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Harpman

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hey all, I have a M&P9..my eyes even with my latest prescription jus aint workin, the sights are still blurry, if I use the bifocal area the target vanishes but the sights are perfect..I am wondering is there any kind of sight, maybe holographic or whatever that mounts on the M&P9, then if so, are there any games I can still shoot in that are very common in like idpa,practical shooting.. etc type games...I was wanting to get into some type game, then this pops up and throws a wrench in the plan.
Thanks
 
Get someone to measure the distance from your dominant eye to the front sight, when you are in firing position. then go back to the optometrist and get bifocals with the bottom specially set for that distance. Use them for shooting.

You can use an old pair of glasses you have kicking around, to save money.

Or get trifocals.

Ruthie
 
Much cheaper alternative is simply to take a piece of black electrical tape, punch out 1/4" holes using a common 3 hole punch, and then punch out a tiny hole in the center. Then just put them on your shooting glasses and you'll be amazed at the difference.

You are creating a small aperture close to your eye so you'll see right through it and hardly see the spot. Everything inside the aperture will be in focus, your rear sight, front sight, and the target! Optically, you are increasing the Depth of Field to near infinity. This is the same principle that a pinhole camera works on.

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Hello COSteve,,,

I was going to suggest one of the mega-buck aperture stick-on thingies,,,
But yours probably works just as well for less than a penny.

You are correct in that it uses the greater depth of field,,,
That is attained when using a small aperature.

Your method is ingenious! :cool:

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Nice

Nice solution to the aperture idea. For the best clarity, it is important to make that tiny hole as perfectly round as possible. Using a red hot needle works well.
Pete
 
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That is a great idea, I wear bi-focals and I have been shooting with the fuzzy sites.
I use the "will the bullet into the target method" and surprisingly enough I shoot pretty good!:D
 
COSteve-
you are placing that black tape spot in the portion of the lens that is for distance vision in bifocals. how does that help focus the nearer or midrange image such as the sights on your gun?

Will this idea work equally well with progressive no-line bifocals?

thanks,
Joe
 
I had my eye doctor do "Shooting Glasses" for me. I am right eye dominant. I need a 1.75 diopter for reading at arms length. He put that in for the right eye and 1.25 diopter in the left. I shoot with both eyes open. The front sight is in clear focus and is sitting on the target which is also in clear focus out around 20 yards or so. He also tinted them yellow which increases contrast when out of doors. They work just fine indoors also. I only wear them when it is my turn to shoot. They can work on your eyes a bit if left on for a long period of time.
 
Harpman,

A red dot sight will really help.
It takes some getting used to, though.
At first it will be difficult to even find the danged thing in the scope.
But, with practice, it soon becomes the perfect sight for old eyes.
Unfortunately, some of the forms of competition don't allow them.
IDPA absolutely does not.
USPSA / IPSC does, but only in the high buck Open class.
NRA Action pistol and Steel Challenge rules allow them, too.

Steviewonder1's solution works real well, too.
And it's agreeable with everyone's rule book.
That's mostly what I do, with home made drugstore glasses.
Strong lens for the right eye and weak lens for the target.
This works way better than bi or tri focals, running around with head bobbing, or head turning fast for multiple targets.
The lens needed is always in front of the eye.
 
My vision has deteriorated to 20-350 or worse ...and I have the same issue.

I had DeCot HyWyd make me up some special lenses for my handguns as well like StevieWonder responded above ...

I'm right eye dominant ...so the right eye lens is set in-between so I can see the front sight (at that focul length ) clearly ...and left eye lens is out further ...so when I shoot with both eyes open / I can see.

DeCot's system is you buy the frame / then different lenses ( and different colors ) for Trap, Skeet, handguns, etc ....and they become a "sport glasses" .........and as your prescription changes / you just buy new lenses.

http://www.sportglasses.com/
 
you are placing that black tape spot in the portion of the lens that is for distance vision in bifocals. how does that help focus the nearer or midrange image such as the sights on your gun?

Will this idea work equally well with progressive no-line bifocals?
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In fact, those shooting glasses are progressive (no-line) glasses. You place the aperture where you sight through your glasses, for me it's up in that area. As I said, placing a small aperture in front of your eye produces the optical effect of an increased Depth of Field. A pinhole camera produces pictures that are in focus from very close in front of it to infinity. This tape produces a clear aperture from about 6" away from my eye to infinity and that's through eyes that need a strong correction too.

As far as the hole not being round, actually is is much more round than it looks like in that picture. I don't know why it shows that way, but yes, you want the center hole to be as round and as small you can. Don't worry, even a small aperture placed really close in front of your eye will give you a pretty large viewing aperture.
 
This is an interesting idea and I'm certainly open to trying it. I already wear progressive lenses. My problem is that I cannot focus clearly on the front sight through any part of the lenses. I've trained mself to shoot pretty accurately with a blurred sight picture but I'd much prefer to have a clear image. It's frustrating because I can see the front sight clearly without glasses but then, the target simply disappears.
 
This thread recalled a gizmo that I knew some bullseye shooters used to use years ago. I did a google and it is still available here. If you google Merit Eyeglass Shooting Aperture the company has a website with more options but they charge more for the thing.

My sights have been fuzzy for some years now but I still do well enough. I remember when I was learning and a sharp sight picture and a blurry target were what I was supposed to be looking for. Nowadays it is all blurry. :rolleyes: Still fun though and people who aren't good shooters still look at my targets and say "wow, your a good shot." :)
 
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