Bifocals at the range

[Hoosier Daddy]

If I shoot like normal I can see the target, but the sights are a bit fuzzy. If I tilt my head back I get a good sight picture, but the target looks blurry. Bah! This used to be a whole lot easier when I was a young man in the Army.

Anyone have any advice on this one?

 

[nipprdog]

As I've aged, that problem has gotten worse for me. I am planning on taking an old pair in this week, and getting the lens replaced with old style line bifocals to use at the range.

 

[stephen87]

Trifocals, do the top as the ones where it's a bit fuzz, the middle where you can see, the bottom like the top.

 

[atvdave]

[STRIKE]

Reflex sight, and shoot with both eyes open.
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Never mind... just seen this is in the handgun section..

 

[tude]

My grandfather always said "Getting old is not a disgrace, but it is awful unhandy at times" Now I know what he meant. I had the same problem with my bifocals, so I picked up a pair of reading glasses the same strength as the lower part of my bifocal. No more tilted head, better form, and I even hit the target. I think this helped my shooting because I concentrate more the front sight. When you are in the store trying some on, with your arms strecthed out to focus on what might be your sight, don't cock your fingers and go "bang".

 

[SSGSAD]

If I shoot like normal I can see the target, but the sights are a bit fuzzy. If I tilt my head back I get a good sight picture, but the target looks blurry. Bah! This used to be a whole lot easier when I was a young man in the Army.

Anyone have any advice on this one?

Focus on the front sight. Even when I was young, the front sight was clear, and the target was fuzzy. The human eye, cannot focus on 2 things, at two different distances, at one time .....

 

[Jarhead77]

Clear sight / fuzzy target= good sight picture. Go with the lower lens like the rest of us old guys!!!

 

[Fishersjohn48]

I actually told my eye doctor that I wanted my glasses set up so I could shoot pistols. He did a digital gradiant trifocal that works pretty well. Like said above, the middle part of the lens focuses on the sights and the upper part of the lens focuses on the target. The bottom of my lens actually has almost no correction as I can see close clearly without correction.

 

[cosermann]

Use the Force, Luke.

 

[JetGirl]

If I tilt my head back I get a good sight picture, but the target looks blurry. Bah!

Anyone have any advice on this one?

That's what you want. Clear front sight, blurred other.
Use the bottoms!

Go with the lower lens like the rest of us old guys!!!

And gals...

 

[Classic]

When I got my lineless gradient bifocals they actually improved my shooting in a major way. Helped me focus on just the front sight which is what you are supposed to do anyway.

 

[Roscoe38]

I have a pair with just the normal vision (top) Not too much money involved for a single vision prescription. If you have an old frame, use it. I shoot with both the single and tri focal, Just like fishersjohn48 and stephan87 said.. Redundant see redundant. I'd rather use the single vision.

 

[Gluemanz28]

Walmart carries some stick on lenes that go on with water to your regular shooting glasses and can also be removed easily.Nice thing about them is you can put just one on and not bother with the other eye,and they can be located higher than the normal lower bifocal. Most of us with aging eyes can get by with the 1:25's for a little longer dstances and 1:50's work great with handguns at 25 yards or less. About $7 per set.

 

[kman1977]

If I shoot like normal I can see the target, but the sights are a bit fuzzy. If I tilt my head back I get a good sight picture, but the target looks blurry. Bah! This used to be a whole lot easier when I was a young man in the Army.

Anyone have any advice on this one?

i have progressive bifocals and I hate them when I shoot my handguns
in order for me to get the front sight in focus my head winds up tilted so far back that it is very uncomfortable. So about a year ago i started to try to just use the top part of the lens ( the distance part ) and focus on the target only and forget about having a "sharp" front sight. I know this is not the right way but it sometimes help me. So basically the target is focused and the front and back sights are very fuzzy.
I am all ears if anybody has any suggestions without spending money on a "special" pair of glasses???

 

[Gluemanz28]

One of the Trainers at my LGS recommended going to the dollar store and getting a cheap pair of readers. hold a regular ink pen at arms length. When the tip of the pen is in focus that is the strength you need.

 

[Ejohnson]

I encountered the same problem. I just had to keep trying till I figured it out.

 

[Leo]

If you are wanting precision target sight picture, look into an iris like a Lyman Hawkeye, a Merit adjustable disc or a Gehmann. You can have your sights and the target, but you sacrifice speed. Good Luck

 

[Gadgetmonster]

My grandfather always said "Getting old is not a disgrace, but it is awful unhandy at times" QUOTE]

Boy that is the truth... I'm still fighting with my glasses. Got to tilt my head way back. I hate the thought of dabbing red paint on my old S&W 1905's front sight but I'm tempted.

 

[dhw9am]

My Remedy

I have progressive lenses, and I like them for everyday wear.
I found at the range, getting the target in clear focus and letting the front site stay blurry, worked best for me.
Once the eyes start to go, shooting does become even more of an effort.

 

[Shots fired...]

^^^ That's interesting, I'll have to try it. I just started getting into this at 48. I already have the progressive lenses which I like for the most part, but I've never had the older style bifocals either. I was thinking about how I was doing it the other day (rifle) and I was siting in and focusing on the front site and allowing the target to become blurry, centering up the front focused site on the blurry target in the background. This seemed to work well at 25 yards but now you have me wondering if that will change much at 50 yards or beyond. Now I want to go try it!