Range shooting

[Anonymous]

Took my 10/22 ad single six to the range today. I really have a problem seeing the sights with my graduated lenses. I think I'm going to try to find some cheap over the counter glasses that just magnify. I can see kinda OK at distance but right at the distance the sight is from eyes its a blur. Getting old is no damn fun. Anyone else have this problem??

Rich

 

[jimbo1096]

Oh yeah, and not much helps. I have the reading glasses, and the magnifiers, You can see the sights better but it strains the eyes to see the target, it gets blurry. I just resign myself to go and make noise and let the younger shooters brag about the groupings.

 

[mraywi]

Red dot sights.
OR
Testors white paint for a base.
Testors fluorescent Red on top,really helped my 51 year old eyes.
Also the one hole sights available from
Warrencustomoutdoor.com

 

[RobW]

Put on $1.00 reading glasses, concentrate on the front sight, let the target blur, and you'll surprised about the nice groups you shoot!

62 years, and (sometimes) still goin' strong. :lol:

 

[Short Barrel]

Rich,I've had the problem for a few years.I carry either 1 or 1.5 diopter reading glasses hunting-the small "specs".They make front AND rear sights show very crisp and clear and the game is blurred out but that is OK.With the weak diopter lenses,the blurring isn't so bad that you can't see what's what.I've taken game out to 95 yds using them.The lenses aren't very tall so I can easily peer over them to manuever or do other tasks.I wish I had the old eyes back but this still keeps me in the game.

 

[ban1985]

Can i stop this process with intake of allot of carrots?

 

[WESHOOT2]

I mount Millett orange-ramp front blades; I use Dawson and Caspian fiber-optic front sights; I apply Nitesighters glow-in-the-dark dots with a dab of Testors Fluorescent Green on them.

I wear progressive trifocals.
I don't wear 'funny' or 'shooting' eyewear, because I probably won't have them on in real life.
Ay?

 

[Anonymous]

RobW- I'm 69 and live in BoulderCity your advice is what I've been thinking. I am a member of Boulder City pistol and riifle club. I'll give it a go cheap to try it. Weshoot2- I lived in NH for 25 years kinda miss the east but you can keep the winters right there. Thanks for the help everyone.


Rich

 

[Slanteyedshootist]

I can't read your post, my eyes are too old. Kidding aside, I added a HIViz front sight to my LCR and can pick it up way better now. I'm thinking of trying an XS tritium sight too. If my eyes get any worse I'll have to borrow the Hubble telescope.

 

[redhawker]

A peep sight will help you some.

 

[Bob C]

I've had a need for bifocals for twenty or so years. I prefer the vari-lux type of lens for shooting. By slightly tipping my head I get the proper magnification for whatever focal length is required.

 

[Dale53]

Champion's Choice has flip up lenses (they work like flip up sun glasses) that have prescriptions that work for use with us with "old eyes". They aren't expensive, work well and after shooting just tilt them up for general vision.

http://www.champchoice.com/cat-Safety_A ... s-251.aspx

Note that they have different diopters. Some are better for one handed shooting and some for shooting two handed (one handed is further from the eyes than two handed).

I have a pair of these. They come with a nice hard case and work very well.

I suggest you try various diopters of drugstore glasses, then when you KNOW which you need, then order the flip ups.

Dale53

 

[VonFatman]

I'm with redhawker...try a peep sight. That's what I use...but a good red-dot with a small dot would appeal to me.

Bob

 

[don44]

I hate growing old.... but it beats the alternative! :wink:

 

[Spike12]

I have standard tri's and they suck. I just add a scope or a bigger magazine...

Growing old is NOT for sissys.

 

[Gaftw]

You can also buy a stick on bifocal called OPTX 20/20 for less than $10 a pair and stick one on your current glasses or your shooting glasses if you don't wear prescriptions.
Just a drop of water and they stick right on and can be easily removed.

I put mine so I look through it when my head is in the shooting position.