Comments on: How to Avoid ‘Scope Bite’ (Scope Placement Tips)

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:18:57 +0000

One thing worth noting is that your scope to head clearance will change depending on what position you are shooting from. Standing, shooting off hand will give the most distance for a given stock length and scope position. When you shift to sitting at a bench this will generally shorten up a bit, and in the prone position it will be the shortest. This is one of the main reasons that match rifles that are built for shooting in more than one position (standing,sitting,& prone) have stocks that feature adjustable length of pull (measurement from trigger to butt). When I set up a rifle, especially one that has much recoil, I place the scope so that I have to crane my head forward to get a full field of view (make the black around the edges disappear). That way, if I get excited or distracted, I am less likely to get bitten. When you are shooting from the bench as you move your shoulders from being at a right angle to the bore, to a more acute angle, your distance to the scope will decrease, so be sure to check your eye relief when in your actual shooting position.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:50:23 +0000

Kirsten,

Great video, thanks for sharing your tips. What do you think about a proper cheek weld for perfect eye alignment. I noticed that your eye is a little below the center line of the scope in your picture of the 3″ eye relief or more with the red line between your eye & the scope. What is your opinion about that. Do you need an additional 1/8″ comb height for a perfect cheek weld/perfect eye alignment?

Sincerely,

Matthew

By: Jerome Eisen

Jerome Eisen — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:44:28 +0000

Hello,
I have a AR-15 with a red-dot scope shooting with it some time now and never had that problem,and have good results on my targets.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:54:20 +0000

Of course if your shooting XTC…..

By: joe

joe — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:39:24 +0000

If you do a ‘full turkey neck’ (stretch your neck/head toward the target to the maximum possible neck extension) then mount your scope so that you have a full field of vision (no shadowing in the eyepiece), then you cannot get ‘scope bite’ because as the rifle moves back your head will move back .

This is an ideal technique for offhand shooting.