Glasses with open sights

[mabr]

Alright instead of adding on to the muzzy scope post i thought I would ask a seperate question regarding open sights. I have been hunting with a muzzy for over 25 years. Open sights were never an issue until the last 2. I am not legally to the point where i need prescription glasses but not far off. With that being said, I stopped my the optometrist the other day to make sure they still had my vision test results from over a year ago and started asking more questions, the Doctor wasnt in then so i need to schedule an appointment to ask him directly and most likely have another exam according to the office manager because my last one was in July of 2011. I will be doing this but I wanted some experienced users to let me know what I can expect.

I have had cheaters for about 7 years now and they have worked fine. But Its to the point now where they are on more than hanging around my neck for anything except driving and watching tv. But in the last year im having issues with seeing a little further out, say 3-10 ft away and this causes HUGE issues with shooting open sights. Past 10 ft Im fine except in my left eye. That one it depends on the day. Doc said it just depends on how stressed my eyes are that day and its normal and comes with age.

So, you that have Bi, Tri focal or whatever eyeglass stuff they have out there. Is there a one call does it all Glasses? I need them for tieing fishing knots, shooting Iron sights, seeing my dashboard or GPS and shooting through a scope. Is there such a thing?

Man It sucks getting old!

[Gordie]

I went to bi focals a several years ago and had a prescription type readers a few before that. I never had to wear glasses growing up and was worried about shooting with them. I too am not legally bound to wear them as far as driving goes and I suspect your talking the same thing.

My eye doctor, two years ago told me that I was on the line of wearing my glasses full time or just when needed ,so I just used them as needed but it was more of a hassle than wearing them full time. Up until last year I shot waterfowl without my glasses along with my rifle and iron sites on my muzzy, however this past season it was easier for me just to wear them .

I am going to talk with the doc and get a pair of regular prescription glasses just for shooting without the bi- focals.

I can't tell you what maybe better or worse for glasses but I do know of a few guys that shoot with the auto tinting and I will not have these for hunting as I have been told by one or two guys that they lose time in the stand due to the darling of the lenses.

I have found that this past season I shot my shotgun much better wearing my glasses than I have in the past without them ,I always had a problem stopping my swing on the lead of a duck and would alway close one eye to shoot ,with glasses for some reason it's easier to keep both eyes open and I'm following thru more ,but I did notice that in the deer stand my eye tend to water more with them on.

I did practice shooting a lot with glasses on to ad it helps.

[Scott K]

I too am having the issue with glasses, even though, I have been wearing them for years, and I can see at a distance without them fairly decent, I cant read anything without them. I need glasses to read for sure. I have tried the bifocal, cant get used to them. I have now 2 pairs, a regular pair, and a reading pair. I am considering laser surgery to fix my eyes so I can see far away, so then I will only need reading glasses. But I dont have the extra 5k laying around right now.

My biggest issue is, my eyes keep getting worse and worse every year, if I were to have laser, they usually want your eyes to stabilize first.

I have the tiniting glasses, they work great, until 10 minutes before legal shooting times, luckily I can see decent without my glasses, so I just take them off the last 10 minutes of the day.

[Spike76]

Older people hate to admit that they can't see as good, but it's a fact they can't. The alternative to not get old isn't my choice. If I could use a scope I would use a red dot. I put a peep sight on this year but didn't get a shot. I've missed four deer with my muzzy, all less than fourty yards. Open sights with bifocals, and poor light, is difficult. Any regs that help older hunters, will help all of us, hopefully, someday. Mabr, getting old is great, it doesn't suck, four kids, eleven grandkids, four great grandkids, and many memories.

[Ufatz]

Have worn glasses all my life. Bifocals and then trifocals a few years back. I still shoot, but not as well with open sights as I did when younger, but some of that is more because I am also not as STEADY as I was. Still smoke the clay birds, still drop any critter I want. Learned way back when to go for a low power scope just to get the single plane of focus (cross hairs or dot).

Don't worry about adapting to new glasses. It may be intimidating at first but you'll find it doesn't take long. Like hearing aids. I swore I'd never be able to have something stuck in my ear..even though a great number of people have told me to "stick in in your ear" in years past. Now I have something stuck in BOTH ears. I DO take them out under certain circumstances; like when Garth Brooks is moaning on the radio or that screamer Beyonce is performing whatever it is she does.

Do not fear age; it is a wonderful time. Do not fear glasses and hearing aids, wooden legs or watches with BIG numbers, vitamins or medications. They all help you to get a few more days on this beautiful earth. Thank the Great Spirit!!

[Tom7227]

I have bifocals and ended up getting the 'line' between the two areas set lower than normal. I found that when I was shooting the line would be right at the level of the gun and my eyes would try to switch back and forth between the two corrections. It really isn't a line as I have the ones that don't show the transition. The tech that fitted the glasses did some work with a ruler and somehow he could figure out how much to lower the transition area to make it work for me. Might want to give it a try. Other option might be to get a set of distance vision glasses just for outdoor stuff. Trouble with that is you can't thread a hook with em.

[flipper]

Although I have prescription bifocals, when hunting I use off the shelf reading glasses. I find a pair that will let me focus in very clearly on a pencil lead at arms length (about the distance of the front sight).

I use receiver sights almost exclusively and have gotten pretty good. Not like a scope for sure but I can get pretty tight groups at 100 yards and would not hesitate to take a clear shot at that distance.

[harvey lee]

I have bi focals and hate them for shooting with iron sights. Can't take my glasses of to shoot so I use a scope whenever and wherever I can.

I probably need tri focals but doubt they will be any better for shooting.

I have the no line bi focals but it seems to not help.

About the only rifle I shoot without a scope is my ML in Mn. I use a scope in other states.