westernrover
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I'm setting up an old Mdl. 70. Due to the length of the receiver, position of the front scope ring, and the compactness of modern optics, it looks like I cannot practically set it up for both my ideal length of pull and eye relief. Which should I pick?
The front ring is so far forward that if I slide the scope back until the bell is touching the front of the ring, then the eye relief is in the correct position for the original stock's 13.5" length of pull. My ideal length of pull is 14.5" which I can easily obtain with a slip-on Pachmayr Decelerator pad.
Randy Boyd of Boyd's Gunstocks says correct fit is with the tip of your nose 5.75" behind the trigger. Another way to test fit is for two finger widths between the thumb and your nose.
If I mount it at 13.5", my thumb is pretty close to my nose - not touching, but only a thin finger's width away. It's a small-bore 'magnum' so recoil is a consideration but not extreme. I can put my thumb to the outside.
If I mount it at 14.5" with the slip-on or heavy clothing, I have to croon my neck forward to get into the middle of the eyebox.
Should I run it short, or with the pad and stick my neck out?
The front ring is so far forward that if I slide the scope back until the bell is touching the front of the ring, then the eye relief is in the correct position for the original stock's 13.5" length of pull. My ideal length of pull is 14.5" which I can easily obtain with a slip-on Pachmayr Decelerator pad.
Randy Boyd of Boyd's Gunstocks says correct fit is with the tip of your nose 5.75" behind the trigger. Another way to test fit is for two finger widths between the thumb and your nose.
If I mount it at 13.5", my thumb is pretty close to my nose - not touching, but only a thin finger's width away. It's a small-bore 'magnum' so recoil is a consideration but not extreme. I can put my thumb to the outside.
If I mount it at 14.5" with the slip-on or heavy clothing, I have to croon my neck forward to get into the middle of the eyebox.
Should I run it short, or with the pad and stick my neck out?