Rifle Sights

[ike]

Getting older raises more issues. The issue I have now is seeing double. I put fiber optic sights on and instead of seeing two green dots in the sight pattern I see four dots. Stygmatism (sp) I have been looking at Pep sights. I would like suggestions. Is their a pep site using fiber optic materials to work well in low light deer hunting?

 

[musketman]

Peep sights and low light don't mix well, you really have to strain to see through them in these conditions, at least I did... (mine did not have the fiber optics though)

Stygmatism and Keratitis are two of the reasons I started shooting muskets in the first place, only a front sight to contend with, and it's roughly 46 inches away from my eye, thats a relief... :winking:

I have 20/600 vision in my sighting eye because of Keratitis (Corneal Ulcers), I bleed out of my corneas...
It bites to get old, but it beats the alternative...

Besides, bad eye-sight also makes driving fun... :winking: :haha:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Well that $uck$. I have an asytgmatism and mole vision, but I'm still correctable to better than 20/20. But to keep the front sight in focus is leaving me with blurrier game image and rear sight with each passing year.

Depending on the peep sight, you can remove the rear insert to give you a larger opening. Less accurate, but still good enough for deer sized kill zones out to 75 yards or so. They're not cheap, but tritium sight inserts are the easiest to see in low light conditions. And the longer the barrel, the easier it is to get a good image of the front sight (at least for me).

And as Musketman said: there's always sightless muskets. Concentrate on the target and let your lower peripheral vision worry about the barrel.

Explain your problem to a good eye doctor. Maybe he can set you up with a hunting specialized prescription for your optician to fill.

 

[tommy b]

Explain your problem to a good eye doctor. Maybe he can set you up with a hunting specialized prescription for your optician to fill.

For one possible source of help call Dr. Larry W. Kreider, M.D. at Denver Eye Surgeons in Golden, CO. 303-279-6600. He belongs to a gun club and provides shooting prescriptions. When I was getting a pair of glasses last year I talked with him about a prescription for shooting with both eyes open, where one lens is matched to the target distance and the other to the front sight distance. He said that he did provide these but that they were for pistol shooting only, where the front and rear sights were close together. But being familiar with guns and shooting problems, he may be of some help to you. For another possible solution, check out this site.
http://www.muzzleblasts.com/vol4no6/atricles/mbo46-5.htm

 

[Spot Shooter]

Ike,

What happen's when ya close yer non-shoot'n eye? :shocking:

Ya jest might become'n ambi-opical (like ambi-dextorous).
Meaning your brain can use either eye jest as easy - or in other words yer brain ain't got a dominant eye no more.

Plays hell with ya if yer a shot-gunner: If this is the problem don't fuss too much. Ya can always jest shoot with one eye /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif - makes you a heck of a snap shot after a while with a rifle (if yer a shotgunner). :: That's how I got my name (spot shooter).

Hope ya either figure it out, 'er get her fixed.

Good luck,
Spot