good sights for poor vision

[hairtumor]

I have a hard time keeping my front sight picture in focus. Is there a good set up that helps with this problem.

[Vin63]

Is the front sight blurry, as in your vision has changed...or, is the front sight clear, but you're having difficult time picking it up with the rear sight, as in the front sight fills the rear sight notch too much?

[missiondude]

Corrected shooting glasses. I have my strong side eye corrected for near, and my support side plano. You can shoot one eye, or both open with this set up. You get used to the wierdness quickly. To try before you buy, get some cheap reading glasses at wally world. Pop out the lens on your support side eye. Place shooting glasses over one eyed reading glasses. If you like it, get an eye doctor to write a script for the odd glasses.

[hairtumor]

Is the front sight blurry, as in your vision has changed...or, is the front sight clear, but you're having difficult time picking it up with the rear sight, as in the front sight fills the rear sight notch too much?

if I really concentrate I can get the front sight to somewhat focus for a short period of time but then the target becomes really blurry and the rear sight is blurry. I'm getting older and my vision is getting worse, always had glasses. I'm right hand dominant but shoot with my left eye due to poor vision in the right. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for any suggestions.

[tmh1]

This is gun specific, but the OEM night sights on my Glock 17 by far have the easiest front sight to pick up compared to any gun I have ever shot.

[Vin63]

if I really concentrate I can get the front sight to somewhat focus for a short period of time but then the target becomes really blurry and the rear sight is blurry. I'm getting older and my vision is getting worse, always had glasses. I'm right hand dominant but shoot with my left eye due to poor vision in the right. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for any suggestions.

Gotcha...yeah, I talked with my optometrist and have a bifocal pair of glasses that I wear shooting that helps me to pick up the front sight clearer for me. I don't worry much about the target being blurry (that's kind of how I grew up shooting anyway). I also went with fiber optic front sights on my regular shooters since the indoor range I frequent the most has a black backstop with dim lighting down range, so I really struggled with the black bullseye targets I used...ugh.

[Wang Lung]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=10700058#post10700058

[jonzer77]

if I really concentrate I can get the front sight to somewhat focus for a short period of time but then the target becomes really blurry and the rear sight is blurry. I'm getting older and my vision is getting worse, always had glasses. I'm right hand dominant but shoot with my left eye due to poor vision in the right. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for any suggestions.

When you focus on the front sight, the rear sight and the target should be a bit blurry. The human eye can only focus on one thing at a time and you should be focusing on the front sight. If its difficult to focus on the front sight then I would suggest some prescription glasses. Here is a good article on focusing on the front sight, rather then the target.

http://www.bullseyepistol.com/billblnk.htm

[tbc]

Try to focus at the front sight only. Other areas should be blurry.




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[R.Mac]

http://www.advantagetactical.com/

[Casual_Shooter]

In another similar thread, someone mentioned Hex sites. Might be worth a look.

http://goshen-hexsite.com/

[not-fishing]

Try to focus at the front sight only. Other areas should be blurry.

When I used a mild correction for my nearsightedness my accuracy was in the toilet with a handgun.

I switched to No-Correction and my accuracy dramatically improved. Still this is with IDPA shooting and a max distance of only 25 yds. Downside is every so often I "nick" a No-Shoot

[negolien]

XS sights are good for old eyes.

[rsmorgan]

While it isn't the most precise approach, you can do fairly decent shooting with a "blurry" front sight if you practice a bit. I think we tend to over-emphasize having the front sight in focus. The reality is that your focus is going to be drawn to the goblin because of the way the mind works. When the bovine byproduct hits the air movement device you are going to be shooting over an out-of-focus front sight anyway. I believe training and practice should mirror the gunfight as much as possible.

As I've gotten older I've found that I can shoot somewhat better with a laser than with any sort of iron sight. I've also done a lot of "unsighted shooting" (aka: point shooting, instinct aim etc.) and feel comfortable about engaging a human target out to 10 yards or so on a "blurry front sight" basis. The "your laser might not work" argument has less meaning to me than it might for other folks. If you don't carry, equipment failure at the range isn't a big issue anyway.

I like the laser because it is "in focus" on the target where you are going to focus anyway. I think it is the best bet for older eyes but needs to be teamed with learning blurry sight and some form of unsighted shooting as a "back-up system."

In terms of simple visibility of the front sight, if the light is halfway good a gold bead does an excellent job of drawing your attention. I have front night sight on my MP9c and that also seems to work well.

[hairtumor]

lots of good info, thanks everyone