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Offline jrdudas

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Target shooting and bifocals
« on: December 08, 2005, 12:31:33 PM »
I am a long time target shooter but have not been active in any organized shooting for some years.  I am now getting more active and have a question about shooting when you wear bifocals.  Let me preface my question by saying that I have been doing some Cowboy Action Shooting and I have no trouble hitting the targets.  A miss for me in this sport is unusual, but then, the targets are close and large in size.  

Since I now wear bifocals I can see when shooting at greater distances or at smaller targets that I have a problem with the sight picture.  I can either see the target well or the front sight well.  My past experience taught me to focus on the front sight and let the target be fuzzy.  Is this still true when wearing bifocals?  Or is there some sort of distortion factor involved here?   When I focus on the front sight now, the target is very fuzzy.

Also, what about eye dominance?  Does it have any real effect when target shooting?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

JR

Offline Gunpacker

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Re: Target shooting and bifocals
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2006, 04:07:59 PM »
What you need is a pair of lenses with the primary (top) lens with an intermediate distance focus, not look thru a close reading lens like most bifocal lower lens. I use bifocals that are set up for computer use, with an intermediate lens on top, and normal reading lens on bottom. Actually I use them all the time since I can see nearly perfectly at long distance with them also.
If you look thru the bottom of a bifocal, you can't eve begin to get a clear or nearly so, target.
These give me an effortless focus on the front sight, with a slightly blurred target. Just like a kid should see.
Eye dominance won't be a problem unless you try to shoot rifle or shotgun with crossover dominance. You just can't get your head in position to do that. It is always nice to be right/right or left/left, but lots of folks shoot handguns sucessfully with crossover. Seems real awkward to me, but right to them.
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Re: Target shooting and bifocals
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2006, 03:41:17 PM »
Your best bet is to find an optometrist that can understand your requirements. Check your local gun clubs to see if they have a member. he will fully nderstand what you need and can fit you with a pair of glasses that will WORK!

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