Shooting with glasses

[VSS]

Switched from glasses to contact lenses about 25 years ago. Monthly disposables. Put them in first thing in the morning, take them out last thing at night. Certainly wouldn't want to go back to wearing glasses (although I do still have a pair, just in case).
Have often thought about laser surgery, but never got around to doing anything about it.

Certainly wouldn't want to go shooting without my lenses in. My prescription isn't bad (-0.5 in both eyes) but it's bad enough to make everything a bit fuzzy.

 

[Hales Smut]

Thanks for the replies. Never needed glasse until I was about 45 . Now, 5 years later, I need +1,5 for longer distances and +2.75 for reading. So would need multifocal. For shotgun shooting or rough shooting I use a cap with a larger peak. So no problem.
When shooting prone on the range , the problem is bigger. You seem to look on the top rim of the glasses or over it. So I need to bend my head backwards to look straight through the glasses. That doesn't improve accuracy. I discovered that zeroing the scope-rifle needs to be done sitting at a bench-table. Once this is done all properly, I know all the rest is shooters error or eyes error.

 

[western woodsman]

I cannot wear contacts- astigmatism. I have lately gone to just long distance lens to handle the nearsightedness so no varifocals. That helps, but when there is a raining mist I have to whip off the glassed at the right moment to see properly in the scope. And I have lately been using some anti-fog stuff called 'cat crap' from the States that works pretty well. It does keep from walking very fast up steep hills as I will not be able to see anything anyway, but this is not such a bad thing for deerstalking. So once the extra 'dance' is done, I can finally take the shot. But it adds a layer of complexity that I don't like for sure.

 

[culler]

Hi Not sure about the glasses but I once had a springer and he had Hales Smut a few times in his pedigree, he was a fantastic dog.

 

[Bigbloke]

I'm the same as Western Woodsman regards contacts and astigmatism.

I went to Flint & Partners in Staffs on the recommendation of a mate for a consultation with Ed Lyons. He sorted me out with glasses for computing (work), distance, sunnies and dedicated Randolph glasses for shooting. The man is a genuine expert and specialises in competitive sports persons including the shooters. He really knows his stuff and understands things about the demands on a shooter's eyesight that most will never hear of, including the need for peripheral vision and for that to extend up and down.

I have nothing to do with the business, just a very satisfied customer. Definitely not Specsavers money, but then again, what is in this game?

I'm more a high seat shooter these days with a bit of walking If it's really wet then I can always pull the hood over.

In the past, I've just polished my specs with a bit of rain x so the water runs straight off. It worked fine for me and I only had to import it from Halfords.

 

[Junswo]

I cannot wear contacts- astigmatism. I have lately gone to just long distance lens to handle the nearsightedness so no varifocals. That helps, but when there is a raining mist I have to whip off the glassed at the right moment to see properly in the scope. And I have lately been using some anti-fog stuff called 'cat crap' from the States that works pretty well. It does keep from walking very fast up steep hills as I will not be able to see anything anyway, but this is not such a bad thing for deerstalking. So once the extra 'dance' is done, I can finally take the shot. But it adds a layer of complexity that I don't like for sure.

I think they have astigmatisms covered with all types of contacts now, and not just the really hard (uncomfortable like glass in the eye) type. My younger brother has quite a bad astigmatism and uses contacts, both daily's (for sport, in case they get damaged/fall out) and monthly's for everyday use...
My eyes are pretty bad(read useless) without my specs, I've always just worn them though and suffered a little in the wet. Thinking it's time to try some contacts...

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I've worn specs since I was 6 or 7. I now wear varifocals. I put them on when I get up in the morning and take them off when I go to bed. Looked at contacts the other day, but still not quite right for my prescription.

Regards

JCS

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I cannot wear contacts- astigmatism....

I'm in the same boat. Regards JCS

 

[Southern]

A good optometrist can take your varifocal prescription, have you sight your rifle with various try lenses, and grind a lense for your shooting eye with the iron sight diopter in the upper quadrant, against your nose, in addition to your varifocal Rx down the center of the lense. As someone mentioned earlier, the large lenses, like on the Zeiss shooting glasses, have more area in which to do all this, and can be had with any sort of yellow, gray or green tint, from 20% to 90% ( bright light protection ).

 

[kimh]

I target shoot as well as hunt, I use varifocals expensive lenses normally
my expensive varifocals are no good for hunting with a rifle
my optician is used to making my target single lens
I said about hunting, he gave me a cheap varifocal lens (with greater steps) and lowered the point of central focus? (I looked up when he centred my pupil)

I can;t be bothered with contacts...

 

[ben0850]

Give them a try, I have astigmatism and use daily disposable contacts for climbing, hill walking, stalking, game shooting and picking up in all weathers. They took a little getting used too but once sorted you won't go back to specs!