If scopes are smackin' you in the eye, you have a problem. Sounds like a case of having the scope too far back in the rings, or very very poor shooting positioning (creeping the stock).
Get some good solid mounts and bases. Take nearly any scope you want, and set it in the rings fairly far forward. In my case, most scopes are as far forward as the rings will permit. You'll have no real problems.
I'm shooting a Leupold VariX III 1.75 to 6 on a Remington Model Seven in .308. Light rifle, small scope, and heavy 180 308 loads mean fairly sharp recoil. The scope never even comes close to my face...
I also have a Bushnell Elite 4200 in 1.6-6 on a Remington 673 in 350 Remington Magnum. I'm launching 225 and 250 bullets at fairly impressive velocities, and I'm generating more power than most of the belted magnums out there. No scope problems
Also using a Weaver Grandslam 1.5-5x on a T/C G2 Contender Carbine in .45x209. Launchin 225 bullets over 100 grains of powder out of a very light little carbine makes for some eyeopening recoil, but again the scope never comes near the face.
If your scopes are set up right, and you aren't creeping the stock (many people do when shooting prone or over a bench) you'll never have a problem.
For what it's worth, the little Weaver Grandslam in 1.5-5 is an excellent little Muzzleloader scope. Avoid cheap scope like the clap.
Frozenny