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When using a scope, a good "picture" should be obtained with proper eye relief. That's when you see the whole circle with nice clean and sharp edges on that circle. If your eye is too far back, the edges of the circle close in and the viewable field is small with fuzzy edges. I hate that!

To get a good picture on my Rem 700, I have to stretch/lean my head forward a tad (1/2" or so). The scope is a Nikon Monarch.

I have the scope moved as far back as possible at 1/8" off the objective bell. The LOP is currently 13 3/8".

I wear glasses. Not sure if that effects things any.

All I can think of is to shorten the LOP by 1/2". Is that right?

I considering a new Boyd's thumbhole stock for this rifle and I want to order it with the perfect LOP.

Thanks for all the sage advice coming my way.

Around 13-1/2" is pretty standard for length of pull - any longer than that and I have trouble with eye relief. An offset front scope base can aid in getting the scope back a little further and I use them on most setups. Everybody's built different and it may be you need a shorter than standard stock...

try extension rings if the base won't reverse. good luck with it, mel chung

I think the best stock fit for you is most important.

Eye relief for scopes can be adjusted to suit your best shooting fit, not vice versa.

Extension rings are your friend.
Some of the newer scopes don't have the body length the older scopes did.

Guess I've seen pics of them, but never really thought about extension rings. Did not even know that's what they were called. I'll give it a go.

I have a Boyd thumbhole stock that came from the factory with 13 3/4 LOP. It presented the same problem you are experiencing. The comb heighth along with the extra length made getting into the scope uncomfortable. I simply removed the buttpad and a full picture was attainable without a struggle.