can a long eye relief scope be used on a rifle?

Question

it is 1.5x power of german quality.

Answer 1

Generally, yes.
Normally when one thinks of low magnification, long eye relief firearms telescopes, one thinks pistols, but there's a concept called the "Scout rifle", which envisions that type of scope mounted out in front of the receiver (where, for example, the old mauser rifles had their rear sight). The idea is that this gun would be quick to the shoulder (because the balance is farther forward) and a little more precise for quick, close range (under, say, 150 yards) shots. They are, I believe, popular with hunting guides for getting a quick following shot when the hunter being guided has wounded an animal and it's on the run.
Low-mag scopes will never give you long-range precision, but under 150 yards they may be more precise than your red-dot type scopes, because the crosshairs are finer than the dot.

Answer 2

The Mosin Nagant M38 Sniper rifles that the Russian snipers used during WWII all had scopes with an extended eye relief. This means that the scopes came within about 12" of the shooters eye. The Nagant is well known for it's hard recoil when fired. If you look online thru Sporting Goods dealers/ Military Surplus stores (Like Cheaper-than-Dirt) you will find a "PRU" scope specifically made as a copy of the Russian scopes used during the war. I've seen several scopes with mounts online for sale costing about $60-80 complete. If you don't like these you can use any long-eye relief scope.

Answer 3

Sure it can. The scout rifle concept popularized by the late Jeff Cooper used a long eye relief scope. The idea is that the are mounted very far forward on the rifle and you can keep both eyes open when shooting at game, particularly moving targets.

Most LER (Long Eye Relief) scope are low powered to make sure you have large field of view and are generally fast and quite useful for big game hunting.

Answer 4

Sure, it's done all the time. Check out where a scope sits on a "scout" rifle. They sit far forward on the gun than most scopes. I wanted to put a scope on my lever action marlin but found that regular scopes hung over the hammer of the rifle. I found a shotgun scope with long eye relief that was much shorter. Worked like a charm.

Answer 5

yes, but depending on the actual length of eye relief, finding proper mounting hardware may be difficult. i would need to know some more information on the gun and the scope to give a more specific answer. a 1.5 power scope will give some advantages over "iron" sights, but only out to about 100 yds. after this range the benefits are minimal. this scope would be great for a 22. or a really large caliber rifle with heavy recoil. both of these rifles are designed for close range shots. hope this helps.

Answer 6

the term "eye relief" is just the amount of distance between your eye and the scope itself to get the proper "full" visual through the scope i.e. get the full picture in the whole lens of the scope.

Answer 7

on a rifle? are you serious? of course it can't. it would break the rifle. as soon as you pull the trigger the wings would shoot out of the side of the scope and the whole gun would take off. i can't believe it, ha a scope on a rifle.

sorry, it just made me laugh when I read it. usually extremely low powered scopes with a very long eye relief are used on a really high caliber rifle for dangerous game, though you can use it for anything, even though it might not be that helpful

Answer 8

Yes it can. Just has to be forward on the gun. We have put them on the Tach rail on AK47's and AR15's. It's just for long eye relief.

Answer 9

Yes but be careful. I remember my dad put a scope on and it kicked and left him with a big circle cut all the way around his eye!! Budweiser+scope on a rifle= stitches....priceless......

Answer 10

It can be done, if properly mounted forward in a "scout" type mount.