Help for old eyes

[Jake2454]

Does anyone use any special glasses for old eyes and if so what are they and do they work?

 

[Celticstoneman]

Jake, Yeah I have some. They can be had at your local Optometrist .

 

[Jake2454]

lol....i have seen these "shooters bi focals" advertised and was wondering if anyone tried them or something like them other than standard perscription glasses

 

[fleener]

A fellow shooter turned me on to Eye Pal. They work and I use them.

I also have shooting glasses with a slight magnification in them.

https://eyepalusa.com/
Fleener

 

[Grenadier1758]

Your optometrist can provide the best power of lenses for your eyes.

You might have some success with low power reading glasses of 1.00 diopter.

 

[EC121]

You tell your doctor the focal distance you want , and he writes the prescription for that distance. Some people take the rifle with them so he/she can measure the front sight distance.
A piece of elecrical tape with a hole in it will also work. The hard part is getting it stuck in the right place on your glasses and keeping it there.

 

[Jake2454]

thanks for all the input

 

[oldwood]

If you want to shoot in non-sanctioned events , try a simple peep sight. Works for me . The rear and front sight plus the target are in focus w/o special glasses. ...............oldwood

 

[Rod Man]

I also had my rear sight moved forward a couple of inches. Put a blued blank where the old one was. And the two rifles I’m having made are all 12” from the breech. I guess after a while that won’t work so well, plus it will look kind a funny with a rear sight 12 inches from the front sight on a 42” barrel. By then guess I’ll be shooting mostly smoothies.

RM

 

[SDSmlf]

You might have some success with low power reading glasses of 1.00 diopter.

A voice of experience. And I agree. I regularly shoot MILSURP (think open or peep sights) at 200 and 300 yards, and occasionally out to 600. With my regular prescription glasses or with out them I’m now lost. Either can’t see the sights or the targets. The Eyepal stopped working for me about 10 years ago. This is really a born on date thing. With the 1.00 diopter readers I get a somewhat fuzzy view of the targets, but the front sight is relatively clear. The guys I shoot with have had custom classes made that are basically readers with twisted frames, for lack of a better description, that put the lenses in the correct place for various shooting positions. I have a set of prescription sportsman glasses that the optometrist who I bought them from says he can customize a pair for shooting based on the type of shooting I do. Due for an eye examination the first of next year and I will consider it then.

 

[dave951]

I use a combination. First thing, similar to an EyePal, is the Merit which is now discontinued.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015167397
I put that on a set of 1.0 readers and everything is fine. When shooting my smoothbore, I just use the 1.0 to keep the front sight in focus and leave the Merit off.

There is a product on the market similar to the Merit-
https://www.creedmoorsports.com/product/gehmann-stick-on-iris-for-ordinary-glasses/-Gehmann
The difference I see between the EyePal and the Gehmann is that the iris is adjustable for differing light conditions on the Gehmann and Merit. That does help when shooting on a very bright day.

 

[necchi]

Does anyone use any special glasses for old eyes and if so what are they and do they work?

Rifle or pistol shooting? It matters. Focal points and distances are different

 

[stank]

A peep site changed my life. I’m a hunter only and don’t shoot competition. You want to mount the peep as far away from your front site as possible.

 

[gvandersluis]

I take my rifle to my optometrist and he makes me glasses that give a clear view of the front sight. He puts in a sweet spot based on how my head is canted when I view the sights so the it is right in front of my iris

 

[Jake2454]

i have aperture sights on a few of my non muzzleloaders and they do indèed work great. i want to give the eyepal thing a try since for the flinter i would prefer if possible to stay with open sights

 

[Musketeer]

If you have a couple of particular guns that you do most of your shooting with, getting a couple of good quality peep sights would be a great idea. For a solution that isn't specific to any particular gun, I second the Eye Pal. I wear glasses for near-sightedness, so with my glasses on I can see the target but not my sights (especially the rear), and with my glasses off I have the opposite problem. The Eye Pal takes a good bit of fiddling to find just the right spot on your glasses (have a dedicated pair for shooting), but once you find the sweet spot it works just like a peep sight.

 

[Jake2454]

i have exactly the same problem.
i ordered a set of eyepals last night as i sit and wait for the results of my covid test to come in .

 

[Musketeer]

Best wishes for a good outcome to both situations.

 

[45man]

I had a problem too but had my cataracts' removed and can see except real close where cheap cheaters from Walmart work.

 

[mushka]

I got a Merit back in the 80's when I shot some pistol. Didn't need it for rifle but but it did help with pistol with different light conditions. Now use it every once in a while in the shade.