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They look like a poorly designed paint stirer. I have shot them but I could never own one.

No scope cuts but had the scope on a 30-06 hit the bill of my hat that will jar your world.Clint

Prone is an easy way to get bit..

Guess I'm lucky.. In 50 years of centerfire operations I've never had a scope mark o'er the eyebrow yet.. Of course, I fully expect the very NEXT time will be the first - now that I've failed to 'knock on wood'..

But, hey, have you shot your .416 yet? Maybe you ought to give that new .358 STA a shot or two and see how your eyebrow does. Be sure to use a nice short eye relief Simmons, too!

I have two scope scars, both happened this year after I bought a CZ 550 in .500 Jeffery, and decided to scope it. I enjoy shooting it, but problems happen when I relax, I find myself concentrating on the target and good trigger control when I should be thinking about surviving the recoil of a 600 grain bullet leaving the barrel at 2400 fps.

You think I would have learned after the first scar.

I shoot my 500 Jeffery with a 1.5 - 5x Leupold and so far it hasn't "kissed" me yet. I do have a rubber eyeguard on it just in case. I got a scope cut from a 243 when I was 21 shooting prone and taking it for granted. My shooting partner, a retired Marine sniper laughed all day ... Just tell the pretty girls you used to be a Hell's Angel in your wilder days once the scar looks older ...



Chuck

I have a dandy scar over my left eye.(left handed) Leaned over a fence post to shoot a ground hog with a .460 wea. Must have crawled the stock a bit. Local doc gave me 12 of the prettiest, blue, stitches you ever saw. Headach lasted about three days! That was 30 years ago and havent got bit since!

I have been scope cut by a 264 WM, 6.5 WSM and a 300 RUM. All on shots on game, all from prone position. Got cut by a 375 H&H Encore standing, never again from an Encore!
My 416 Rem Mag hasn't bitten me yet with full power loads but it weighs 10 lbs scoped and I am sure to get a good grip with both hands and a good cheek weld to the stock. More like a big shove, not the least bit painful even in a t-shirt.

Dang, I'm glad you owned up to that. It makes it easier on me. My first of 2 was with a 7mag Ruger shooting prone at a crow at our deer camp. It bled so bad I thought I was gonna have to get blood. All those other azzholes said they could find was a Fred Flintstone bandaid. Not a pretty sight. Was lucky on the second one as it hit right on top of the first scar. Says something for consistancy..