Wow, I thought it was fun before. I should have done this earlier

I've been think about getting something like that. I don't shoot offhand, but on bright sunny days, this would be very helpful with my pesting.

Thanks for the post!

@JamesD For which applications do you think these eye cups would work best? I’m wondering if this would help me see my targets better beneath the canopy in the woods around dawn and dusk.

@JamesD For which applications do you think these eye cups would work best? I’m wondering if this would help me see my targets better beneath the canopy in the woods around dawn and dusk.

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They might help with that but something you might want to know if you don't, the ratio of magnification to your objective lens determines the size of the exit pupil on your scope. So an eight power scope with a 40 mm objective lens would have a 5 mm exit pupil. For night work and low light work with an unaided optic you want an exit pupil around 7 mm or larger. With the variable power scope the exit pupil changes as you change the magnification setting

@oldcrow Thanks for that bit. I’ve been using one with a 50mm objective in the woods but have contemplated taking a 44mm fixed mag scope out in the mornings to take faster shots. Yesterday I shot paper with a 44mm til about 7pm and it was tough to see the hits at 60 yards after around 6:30. So you have given me more to consider in terms of target acquisition in a variable mag scope.

@JamesD What I had in mind is when I go out in the mornings I try to stay as far east as possible with the sun to my back. As the sun rises and I go into denser canopy areas yes, it’s generally darker, but I catch sun rays in my eyes/scope when scanning the canopy or tracking a squirrel. When this happens a couple of times it’s a bit rough on the eyes and I can lose my target briefly. The eyes don’t seem to make the adjustment as fast as they did in years past. I’m wondering if confining my shooting eye to that cup would help lessen the the frequency of pupil dilation from those rays penetrating the canopy.

Here is another option that is cheaper.

UTG Rubber Scope Eyeshade for 36, 40, 41.5, 43mm Eyepiece , black

I purchased mine from David, love them! Certainly helps my old eyes in any situation tho I did 1st use one for FT I find them even more helpful hunting or just any shooting.

John

The only thing I don't like about them is that they apparently don't have any way to close up the opening, such as a lens cap.

I am OCD about keeping my lenses clean. (smile)

only thing i use one on is a gen1 night scope .. it will illuminate your face unless you put your eye to the cup 'then' turn it on .. but yeah, rubber thing on my eye - not my cup of tea lol ..

.. so i imagine an illuminated reticle could do much the same thing in a serious scenario, in a very low light or dark situation it could give away your position and you might want one of those ...

Having used them for years, let me say your shooting conditions can make them good or not so good! As a FT shooter the eye cup is great, make concentration on target much better with fewer distractions from sun, glare etc. On my scope low light was improved due to my crosshairs would turn gold colored in low light. For hunting where quick shoots are required, not so good as it takescto much extra time to get a good sight picture. The good part about that wasctheveye cup pulled of with only a little effort. It was easy enough to slip on and remove if needed. But for general hunting they arecquestionable but for target and precision shooting they were great!!

I used and eye cup for the last 15 years. I only recently stopped using it because I now occasionally shoot with my glasses on instead. And that doesn't work to well with an eye cup. But I do miss using it.

I have a different opinion from AirShot though. For me, I felt that I got quicker target acquisition/quicker sight picture using the eye cup. When I would bring the gun up and get my eye right into the eye cup and cheek weld, I would get immediate sight picture. Maybe it's just me because I used it for so long.

Anyway, I'm glad JamesD. is enjoying using it.

Reading the replies from @dizzums, @airshot, and @moody1 I think I’ll try one. I may use it for squirrel hunting, but it’s definitely something I could use on my night vision scope. Hopefully I can find the size I need. Thank you guys for your responses. Thanks @JamesD for posting this. I’d read about these earlier in the year and had forgotten about them. 

I used and eye cup for the last 15 years. I only recently stopped using it because I now occasionally shoot with my glasses on instead. And that doesn't work to well with an eye cup. But I do miss using it.

I have a different opinion from AirShot though. For me, I felt that I got quicker target acquisition/quicker sight picture using the eye cup. When I would bring the gun up and get my eye right into the eye cup and cheek weld, I would get immediate sight picture. Maybe it's just me because I used it for so long.

Anyway, I'm glad JamesD. is enjoying using it.

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I haven't tried one yet, but your experience is exactly what I was thinking. If it can be mounted properly, especially when you have a scope with a small eye-box, such as I have to deal with since I almost always use my 4.5-27x50 scope at 27x even for very close shots, it seems that it would be a great *guide* to get centered in the eye-box more quickly and that *should* help with any parallax issues as well.

The main reason I am thinking about getting one (don't know what brand yet) is because there are MANY times that extraneous bright light near me makes it hard to see well through the scope. I don't think it would help the SWFA 20x fixed power I own (I won't ever buy another SWFA because of that scope), but I think it would aid me in awkward lighting conditions with just about any other scope.