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I thought a Bushnell Elite 4200 1.5-6x36mm would be a good choice of scope to put on my new Winchester M70 Classic Safari Express (375H&H).

I bought one, installed it and hated it.

I had it on the rifle a week and could not get the eye relief I needed.
Bushnell says the eye relief is 3.3"/83mm, I belive it. But that turned out to be not enough. Worse was the eye relief was critical. I could only get a full image through the scope if my eye was just at the right spot on the stock, if I moved my eye just off the center line axis up, down, left, or right the black shadow cresent appeared to partially fill the edge of the view.
I had to really strain my neck forward to get my eye close enought to get within the eye relief's view able/usable zone.

I was able to return the scope and up graded to a Leupold brand.
I purchased a VX-III 3.5-10x40mm. Yes I gave up some field of view with this magnification power but the eye relief at the low power end is huge over 7''.
It's still only 3.5" at max power but it is not nearly a critical about eye placement across the power bandwith as the Bushnell was and its got a slightly longer front ring space so I will be able to move the scope back more.
I think the Leupold has a slightly clearer and brighter view but both scopes were more that adequate in that department.
I'd take long and non critcal eye relief over clarity of view any day but with the Leupold I get both. I guess thats why it costs all most double the Bushnells price.
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