match the scope’s eye relief. That’s a recipe for poor accuracy. Adjust the scope to your shooting position.
I guess you mean horizontally as you’re looking at the rifle from the side.. This all depends on the mounting system and rifle. If you have a big rail like on top of a flat top AR-15 then you can move the rings wherever you want. If it’s something like a bolt action it will probably have rings that attach to the base in a given spot and can’t be moved. Of course you can also loosen the part of the ring that clamps around the scope and slide it back and forth in the rings to adjust eye relief and then clamp it back down. 5 inches is a pretty huge amount to be off in eye relief though. Are you sure you don’t have one of those extended eye relief scout type scopes (or a regular scope with scout mounts) or a handgun scope on there?
And most bipods are pretty universal. Bipods usually are designed to either attach to a picattiny or 1913 type rail, or to a sling swivel stud.
Well, no. Eye relief is the distance set by the scope’s manufacturer that one’s eye has to be from the rear lens in order for the image to be properly in focus so you see the whole image. It also refers to how far your actual eyeball is from the rear lens. You can’t adjust the "eye relief" of the scope. But you can, and must, move the scope/mounts so that the distance your real live eyeball is from the scope in your normal comfortable shooting position, and the distance the manufacturer set, are the same. You shouldn’t just clamp the scope on and then adjust your shooting position to match the scope’s eye relief. That’s a recipe for poor accuracy. Adjust the scope to your shooting position.
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"eye relief" is not determined why where you place the scope or rings. Eye relief is a term used to determine ‘how far’ your eyeball is from the scope, which is determined by the engineer that designed the scope.
Edit: I would advise you to not get a scope with low eye relief to be used on a rifle that has high recoil unless you want to risk getting a black eye.
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