Shooting Glasses/Lenses

[artiglio]

Afternoon Ladies and Gents

It looks as though I'm going to have to admit defeat and accept I'm no longer young, my eyesight is no longer what it was and shooting iron sights is on occasion diificult.
I'm near sighted and have glasses for distance, usually driving is the only time they get worn. However when shooting ,whilst foresight image is good , trying to focus on the target/frame number is difficult in anything other than clear bright conditions and I've shot on wrong target a couple of times in last 6 months.
Talked to the Bisley shooting optician who recomends a set of shooting glasses, but there is a huge variance in cost in whats on the market. Do any of you have any experience / recomendations ?
Many thanks Phil

[Watcher]

I wear glasses all the time but normal glasses are a bit of a struggle when shooting prone so I bought a set of Champion glasses from Stewards. Its helped me a lot because I have astigmatism and you can rotate the lens to minimise it. They aren't cheap but I'm pleased I got them.

I bought the Champion 4s because its good to able to adjust the bridge height but just turning the knob on top.

[rox]

However when shooting ,whilst foresight image is good , trying to focus on the target/frame number is difficult in anything other than clear bright conditions and I've shot on wrong target a couple of times in last 6 months.

What type of foresight do you use?

Something like the Riles 30mm foresights with lenses can solve the problem of target identification, improve the target image and in some cases negate the need for glasses. As you probably know, the most important thing if you shoot 'irons' with a ring foresight is to have a sharp foresight image, rather than a sharp target image.

http://www.rilesmachine.com/

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[Meaty]

Have you had a look at the ever increasing range of 'snooker glasses' that are coming on the market. I have been thinking about a pair for a while now as when lying prone my glasses are always in the wrong place and I tend to look through the top part of the lens/ frame. I made a spacer for the bridge which helped a bit but I look like a right prat, so a more permanent solution is a must.
I just had a look on google and found these, http://www.spex4less.com/acatalog/Shoot ... ksman.html
Sorry I cant seem get the link to work so you might need to copy and paste the above into your search bar.

[artiglio]

Thanks for the replies gents, made a few more enquiries and a larger foresight may help in the short term, but before committing I'm going to see a shooting orientated optician, when time and location permit.

Regards phil

[Griff]

I moved to contact lenses... such a great move for me!!! no more worrying about astigmatism or uncomfortable glasses or alignment of the lense I am looking through or rain on the lense.

Some opticians don't recommend them but its each to their own.

I'd go for MEC glasses personally as I couldn't get the Champion frames in the right place for my head position... and Chamion frames cost mega bucks :( but look impressive

[targetman]

I just cannot get on with glasses whilst shooting. Maybe because I shoot very "tight" the glasses frames get smacked by the rearsight and I have often ended up with blood running down my face as a result.

I have for many years now used a prescription lens in my rearsights on my full bore rifles, which corrects my astigmatism and my long sightedness, and I can see both the foresight and the target.

The downside to that is that with various full bore target rifles in 7.62 and .303" I have to have a number of lenses so that they are a permanant fixture in each rearsight. I have one lens holder that I can move from one rifle to another for some of the older less used rifles for which I have made up a number of distance pieces so that when fitted to each rifle the lens is in its required orientation for the astigmatism.

The only problem with the lens method is the cost, now £85 per lens.....