I know the main focus of this forum in distance shooting with optics, but this is really the only forum I hang out on anymore.....and I know some of you guys are old fuckers.
I just came in from shooting a 1903 that was made in 1918, barrel and action. Untouched, no updates...the way it was. And yes one of the Sn# range that is to explode and send the earth flying into the sun or some such BS. Buffington sights, that in itself is no help.
I wear progressive glasses, I need to tilt my head to get sights in focus and then the target in focus, it is a different "head tilt" for the front, rear and target. I can't see all clearly in one movement. This in itself is not ideal as you can guess.
So I had some "computer" glasses made with the focal distance about a 12-15" out. I got the bright idea hay lets try the "closeup" glasses and not the progressives. With the progressives and that Buffington sight I could not make a single thing out on the sight, not the hole, not any of the V's nothing. I had pretty much given up on shooting it again. The "close up" glasses at least puts me in the ballpark.
It started not too bad, I could make out the front and rear sights, and with a little effort I could see a normal red dot sticker that is about 3" across....just. It was a bit of a red fuzzy down there. This is all at 100 yards now.
After about 20 rounds my eyes are done, just a little sore I guess from trying to focus on the target, and at the end I had lost the "red dot" all together. I could come off the rifle close my eyes for a few, then get on the rifle and if I took the shot quickly it was not too horrid, but far from good.
So question is, does anyone have a suggestion for eye wear for aging eyes, or is this just another of the things you just can't do anymore. I have given up CMP matches, that is just out of the question. M1 carbines are shot at 100 for my club, and I know my results will likely follow the Springfield from today.
I have tried a little silver sharpie on the front sight. It helped a little.
I just came in from shooting a 1903 that was made in 1918, barrel and action. Untouched, no updates...the way it was. And yes one of the Sn# range that is to explode and send the earth flying into the sun or some such BS. Buffington sights, that in itself is no help.
I wear progressive glasses, I need to tilt my head to get sights in focus and then the target in focus, it is a different "head tilt" for the front, rear and target. I can't see all clearly in one movement. This in itself is not ideal as you can guess.
So I had some "computer" glasses made with the focal distance about a 12-15" out. I got the bright idea hay lets try the "closeup" glasses and not the progressives. With the progressives and that Buffington sight I could not make a single thing out on the sight, not the hole, not any of the V's nothing. I had pretty much given up on shooting it again. The "close up" glasses at least puts me in the ballpark.
It started not too bad, I could make out the front and rear sights, and with a little effort I could see a normal red dot sticker that is about 3" across....just. It was a bit of a red fuzzy down there. This is all at 100 yards now.
After about 20 rounds my eyes are done, just a little sore I guess from trying to focus on the target, and at the end I had lost the "red dot" all together. I could come off the rifle close my eyes for a few, then get on the rifle and if I took the shot quickly it was not too horrid, but far from good.
So question is, does anyone have a suggestion for eye wear for aging eyes, or is this just another of the things you just can't do anymore. I have given up CMP matches, that is just out of the question. M1 carbines are shot at 100 for my club, and I know my results will likely follow the Springfield from today.
I have tried a little silver sharpie on the front sight. It helped a little.
