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4/4/2014 12:11:41 PM EDT
So, I looked through a RDS and it is blurred, like a few dots put together and not lined up.  Took a picture of RD and it is clear as day.  Yes I have an astigmatism.  Yes I wear glasses.

Live with it or is there something i can do?
4/4/2014 12:12:50 PM EDT
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So, I looked through a RDS and it is blurred, like a few dots put together and not lined up.  Took a picture of RD and it is clear as day.  Yes I have an astigmatism.  Yes I wear glasses.

Live with it or is there something i can do?
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Flip up your BUIS  and look though it if it bothers you. The astigmatism makes red dots less fun. Trust me, I know.
4/4/2014 12:16:45 PM EDT
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Ask your eye doctor - maybe something can be done.
4/7/2014 5:52:42 AM EDT
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Flip up your BUIS  and look though it if it bothers you. The astigmatism makes red dots less fun. Trust me, I know.
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So, I looked through a RDS and it is blurred, like a few dots put together and not lined up.  Took a picture of RD and it is clear as day.  Yes I have an astigmatism.  Yes I wear glasses.

Live with it or is there something i can do?


Flip up your BUIS  and look though it if it bothers you. The astigmatism makes red dots less fun. Trust me, I know.



That would just change the focus point?
4/7/2014 5:53:37 AM EDT
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That would just change the focus point?
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So, I looked through a RDS and it is blurred, like a few dots put together and not lined up.  Took a picture of RD and it is clear as day.  Yes I have an astigmatism.  Yes I wear glasses.

Live with it or is there something i can do?


Flip up your BUIS  and look though it if it bothers you. The astigmatism makes red dots less fun. Trust me, I know.



That would just change the focus point?


Yep, but for a lot of people it makes the dot nice and crisp.
4/7/2014 9:33:29 AM EDT
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The small,not thr big peephoe?
4/7/2014 9:35:46 AM EDT
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Look through it with both eyes open, don't focus on the dot and look at your target.
4/7/2014 10:16:25 AM EDT
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I have mild astigmatism.  My glasses correct for this.  Check with your eye doctor.  A change in your RX may solve that.

Also, if it does not, a small amount of magnification often helps.  If your optic has the capability, screw in a 2x magnifier in the back of the eyepiece and the dot will be completely round and sharp.

Another option is to go with a true 1-4 or 1-6x scope.  That also eliminates the problem.
4/7/2014 11:00:33 AM EDT
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I was recommended by Vortex to photograph my red dot.  I had the same issue as you.

If when you  photograph the dot it is circular, then blurry when you look it at with your naked eye, then it's your eyes and you have astigmatism.  As others have said, I went with a 1-4x since the reticle is etched into the glass and not projected like RDS, so it's much sharper.

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