I have used a Leupold VariX3 1.5 - 5 power on a .458 Win Mag for 15 years with never a problem.
Most clients that get 'scope eye' is as a result of the shooting sticks being set up too low so that the client has to stoop or hunch over the rifle to see through the scope! This alters the angle of your head and brings the forehead closer even though the eye relief is (sorta) fine! The same applies to using a shooting bench that's too low! That combined with calibers that are way more than are generally used for deer make for a good scope eye!
