Coal Dragger
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Greetings, I am new to the site and I guess my first post will be a question for anyone that might have any experience with this issue so, I'll just get it over with.
I have a Steyr SSG 69 PII that oddly enough has the iron sights found on the PI version of the rifle, and I am upgrading the optics to something more target shooting oriented than what was on the rifle before. I am using the 30mm Steyr rings that were supplied with the rifle to mount the new optic if I order it.
I considered scopes from both Leupold and Nightforce, and in the end I feel the optics in the Nightforce are quite a bit better to my eyes even given the higher unit cost of the glass. The problem is I don't know if the 3.5-15X50 NXS will be so long that it hits the rear iron sight before I can get proper eye relief. The NXS is longer than the comparable Leupold by a good 2 inches, but I was not able to compare the two side by side so I don't know with one is more forgiving with eye relief.
The last scope the rifle wore was a Leupold 2.5-8X36 VX III which had plenty of room ahead of it, but has so much eye relief that it was mounted as far forward as the rings would allow. I am afraid that the Nighforce might pose the same issue and end up making me remove the rear sight. The problem is I really like the iron sights on the rifle they are really pretty well made and I use them.
Has anyone mounted a Nightforce to an SSG PI? Did it work, or am I stuck with the Leupold or taking my irons sights off?
I have a Steyr SSG 69 PII that oddly enough has the iron sights found on the PI version of the rifle, and I am upgrading the optics to something more target shooting oriented than what was on the rifle before. I am using the 30mm Steyr rings that were supplied with the rifle to mount the new optic if I order it.
I considered scopes from both Leupold and Nightforce, and in the end I feel the optics in the Nightforce are quite a bit better to my eyes even given the higher unit cost of the glass. The problem is I don't know if the 3.5-15X50 NXS will be so long that it hits the rear iron sight before I can get proper eye relief. The NXS is longer than the comparable Leupold by a good 2 inches, but I was not able to compare the two side by side so I don't know with one is more forgiving with eye relief.
The last scope the rifle wore was a Leupold 2.5-8X36 VX III which had plenty of room ahead of it, but has so much eye relief that it was mounted as far forward as the rings would allow. I am afraid that the Nighforce might pose the same issue and end up making me remove the rear sight. The problem is I really like the iron sights on the rifle they are really pretty well made and I use them.
Has anyone mounted a Nightforce to an SSG PI? Did it work, or am I stuck with the Leupold or taking my irons sights off?