Poor Vision - How do you shoot?

[scott taylor]

I am also having my builder move the back sight forward in hope that it will help. But seriously my marksmanship has degraded to a general bombardment. Ahh to be young again.

Scott

 

[shortbow]

I've done a couple of the things mentioned here. One is to open the rear sight so lots of light passes around both sides of the front. As long as you can trust yourself like you would with peeps, that works just fine. Also I've been doing the both eyes open thing for a few years now and that also helps a lot. It's a bit like shooting a smoothie. You just gotta get to where you are willing to get by without the sort of distinct picture you have at ten years old or that you have with a scope. I also like the added benefit of greater depth of field, seeing what's around the target and not suffering from the scrunched up eye muscles. Nice to read how I'm not alone in having to do some experimenting.

 

[Buckeye66]

This is what I'm using,works good for me :thumbsup:
http://www.eyepalusa.com/

 

[Captjoel]

What I have found about "old age" is that those memories of 10 year old eyesight is long forgotten. So, there is nothing to cry about! :rotf:

 

[Stumpkiller]

I just went from a 0.050" to a 0.080" front sight and opened up the rear considerably (with two hacksaw blades taped together & then careful fileing) so I have about as much airspace on either side of the front as it appears to be wide in that notch. Helped a LOT at 25 yards, some at 50 yards and I still suck at 100 yards though it did help. I did one three shot group with two touching so there must be some improvement . . . or maybe I just had an irregular pattern. :shake:

I suppose it's time I visit Mr. Eye Doctor again.

 

[rsieber]

My front site was filed down and way too thin. I stuck a magnetic Winchester fiber optic shotgun site on mine I got off the clearance rack at the local walmart. It made 100% difference.I believe it was $5 or so and doesn't move around unless you make it move.

 

[leslie]

Before you do anything go see an opthamologist thats an MD that specializes in eyes.They do some amazing things these days.At your age there is a whole bunch of things that affect eyesight many of them will cause blindness with no going back.Most of them can be treated if caught soon enough.Eyesight is not something to mess with.How do I know?been there and got the T shirt.Fortunately things had not gone too far.

 

[runnin lead]

My eye Dr knows everything, afterall he is a doctor.
Told him what I wanted & got a tri focal that makes a great pair of computer glasses.
THE TRI FOCAL GOES HERE
i wanted it in the upper left corner of my right eye lense only ,but what would i know
i am not a doctor.
Except when I shoot BPCR & i need the reading glass part to set the sight I use non perscription glasses to shoot
When I had my glasses replaced with a stronger reading script to see them little lines on my sights , i told him to skip the tri focal.
STILL HAVE COMPUTER GLASSES :idunno:
Time to find a new doctor that aint a %$#^&(^%$
know it all just cause he has a medical degree.

 

[Nappers]

As of now, I can see my front site with my prescription glasses.

I'm sure in time it will be more difficult.

My buddy suggested that I can move the front site closer as my rifle is pretty long and the distance between sites are pretty far.

Glasses working so far, but when I get to the "hubble" thick glasses, I may need to move sites.

 

[leslie]

Yes some are like that.I have been lucky have a Doctor that listens to me and that I listen to.If I had put off going to an eye Doc much longer I would be blind,with some surgery,eye drops and bifocals I have 20/20 vision.She fitted me with some shooting glasses that are ground for that purpose.Since she was unfamilar with muzzleloaders I brought my rifle into the office so she could measure it.Don't try that in the big city.

 

[Robby]

I have tried many things to help with old man eyes. This works about as good as anything. They stick on your eyeglass lens, are reusable, cheap,and unobtrusive, you forget its there. hope it helps. www.clear2target.com/
Robby

 

[Dphar]

I don't know if love is the right word, but I do really love/enjoy my muzzleloaders. At some level they are part of me I guess. Anyway I haven't actually shot them much the passed ten years because my eyesight has gone south.

Basically I can't clearly resolve the rear nor front sight anymore. The hankering to pick up my rifles again is strong. But the frustration of trying to see the sights is driving me nuts.

So what to you guys with poor peepers do?

Many Thanks!

Widen the rear notch to allow more light on either side of the blade.

Make or have made a "lollipop" tang sight or other old time peep sight. This will work for casual shooting, hunting or matches that allow such sights. It will greatly shapen teh sights as with a "Merit disk" attached to the eyeglass lens.
I think Lyman makes a low cost version of the merit.

Dan
Short discussion on another forum http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=36953