shooting and glasses/specs

shuridunno

Hi,

I am trying to improve my shot but as I wear glasses and am totally dependant on them I find it next to impossible to to so.(laser surgery not an option)

If I don't look through the middle of the lens I can't see. It's not so bad with the rifle as I can adjust a little with shots being more precise but with the shotgun I'm a bit of a disaster. Clays aren't too bad, but I think I have yet to score a live shot with the shotgun. I'm still a beginner really and wouldn't have the speed either.

I've a .22mag, with a fairly economic scope, I don't do enough to merit expensive glass, just some tips if anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Or if there's a particular pair of glasses someone knows of that lend well to shooting, they'd have to be able to take prescription lenses though.

Thank you if you can help.

homerhop

what parish are you in?

franknrol

try contacts, i've been using them for a while to great effect. glasses are fine for dry days but on wet stormy evenins sitting on the edge of a lake, prayin for the whistle of wings. drying them off has meant alot of duck missed or not even fired at:mad:. i buy disposable contacts and only wear them when i'm fowlin on wet days.

Spunk84

used to were contacts whilst out but the wind would annoy the crap out of them, so i got laser surgery and its amazing LOL now my gloating is over.... You can get sporting sunglasses on prescription that should do the job

tfox

I use contacts for shooting and they are an absolute godsend !! No more steamed up foggy lenses trying wipe ur glasses dry when all ur clothes are soaked !!

Biggest prob I have is forgetting put them in at 4am in the morning when Im off stalking, force ofhabit I just grab my glasses and go :rolleyes:

EWQuinn

This is an excellent thread. I shoot a lot of iron sights w/ rifle & pistol. The rifles require my prescription glasses which are progressive lense type that vary in focus from top to bottom. Pistols will work with those or w/ just cheap 1.5X reading glasses. With scopes its a mixed bag, some focus with the reading glasses, and some are better with the prescription. Looks like I need to consider the contacts or laser surgery, any more input welcome.

ssl

Consider ortho K lens. There hard contact lenses you wear when your asleep. They flatten the front of your eyes so you have 20:20 vision for the following day. I used them for a while before I got the laser

MacsuibhneR

I agree with the comments about contacts, they are a godsend as no more issues with fogging up glasses which really did drive me crazy.

I use the disposable lenses for shooting and find them great. I always carry a spare set with my shooting gear (in case I forget to put them in the morning). You can then wear any ordinary shooting glasses over them.

lee70

franknrol wrote: »

try contacts, i've been using them for a while to great effect. glasses are fine for dry days but on wet stormy evenins sitting on the edge of a lake, prayin for the whistle of wings. drying them off has meant alot of duck missed or not even fired at:mad:. i buy disposable contacts and only wear them when i'm fowlin on wet days.

tfox wrote: »

I use contacts for shooting and they are an absolute godsend !! No more steamed up foggy lenses trying wipe ur glasses dry when all ur clothes are soaked !!

Biggest prob I have is forgetting put them in at 4am in the morning when Im off stalking, force ofhabit I just grab my glasses and go :rolleyes:

EWQuinn wrote: »

This is an excellent thread. I shoot a lot of iron sights w/ rifle & pistol. The rifles require my prescription glasses which are progressive lense type that vary in focus from top to bottom. Pistols will work with those or w/ just cheap 1.5X reading glasses. With scopes its a mixed bag, some focus with the reading glasses, and some are better with the prescription. Looks like I need to consider the contacts or laser surgery, any more input welcome.

MacsuibhneR wrote: »

I agree with the comments about contacts, they are a godsend as no more issues with fogging up glasses which really did drive me crazy.

I use the disposable lenses for shooting and find them great. I always carry a spare set with my shooting gear (in case I forget to put them in the morning). You can then wear any ordinary shooting glasses over them.

I'm the same be using disposable lenses for ages and then chucking them away. But here's a little tip for all use lads that have disposables you can actuality get up to 3 weeks out of one pair of disposables. This was told to me by a mate who works for a big high street glasses/contact chain. All you have to do is just clean and store them like they were monthlys I've been doing this for over 2 year now and never once had any problem,so what you save on disposables can now go on ammo.

shuridunno

Hey thanks,

I'ii look into contact lenses, I tried them years ago and couldn't get a pair to suit my prescription but I'm sure technology has caught up with my dodgy eyeballs.

I think the scope is a bit far away from my eye on the rifle, I do get most of the rabbits I go for tho.

I got a new shotgun which dramatically improved my shot,as it fits me well, but still just slow on the uptake(the crows are off sniggering with thier mates, mounting an attack while I'm still fumbling with the safety:o)

Barbor do a set of hunting glasses for prescription use if anyone is interested, the frame is kind of big, for large lenses, a bit dennis taylor like!

Do any of those anti mist sprays actually work, has anyone tried them.

garv123

shuridunno wrote: »

Do any of those anti mist sprays actually work, has anyone tried them.

I played racquetball for years and we had to wear safety glasses and all them sprays we tried were just a complete gimic and weren't worth it.

minidazzler

shuridunno wrote: »

Do any of those anti mist sprays actually work, has anyone tried them.

With diving masks most lads rub toothpaste on the inside of the lens and leave it there overnight before washing it off, that stops all fogging, try it on your glasses.

Make sure it's tooth paste, not gel.

garv123

minidazzler wrote: »

With diving masks most lads rub toothpaste on the inside of the lens and leave it there overnight before washing it off, that stops all fogging, try it on your glasses.

Make sure it's tooth paste, not gel.

Shampoo was another thing that worked better than the sprays too.

deerhunter1

garv123 wrote: »

Shampoo was another thing that worked better than the sprays too.

I also wear contacts for shooting, more so shot gun shooting, deer stalking not so bad unless I am wearing a face mask then my glasses fog up. My problem with glasses shotgun shooting was looking down the barrel the top of the frame would split the front of the muzzle and I would see four barrels instead of two:eek:

ssl

deerhunter1 wrote: »

garv123 wrote: »

Shampoo was another thing that worked better than the sprays too.

I also wear contacts for shooting, more so shot gun shooting, deer stalking not so bad unless I am wearing a face mask then my glasses fog up. My problem with glasses shotgun shooting was looking down the barrel the top of the frame would split the front of the muzzle and I would see four barrels instead of two:eek:

You'd need funny high glasses like that famous snooker player

blackstairsboy

You mean good old Denis Taylor!

deerhunter1

ssl wrote: »

You'd need funny high glasses like that famous snooker player

Exactly just what I need:)