I just took a precision rifle class at Frontsight NV, and when shooting prone I was putting the rifle butt on my clavicle and the recoil was hurting like the dickens (.308 bolt). So the trainer instructed me to put the buttstock heel below the collar bone and a bit closer towards the body's centerline and that seemed to help.
However, and after adjusting the scope forward for eye relief, I find that when prone my head is tilted too far down and my right eye has to strain looking up into the scope so far that I can even see my brow.
My question is: can a scope on a bolt action be mounted too low even if the bell of the scope does not touch the barrel of the rifle? I thought that as long as the scope clears the action, it should be mounted to be as close to the bore as possible.
My scope rings are Warne QD 1 inch low. I am going to try the medium.
Any other suggestions? Could it be the way I mount the rifle?
However, and after adjusting the scope forward for eye relief, I find that when prone my head is tilted too far down and my right eye has to strain looking up into the scope so far that I can even see my brow.
My question is: can a scope on a bolt action be mounted too low even if the bell of the scope does not touch the barrel of the rifle? I thought that as long as the scope clears the action, it should be mounted to be as close to the bore as possible.
My scope rings are Warne QD 1 inch low. I am going to try the medium.
Any other suggestions? Could it be the way I mount the rifle?