Old Tired Eyes

[RDLouks]

I need some advice, tips, or tricks to help my old tired eyes. When shooting any of my handguns I have to crank my head way back (look through bifocals) to be able to see the sights on my guns clearly, but then the target is out of focus. If I adjust my sight to see the target clearly then of course the sights become blurry. Has anyone come up with a solution to help with this problem? Any advice/solutions would be appreciated.

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[Bob K]

Red Dots or scopes are the answer. It doesn't have to be expensive either. I have found that, even a cheap Tasco Red Dot, makes sighting in on a target a breeze. Lower priced scopes work well, also. The main thing.......they help your vision problems.

Everything is in one plane, with a red dot or a scope. I have scopes on all my rifles, and a red dot on my K22. It adds to the bulk, which I don't like......but .....what're ya' gonna do? I am a better marksman than I ever was, with a scope. Bob

[RDLouks]

Thanks Bob!

I have scopes on all of my rifles, and they work well. I am thinking about putting a Red Dot on my MkIII. I hate getting old! When I was younger (MUCH) I could shoot a pimple off a Gnats Behind @100 yards with Iron/Open Sights, Now I am Lucky if I can See an Elephants Behind @100 feet!

[danc46]

I need some advice, tips, or tricks to help my old tired eyes. When shooting any of my handguns I have to crank my head way back (look through bifocals) to be able to see the sights on my guns clearly, but then the target is out of focus. If I adjust my sight to see the target clearly then of course the sights become blurry. Has anyone come up with a solution to help with this problem? Any advice/solutions would be appreciated.

If I have posted this in the wrong Forum please accept my apologies and move it to the right one. Thanks

How about this?
You give up shooting and send all your guns, ammo, reloading supplies, etc to me?

Seriously, I'm having the same problem to some degree. I do some instruction and have students shoot off their backs, on their sides, on their stomachs, sitting, etc.
When you wear bifocals, you will have a hard time getting a good focus on the front sight when on your back shooting between your legs.
The best I can do is try to bring the front sight into the best focus I can and place it COM on the steel plates we use.
I do fairly well but not as good as when I didn't need bifocals.
For general shooting and defensive work, a red dot isn't going to work well.
If you become dependent on that type of sight set up, it's not going to serve you well with defensive shooting.
The best thing you can do is shoot more often and work on point shooting to some degree.
It will help your confidence a great deal.
Practice your fundamentals (focus on front sight) and you'll do OK.
Losing visual acuity is something we have to accept as we approach our 60s and later years.

[azmick]

The progressive lenses in my glasses some times has my head bobbing up and down like a chicken. The shorter barrels (3 1/2, 4 and 4 1/4) help me with front sight focus and stop the head bobbing (I'm pretty much done with longer barrels so consistant practice with these barrel length has helped). I do have a scope on one hand gun, but that is to wring out every bit of accuracy the thing is capable of. A 500 yard target example.

[JohnFox]

I shoot with both eyes opened, and focused on the target. The sights are 'fuzzy', but equally so and I'm pretty good at getting them lined up.

Closing one eye creates issues, you might try some of the different filters target shooters use to cover the lens of the eye you are not shooting with.

But that's just me....don't know if it would work for anyone else.

[Blackcloud2]

I had a similar problem and ran a thread earlier on this forum that you might want check out, there was some good advice in it.


Found a solution for shooting with corrective lenses

[19and41]

I wanted a solution that was there regardless of whether I had any eyeglasses on or not. Crimson Trace has a reliable and relatively unobtrusive product that has worked well and has provided ease in activation as opposed to other makes.


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[phonejack]

I use cheap "reading " glasses

[Injunbro]

I only wear glasses for reading & close, fine work & as I get older my eyes have slowly gotten worse bit by bit, requiring stronger prescriptions. When sighting a gun (either rifle or handgun) the sights are a little farther away than my book & my old glasses seem to be just right for shooting.