For this very reason I practice point-aim firing for inside-the-house distances. I need more practice at it but I could probably pass the CHL practical that way just from the 3&7 yard targets. My goal is 100% inside the 8-ring at 15yards by point aiming and limited to 2-3seconds per shot. If I can do that then I won't need my glasses while in my own home at night.RPB wrote:I tried the "sleep in them" contacts and couldn't adjust years ago.sawdust wrote:I need a different prescription for night than for day. I also need a different prescription for about every 2-foot change in distance
Seems to me that from a self-defense perspective, one should practice in the mode that they would most likely be in. At home, I seldom wear glasses. In a "situation", glasses can easily be left behind, lost, or knocked off. At the range, I practice without prescription glasses. That gives me a slightly fuzzy front sight and a much-fuzzy target picture. I figure that's the mode I will most likely be in most ofthe time.
I gave up on winning any markmanship competitions years ago.
Now I think a lot about middle of the night, hurry, decide which to grab first (I only have 1 hand) eyeglasses or pistol ...
That's why I got big easy to see sights, the decision on what to grab first "can be" pistol, otherwise it would "have to be" glasses for me, and then gun, ... if time ...
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- Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:20 pm
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- Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:19 pm
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Re: Eye sight and getting older
I wear trifocals... I have only a tiny sliver of lens suitable to focus on the front sight but with the aid of a Hi-Viz front sight I can still get all my shots inside the 8-ring at 25 yards, which is acceptable for 'social work'. For target shooting (bulls-eye) I can take the time to find that little sliver of mid-range focus in my trifocals to do a proper sight image alignment.