ok, ok, you asked an honest question, you deserve an honest answer.
Eye box is a colloquial term used by some posters to indicate the area behind the scope your eye can be placed and still see a full sight picture. A scope that is less critical about eye relief is said to have a large "eye box". Conversely, a scope that is very critical about eye placement behind the scope would be said to have a small "eye box"


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