Manual

ESTABLISHING EYE RELIEF ON HANDGUN SCOPES
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Since handguns are typically fired from an arms-extended position, eye relief is
less of a safety issue than with riflescopes. However, it's still important to get
the eye relief right for you.
1. Holding the handgun in your normal sho.oting stance, position the scope
in the rings to achieve a full field-of-view.
2. Proceed to COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION.
The eye relief of handgun
scopes is more forgiving
than that of riflescopes
Nevertheless, it is
important that the eye relief
is compatible with
your shooting style.
Unlike riflescopes, adjustments to the eyepiece in handgun scopes affect the
eye relief as well as the reticle focus. Turning the eyepiece clockwise increases
eye relief and turning it counterclockwise decreases it.
COMPLETING THE INSTAllATION
1. Without disturbing the optimal eye relief position, rotate the scope until
the elevation adjustment dial is at the top of the scope.
2. From a firing position, check to be sure that the vertical hair of the reticle
aligns with the vertical axis of the firearm. Misalignment will not affect
accuracy at moderate distances but it can diminish long range accuracy.
3. When you are satisfied, tighten the ring screws evenly and securely.
FOCUSING THE RETICLE
Secure the scope and firearm in a firm rest. Point the scope at a light colored
background object. With the scope approximately four inches from your eye
the reticle should appear sharp and crisp; if it does not, it is necessary to adjust
the focus by means of the eyepiece.
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