01-28-2013, 11:40 PM
montana Wrote:stokesrj, I'm impressed. I'm 53 and gave up open sights years ago. It's only scopes and aim point for me now. I'll have to look into shooting glasses after reading your thread.
Montana:
There are a couple of problems with shooting glasses. So, before you spend a couple hundred dollars on a prescription pair, or even a pair with some sort of magnification, let me list a few issues you will have.
First, the really good ones use a monocular lens for your shooting eye and a blinder for your non shooting eye. These are the pricy ones costing a couple hundred for the frames. They are designed for competitive bullseye shooters and are as useless as tits on a bull for anything other than that sport. They are fully adjustable and are easily broken.
Second, they will fog up on you big time if you try to use them in cold / wet conditions.
Third, the ones that adjust do so for one position. If you have them adjusted for standing (for example) and you want to shoot seated, kneeling, or prone, you must adjust them for those specific positions.
Forth, if you adjust these things properly and shift your head position, even slightly, you are in big trouble. They are utterly unforgiving if your position shifts by more than an inch or so.
Let me recommend you get fitted for contacts. If you get fitted properly, they will be OK but not perfect. Lasik is probably your best bet.
Or, you can use some sort of adjustable aperture sights but those are basically only good for round black circles on white paper.
I think if you want to go out and blast with those old military bolt rifles with those skinny front sight posts, some decent contact lenses will be way more user friendly than shooting glasses.
LR1955