Eye Relief? How far back is too much?

[CalebClick]

I’m an east coast guy new to stretching out the range with the rifle. Growing up in the east, we never paid much attention to the fine details of precision shooting because our shots on deer shots were mainly all within 200 yards. As I’m preparing for my first elk hunt this fall, I’ve realized that I need to pay a lot more attention to the details and practice, practice, practice. In my practice, I’ve noticed my eye relief was set causing me to have to stick my neck out to get the full field of view at max zoom. That being said, I’ve been looking in to fixing that issue. However, in testing pulling the gun up with eyes closed, I’ve determined the maximum eye relief is achieved with the scope this far back. If so, I certainly will have to get new rings to get it off the rail. However, my question is, is this scope set position too far back? TIA

 

[Jack321]

As much as its going to sting, maybe try a thinner butt pad, or take to a gunsmith and whittle off some of the butt stock?

Your scope appears to be touching your base, that looks incorrect.

I put mine in a vice, put the scope on max power, then sit down as if im on the bench at the range & move the scope forward or back. But it appears as though you've got yours in a vice also.

 

[flyfisher117]

IMHO that looks way too far back. But I’m 6 ft with 6 ft 2 wing span and a long neck.

Get behind the rifle prone how is the eye relief then? Also sit down on your butt and rest the rifle either on shooting sticks or an object roughly the same height as shooting sticks would be. Then stand and shoulder the rifle.

Do all of that with your eyes closed. Get comfortable behind the rifle. Then open your eyes and see which way the scope needs to go.