Fuzzy Sight Picture

conchojack · 09-18-2002, 11:33 PM

With my progressive lenses, I have the choice of seeing my Luger's sights clearly or the target clearly. Focusing on either makes the other fuzzy. To see the sights clearly, I have to tape the glasses high up on my forehead. Other than very special glasses, have any of you found a solution to this problem?
conchojack

John Sabato · 09-19-2002, 11:21 AM

The "very special glasses" are the solution Dale.

You should work with your optometrist on the depth of focus you need. The glasses will not be inexpensive...

The other alternative is to limit your shooting distance to what you can see... [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Thor · 09-19-2002, 12:31 PM

With my progressives, I just tilt my head back a bit to focus on the front sight. The front sight focus appears to be the most important location to focus on and I am getting GREAT results out to 25 yds as my recent targets show. I also see great closer than arms length so I remove my glasses usually when working as long as I am not doing somethign that risks my eyes, then I put them back on or wear safety goggles. When I was actively shooting in the bowling pin competitions I would use the head tilt method to see the sights through the mid section (or slightly lower) the lens. Worked for me but it does look a little goofy. The target is always fuzzy, but if the groups are good, I can live with that.

unspellable · 09-19-2002, 02:08 PM

You want the front sight sharp, let the rear sight and target land where they may.

You want the glasses to protect your eyes, most glasses, even safety glasses, are not qualified as shooting glasses. Real honest to God shooting glasses will mean a prescription pair from scratch. Nine tenths of the optomitrists out there won't have a clue.

Cheap fix: If you have an older second pair of glasses to play with, go to the drugstore. You can buy little non-prescription paste on lenses intended to add a bifocal feature to non-prescription sunglasses. You will want a strength of 1.25 or 1.50 diopter for shooting a handgun. Locate the spot in the distance area of your glasses (only one side) where you can see the sights without getting a crick in your neck and past the little lens in that spot. Throw the other one away. (Or mail it to me, I can fix up another pair.)

If your distance vision needs very little correction you can do this trick using a pair of non-prescription shooting glasses or a pair of goggles.

If fuzziness in the rear sight or target are really bothering you, paste on a little black ring like a note book paper hole reinforcement. The smaller the central hole, the greater the depth of field, but also the harder to find your sights.

Tacky and unrefined, but oh, so cheap!

unspellable

09-18-2002, 11:33 PM	#1
conchojack User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fuzzy Sight Picture With my progressive lenses, I have the choice of seeing my Luger's sights clearly or the target clearly. Focusing on either makes the other fuzzy. To see the sights clearly, I have to tape the glasses high up on my forehead. Other than very special glasses, have any of you found a solution to this problem? conchojack __________________ Sir, not being informed to the highest degree of accuracy, I hesitate to articulate for fear I might deviate from the true course of rectitude.

09-19-2002, 11:21 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	The "very special glasses" are the solution Dale. You should work with your optometrist on the depth of focus you need. The glasses will not be inexpensive... The other alternative is to limit your shooting distance to what you can see... [img]biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-19-2002, 12:31 PM	#3
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	With my progressives, I just tilt my head back a bit to focus on the front sight. The front sight focus appears to be the most important location to focus on and I am getting GREAT results out to 25 yds as my recent targets show. I also see great closer than arms length so I remove my glasses usually when working as long as I am not doing somethign that risks my eyes, then I put them back on or wear safety goggles. When I was actively shooting in the bowling pin competitions I would use the head tilt method to see the sights through the mid section (or slightly lower) the lens. Worked for me but it does look a little goofy. The target is always fuzzy, but if the groups are good, I can live with that. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

09-19-2002, 02:08 PM	#4
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	You want the front sight sharp, let the rear sight and target land where they may. You want the glasses to protect your eyes, most glasses, even safety glasses, are not qualified as shooting glasses. Real honest to God shooting glasses will mean a prescription pair from scratch. Nine tenths of the optomitrists out there won't have a clue. Cheap fix: If you have an older second pair of glasses to play with, go to the drugstore. You can buy little non-prescription paste on lenses intended to add a bifocal feature to non-prescription sunglasses. You will want a strength of 1.25 or 1.50 diopter for shooting a handgun. Locate the spot in the distance area of your glasses (only one side) where you can see the sights without getting a crick in your neck and past the little lens in that spot. Throw the other one away. (Or mail it to me, I can fix up another pair.) If your distance vision needs very little correction you can do this trick using a pair of non-prescription shooting glasses or a pair of goggles. If fuzziness in the rear sight or target are really bothering you, paste on a little black ring like a note book paper hole reinforcement. The smaller the central hole, the greater the depth of field, but also the harder to find your sights. Tacky and unrefined, but oh, so cheap! unspellable