Does anyone know the longest eye relief quality scope now being made made for hunting purposes?

Mid-range variable or fixed 6x would be best.

I need at least 4 inches of eye relief.

I’m hoping someone has looked into this and can save me some time searching.

I had a Nikon Slughunter, 1.75-6 on my 500 A2 for several years and it worked perfect. It had 5 inches of eye relief however the glass I thought was poor, especially last year when I took a buff in low light in Zim.
I bought an, out of production, Bushnell 6500 1.25-8 that I mounted a few days ago. It also has 5 inches of eye relief and believe the glass is much better. Now whether it will withstand recoil will be found out shortly

Thanks, Mike.

I feel the same way you do about good glass and am hoping for the best I can get.

It's always befuddled me how Nikon scopes are not among the best, given that their camera lenses are so good.

Nickel AG claims 4.9-inch eye relief for their 1.56×30 'Magnum' and I imagine it is as good a modern scope for dangerous game as you can find.

I have never looked through one, though, as they are only available by mail order, which they claim keeps the prices down. The other downsides (to me) are that they are, like everything now, image-movement and the prices begin about 4000 Euros. They have one smaller and
several larger variables, too.

I believe the Swarovski Z6 1-6×24 also claims a constant 4.9-inch ER, but their field blending is probably worse than the modern Nickel's. On the other hand, the price is probably half as much.

I have found that many makers fudge the constancy of eye-relief by either giving a single figure, even for variables, or state the different lengths at different magnifications as though they represent a flexible eye box. Some modern variables do have more-constant ER but, in the case of one of our Kahles scopes at least, at the cost of flexibility.

The old ones had shorter ER but gave reasonable vision an inch in front and behind it, at the lowest powers, anyway.

Though flexible, some of the old Nickel Marburg scopes gave drastic ER reductions as you turned up the power. My Supralyt 1-4×21 gives 120mm at 1x but rapidly drops away above 1.5x and is down to 65mm at 4x.

I have a Bushnell 3x9 Banner with 6" eye relief but it is no longer available. I assume the fov is lower. # 71-3947

Had this on a 7x57. I like it so I don't have to use an extended front ring or mount.

I hate resting my chin/nose on my thumb.

Vortex still make a 2-7 "scout scope".

https://vortexoptics.com/vorte...moa-scout-scope.html

9.45" eye relief.
But then you can't mount it on the receiver.

Good tips, thanks.

That Nickel looks great, except for the sticker shock. Also, it would be hard for me to convince myself to order one sight unseen.

I don't know much about Bushnell. The only one I ever had was a cheap one made for .22 rifles. Not surprisingly, I was not blown away by its quality.

Also, I'm not really looking for an extended eye relief scout type of scope - just a normal scope with long(er) eye relief.

Mike
I read some reviews of the 6500 and decided I would give it a try. It is supposed to be their premier scope

Good to know, Mike. Thanks.

Mike
The 6500 survived the first range session on the 500. The sight picture is better than the Slughunter for sure