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eyesight..!

profind1profind1 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
edited November 2001 in Ask the Experts
Never had a problem until I got my first AARP greetings......Have great long distance vision...can't see the sights on my pistol...a blurr.........put on readers for the sights......the target's a blurr.......someone told me that this could be corrected with glasses..........anyone gone through this?............and please.....no old folk jokes........you'll be there before you know it.......ss
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My friend, sooner or later all shooters experience the same problem. The eye's mechanism looses fexibility and is unable to rapidly focus at different distances. I am at exactly the same point you are; great vision past 3 1/2 to 4 ft. (depending on the day) and arms that have grown too short. And you're right, there's no way any longer to see everything clearly all at once. Scopes solve the rifle problem, but for handguns I've been able to get by quite well by allowing the rear sight to be very fuzzy and concentrating on the front sight and target. I can also turn in an acceptable score using reading glasses which make the sights clear and the bullseye fuzzy--if the bullseye is large enough or a combat silhouette. One can go the trifocal route, which is pricey and hard to learn to operate with; but I doubt if one is actually any better off as they must bob their head up and down slightly to see everything clearly, and still not all at once. Just a fact of life. Be glad your trigger finger is still functional!
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  • king999king999 Member Posts: 450 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    welcome to the club!! Actually, it is fairly easy to help you out. I am an Optometrist who has been helping out shooters for a long time; and I do not charge. The concept of the trifocal is OK, but the appropriate area on the lens is too small and usually in the wrong place. Here is the EASY way-- it is also the cheapest. Have your Dr write a prescription as follows: +0.75 add OVER BEST DISTANT VISION IN SINGLE VISION FORM.Your Dr will understand that.You will find that this will BLUR your target slightly, but remember you are supposed to be focussing on your sights! On the other hand, your sights will be crisp and clear.Be careful, have fun.Morty (mkood@prodigy.net)
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    King does this mean that the glasses can only be used for shooting, and maybe computing?
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  • jeandersjeanders Member Posts: 144 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use an outfit that fits on my glasses and had a small hole in it, you look througth the hole and the sights are clear. got it from some ad in a gun magazine for $65. or get a pair of snap-on sun glasses, paint theshooter eye black and drill a 1/16 hole in the center, this will work fine, for riflesyou need to locate the hole upper left forright hand shooters. Good luck and happyshooting.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Aaaah Yes! I beleive the technical term for it is "Over Forty Eyes" ... I got a pair of them! and the best part is it gets worse the older you get!~Welcome to the Club!
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    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • john carrjohn carr Member Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Brownells sells one of the devices that clips to your shooting glasses for about twelve bucks plus shipping. It has a disc that can be rotated; it has different size holes and I use it all the time at the range. Works like a charm.
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  • king999king999 Member Posts: 450 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Badboy Bob, It's also pretty good for piano. You are correct about computer use.Morty
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  • 350RemMag350RemMag Member Posts: 26 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Welcome to my world. I have had the same problem for a number of years. My solution was to go to the no line bifocal glasses, The transition area in the lense lets you have clear sights and only a very slight fuzz at the target. For open sighted rifles use a peep sight.
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  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with 350RemMag. Mine might be a little different ? they are called progressive lenses
    ATF[This message has been edited by ATF (edited 11-12-2001).]
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  • king999king999 Member Posts: 450 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ATF & 350 Progressive is the more correct term since there are "no-lines" that are NOT progressive.(They are not to common, however.)For some people, they will work, as you have discovered, but the usable area on the lens is small, and head position is critical.Morty
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