Calling All Old Farts

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ShootingNut

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My wife says I used to be good looking, I don't know about that.
What I do know, is my old Peepers are giving me a real fuzzy gun sight.
I'm still close to 20/20 at distance, so I see my target fairly well but, well how in the H can you shoot well with fuzzy gun sights?
Am I the "lone ranger", or do others share this problem?
Regards,
SN
PS: Oh, so I think a Laser Grip is the answer, that just shows me How Darn
Shaky I'm Getting!:eek:
 
Progressive bifocals work for me, but I was nearsighted before I got old. I wonder if geezers with good distant vision can get progressives with no correction in the top of the lens?
 
getting old sucks, but it's better than the other option.
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That's a matter of opinion! :)

My vision was absolutely excellent right up until 40, then the close-up went slowly downhill until about 47 and has deteriorated much faster the last three years. I keep buying bigger monitors. I have a 26" now... guess a 30 incher is next.

I can still see great at distance, but sights are just a blur.... was never much of a shot anyway and now I have an excuse.
 
I am only 42 years old and I have 20/15 vision (went to the eye-doc for the first time in 20 years just the other day)....but I am starting to have trouble seeing anything that gets closer than a foot from my face. I used to draw with my face 3 or 4 inches from the paper but now I cannot even see my finger well enough close up to remove a splinter (that is how I first noticed my vision loss). :)
 
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Yeap, I'm in the same bolt, I need reading glasses but see pretty good a distance. I buy my glasses at the dollar store.

Here's what I do:

For rifle shooting, I go to the dollar store, find me a set of glasses that allow me to focus on the front sight. Then I pop out the left lense and put in one from my reading glasses, That way I have my right or shooting eye to focus on the front sight, and my left eye to see the marks on my rear sight. I focus on the front sight, but I can still see the bullseye on the 1000 yard target. It fuzzy but its suppose to be, even with good eyes.

On pistol I get a set of glasses that focus on the front sight as with the rifle. I dont worry about the left eye lense, I have another regular pair in my shooting box if needed.

On my little 642, I try to do all my practice without any glasses at all. I figure if I need it, I wont have tiime to put on my glasses. It takes some hard work and lots of practice, but it works, and if I happen to need it while wearing my glasses, I'm that much better off.

There are few eye problems that cant be over come with little investigation.
 
First I locate the target with my cane .I then hold cane against target and slide pistol along cane till contact then fire. I repeat as needed
 
My optometrist is a shooter and understands my needs. I have two sets of glasses one of which is a set of progressive trifocals as I need to fit in seeing my computer screen in there too. The other is a set of glasses which has the left lens set for longer distance focusing and the right lens for focusing on the sights. The prescription for these glasses takes into account the function and prescription for each eye. Takes some practice but, even with my aging eyes, I can see to shoot pretty good.

Talk to your optometrist:cool:
 
Got my eyes done about 8 years ago. My right eye (the dominant one) focuses from close to front sight distance. My left eye is good for longer distance.
I can see the sights and the holes in the target at the same time!
 
Old fart reporting…

Recently got contacts for long-distance vision; only way to fix the problem. Glasses for reading and contacts for shooting.
 
Not only has my vision gone to crap but it isn't consistent at all as my blood sugar varies from real low to pretty high (don't need insulin or other medical intervention) my vision swings. I had my last pair of "welfare" glasses made without the close up section as the line was interfering with shooting as it was right in my line of site.
As long as my gun is at arms length I can *see* my sights albeit not real clear. My distance section helps me see the target okay though.
Brent
 
I have always been quite nearsighted,but now I have trouble with sights.I use progressive lenses,but it is not always true I need to see infinite distance through the top of the lense.Working on a car,or running a mill,or looking at sights,I need a shorter focal length out of the upper part of my right lense.

Tilting my head back to focus on my sights ruins my shooting.I intend to try the Hansens Eagle eye glasses for daily wear,just have not tried them.

http://www.hansenseagleeye.com/index.html

I would like any feedback from anyone who has tried them,Thanks
 
My fine target shooting days are over. There's no way I can focus on a sight and target with these eyes, even with my progressives. I do a lot of shooting still, but mostly point and shoot for defending my tired old eyes and what they're attached to. Part of getting older.
 
The correction you need is addressed above pretty well. If you are truly "old" and started out in lined bifocals, it is very difficult to adjust to progressive lens, consider a lined trifocal. If you have progressives, you are set, they will need to be adjusted usually every 2 years for the solidification of the natural lens of the eye (the beginnings of cataracts).

Most folks believe the three ranges: Distance, intermediate and close are three different prescriptions, they are not. They are the same RX with different magnified powers to adjust for the distance you can no longer compensate for via the aging process.

Most folks are right handed and left eye dominant. The cross over or shooting with the non dominant eye becomes more difficult with age. I'm thankful to be left handed and left eye dominant, so I don't have those issues, but god forbid I ever have a stroke on the right side of my brain, I'm screwed. I've been in Ophthalmology for over 20 years, so if you have a specific question, fire away at docmac324@yahoo.com and I'll explain it for you.
 
michael t said:
First I locate the target with my cane .I then hold cane against target and slide pistol along cane till contact then fire. I repeat as needed
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Thankfully, I had just swallowed a mouth full of coffee, before I read this.

Still laughing.

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When my 20/10 started going, I went straight to progressives. The first ones were clear on top as I didn't need correction there. Now I am wearing progressive trifocals.

Now, I have a small bifocal sticker on the upper, left corner of my right lens. I took my rifle into the eye doc and he waved trial sets in front of me to see what strength I needed. We decided on 1 diopter to begin with. I'm about ready to go to the 1.25 diopter this Summer, I think.

The stickon bifocals are plastic and can be cut to size. I bought my set 6 or 7 years ago and I just this year used the last piece of the first lens.

They stick on with surface tension and peel off to be reused. The problem with the tiny chunk I use just for sighting is that it gets lost so easily when I transfer it from my old glasses to the new pair. The Dr. Opto tried to do it for me on the most recent transition and HE lost the little chip. :D

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/optx-20-20-stick-on-bifocals.html

There are other sources, also.

Oh, and just to keep the record straight, I will be in my 60s for another 2 months.

Pops
 
What you don't enjoy the challenge of shooting by braille. At first, I would get longer and longer barrels. Also using esp was tried. Now the progressive tri focals help a lot.
 
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