Taking it in the head

Over the weekend, I watched two shooters scope themselves – that is, the recoil of the firearm pushes the scope back into head, above the eyebrow – generally cutting the head open. Due to the nature of head wounds – this then generally results in a spectacular injury – as the head tends to bleed a lot.

Very quickly, you have a person holding their head, with blood pouring down over their face. It’s a bad look.

However, despite some people trying to claim that a strike scope is a ‘rite of passage’ (*cough* meathead *cough*) – there is really no reason you should ever get it in the face with your firearm.

There are generally, two ‘mechanical’ reasons that people suffer from scope bite.

Those being poor shooting position and poor rifle setup. If you don’t correctly shoulder and hold a rifle when it recoils, instead of you moving back with the rifle, it’s going to head back on it’s own and hit you in the face. Combine that with a scope that is simply set to close to your head in the first place, and you have a combination that is likely to leave an impression and a scar. But, unfortunately, the scar on your forehead may not be the only lasting impression of the incident. The long-term effects to your shooting may actually be a bit more serious than a bit of blood.

Don't worry - there is plenty more to read.

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