Gotcha - that makes sense. The reason I ask is simply that I've used a lot of 2-6x and 2-8x handgun scopes which are surprisingly good quality optics. They're on the other end of the spectrum, of course, having too much eye relief for a scout set up.
I don't spend much time stalking the scout scope market, since I'm generally not satisfied with the concept, but I do use a lot of long eye relief scopes on handguns, and I go back and forth between rifle scopes and handgun scopes. I don't think ANY of them truly have "unlimited" eye relief, but there are several options for different lengths out there - I find some models which seem to be designed to be mounted over the cylinder frame of revolvers with eye relief specs somewhere in the 12-15" ballpark, and then others which seem to be designed to be barrel mounted on revolvers, designed in the 19-23" eye relief range - and mixing the two mounting vs. eye relief specs can be a pain in the butt. I've used some of my shorter handgun scopes on scout rifles, in addition to the few scout scopes I have used.
For handgun scopes, I almost unilaterally use 2-6x and 2-8x scopes, I've taken a pass on the 2x and 4x Fixies for about the last 10yrs or so, as when I want a scope on a handgun, I want more than 2 or 4x. If I need more than 8x, I typically just convert to a rifle scope (this is ONE application where I can justify a red dot riding on top of the scope, instead of a 45degree mount). If I could find a side focus parallax 4-16x44mm optic with a 19-21" eye relief, adjustable turrets, and a FFP milling reticle, I'd go broke overnight. Burris swung and missed with me by offering the AO 3-12x model, but it only has a paltry 28MOA of internal adjustment... Fully recognizing here, not many folks talk about handgun scopes in the same context as I.
At the end of the day, a guy really needs to pay attention to the spec pages and compare that to his real world relief. If your rifle and body don't let you put the scope close enough or far enough away for its specs, then its not the right scope.