Page 1 of 1
Rear aperature use question
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:23 am
by KPinNH
What distance is used by most from eye to aperature? Should the eye touch teh rubber cup or be well back from it?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:35 am
by Guest
From 2 to 6 inches back seems to be common. Don't let the eye touch the cup - you are adding unwanted pressure to both the eye and the rifle.
Thanks nt
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:09 pm
by KPinNH
Thanks, never had a competition type sight setup before.
tip
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:37 pm
by jgrinolds
I would recommend removing the rubber eye cup from your sights. They aren't of an benefit. And not many if any of the top shooters use them.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:25 pm
by MontereyJack
And if the top shooters all used blue colored sights you you think everyone would be using blue sights. It has to work for you if you feel good about a using a rubber eye cup and YOU think it gives YOU an advanage go ahead and use it. THE TOP SHOOTER FOUND WHAT WORKS FOR THEM DON'T DO AS THEY JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN WALK ON WATER WITH A RIFLE
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:20 am
by RobStubbs
Anonymous wrote:From 2 to 6 inches back seems to be common. Don't let the eye touch the cup - you are adding unwanted pressure to both the eye and the rifle.
I'd suggest that you should be closer than this. No more than 2 inches away, but as close as 1/2 inch is OK - 1/2 inch from the shooting lense if you use shooting glasses I should add.
Rob.
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:06 pm
by talladega
the eyecup is personal preference i think. i used to use it, then i started with air rifle and it didn't have one, then i got proper shooting frames and now i dont use the eyecup on my .22 either. but many other people i know use one and they shoot great.
experiment and find what works best for you.