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Decided to dig out a old 45-70 rolling block. It has open sights. Loaded up 8 different 5rd. groups. 300gr & 525gr GC bullets. At the range fuzzy sights made it harder to see target (heavier trigger than I remember). It was a quick reminder why I haven't shot open sights for a few years. Peeps would have helped, all said I had a good time still and big hunks of lead are fun to send down range. Most of my 45-70 shooting will go back to my Ruger & Marlin with optics.
 
Before I had cataract surgery, there were two things which I found helped. The first was that I shoot a long barreled muzzle loader and putting the rear sight about 14" down the barrel made it a bit easier to focus both the sights and the target. Also I use a pistol type sight on my gun ; in other words a flat topped square notch at the back and a flat topped post in the front. As my eyes continued to age, I have some "computer glasses" made which focused at about 36 - 40". It gave me 100% vision of the sights and about 95% vision of the target out to 75 - 100 yards. My eyes continued to age, with my right eye in particular being quite foggy and cataract surgery cleared that up completely and while I still need a weak prescription for 100% vision, my vision is clear and sharp. I intend to get another pair of glasses that focus around 3 feet or so which in addition to being able to see both my computer monitor and writing close to me, will probably give me better vision of my sights and still retain fairly good vision of the target

cheers mooncoon
 
Welcome to the club! Using irons some days adds a whole new level of challenge and frustration. For me handguns are the problem, rifles and long sight radius, not so bad.
 
Another guy with "oldguyeye'tis" here too. Tang or rear receiver mounted peep sight with a small size aperture helps a LOT. I'm leaning heavily on this option pending getting even worse where I'll findally sigh in resignation and put scopes on everything in sight.

The peep aperture doesn't always need to be ON the gun. Try this this cheap n'easy trick and see if it helps you;

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...your-shooting-glasses?highlight=stick+on+peep
 
BCRider said:
Another guy with "oldguyeye'tis" here too. Tang or rear receiver mounted peep sight with a small size aperture helps a LOT. I'm leaning heavily on this option pending getting even worse where I'll findally sigh in resignation and put scopes on everything in sight.

The peep aperture doesn't always need to be ON the gun. Try this this cheap n'easy trick and see if it helps you;

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...your-shooting-glasses?highlight=stick+on+peep
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That looks like a good cost option I tried the variable aperture device attached to my glasses but unless I dedicate it to my range glass with some king of glue it falls off and disappears :(
 
Me too, new glasses helped a lot recently, but Ive found that scopes are become a necessity, So far a couple 24 power scopes are helping out a lot at the range.
 
PYK said:
Welcome to the club! Using irons some days adds a whole new level of challenge and frustration. For me handguns are the problem, rifles and long sight radius, not so bad.
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I don't even try to be accurate with the pistols much anymore. Its getting to be that hitting the 8 x 11 paper target at 10 yards is as good as it gets nowadays.
 
48 this year with everything I own having optics now

Even put a red dot on my lever cause I just can't do it any other way.

I even had a kamra inlay done in my eye and that didn't work. Sucks
 
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