Posted: 6/6/2012 5:35:09 AM EDT
| As most aging shooters, my eye sight is not what it used to be. I am a little far-sighted and have difficulty seeing a clear front post. I was wondering if an aperture correction like the Bob Jones lens or corrective shooting glasses is the way to go?. If you do glasses, how do you keep them from getting marred by the rifle? |
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To answer your last question: most AR15 sight hoods are copied from the M14/M1 hoods and are about 0.40" long. This is great for the larger rifles; but, it is a bit long for an AR15. I cut mine down to 0.30" long and now don't scratch my shooting glasses. There was some source that I don't recall that was selling a shorter (0.30") hood.
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I have worn glasses my whole life. I have been shooting AR15s for a few years. When I shoot the AR15 I place my nose on the charging handle to anchor my position. So far, I have not had any issues of the rifle hitting my glasses.
In April a friend showed me his new micro-sight. I don't know that I could see the target AND the post like the ad says, but I definitely saw the front post. A young guy hot-shot also talked about both the microsight and the Bob Jones lens. He said that he has used both, but had complaints about the microsight. I can't remember exactly how he phrased it, but it had to do with being too far sighted or near sighted and the microsight not working. He recommended the Bob Jones lens because you can get different prescriptions to match your eyes. Either way, you need a pinned rear sight so that the lens stays perfectly centered. My plan is to get the prescription shooting glasses before all the special lenses. That way I can have two or three different shades for different shooting conditions. Plus, the cost is less than the sight aperture lenses (especially after the cost of pinning the rear sight). Maybe when I am good enough (or wealthy enough) to justify pinning the rear sight I will consider trying the aperture lenses too.......... |
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I too am a victim of presbyopia. IN addition I have astigmatism and a developing cataract. I was wondering what the difference between shooting glasses and regular specs is? Regular glasses have the prescription cut in the center of the lens. When you are sitting or prone, your head position causes you to look out more of the top/inside of the lens. This causes blurry vision and really upsets the sight picture. Shooting glasses have a flatter lens and have the prescription cut a little bigger and higher in the lens. This way you can see when normally looking around and also when you drop into position and use the top part of the glasses. This year I learned a new trick to overcome the regular glasses handicap. I stuck a foam ear plug under the nose piece of my glasses to raise them higher. It looks kind of silly (probably) but it helps a LOT. |
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I too am a victim of presbyopia. IN addition I have astigmatism and a developing cataract. I was wondering what the difference between shooting glasses and regular specs is? Regular glasses have the prescription cut in the center of the lens. When you are sitting or prone, your head position causes you to look out more of the top/inside of the lens. This causes blurry vision and really upsets the sight picture. Shooting glasses have a flatter lens and have the prescription cut a little bigger and higher in the lens. This way you can see when normally looking around and also when you drop into position and use the top part of the glasses. This year I learned a new trick to overcome the regular glasses handicap. I stuck a foam ear plug under the nose piece of my glasses to raise them higher. It looks kind of silly (probably) but it helps a LOT. Good to know. I will try that. I have read about "Golf Glasses" I wonder if it's a similar issue. |
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Bob Jones sells some shooting glasses unlike any others. They kinda look like Harry Potter glasses but the frame is modified so the shooting eyes lens sits over the bridge of the nose. The lens is angled out so it is inline with your eye and sights when you're shooting. Also with the outer edge of the lens so away from your face it really cuts down on fogging.
http://www.bjonessights.com/ Marty |
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