Shooting with Bi-foculs

[Danmc]

I wear bi-foculs, and shooting can be a real drag. And because it's a drag I don't practice as much as I should. If I look through the top of my glasses the target is clear but the sights are fuzzy. On the flip side if I look through the bottom of my glasses the sights are clear but the target is fuzzy. I find myself looking up then down then up then down a few times before I pull the trigger. Just wondering if laser sights might help me out? Don't get me wrong, I am not blind...if somebody comes busting in to my house to cause me harm and I have to shoot, chances are more than good that they're going down. So if you wear bi-foculs, what has worked for you?

[Tucker's Mom]

My optometrist gave me a script for shooting. It works very well. I have a 6-month supply each time so since I only use it 2x a week, it last a long time. Oh btw, I wear contacts instead of actual eyeglasses.

[Firefighterchen]

I had bifocals before....I'm not sure that's the issue. I am blind without corrective lenses. I also have an astigmatism. My glasses allow me to have normal vision, just like everyone else.

The top lens is just like any other pair of glasses, brings your vision back to 20/20 or something similar. The lower lens is almost always for near view (reading). The top lens makes your vision like everyone else's, that is why I do not believe its the glasses. I don't know your prescription, how far can you see through the lower lens? When I tried bifocals I couldn't see much farther than arms length without a lot of strain. Can you still focus on objects within two feet through your upper lens? If not, you should check to see if the upper lens is correct.

I can't speak for everyone, but I believe most have a fuzzy target when we focus on the sights, especially the farther the target is. Or a fuzzy sight picture when we focus on the target. I don't know anyone who can have two focal points at that great of a difference in distance, with one being so close to your eyes. While closing one eye is impractical for self defense training, it does clean up the sight picture.

I do not believe you are doing anything wrong, and just need more range time like all of us to increase all aspects of your shooting skills. Just focus your training on the focus of your eyes til you are comfortable. Training should be hard, because its making you better.

As far as laser sights, it may help since you can focus on the target. A lot of people move to laser when their sight begins to fade. I believe there are core fundamentals, iron sites being one of them, that you should become proficient in before relying on other forms of sighting.

[jeepgal1961]

I bought some mono vision glasses. My dominant eye (left) is focused on the front sight and the right eye is focused on the target. Takes a minute or two to get used to them, but they work great.

[Eddie_Car]

Its not possible to focus on rear sight, front sight and target. Your focus should be on th front sight and the other two should be blurry.
A laser sight is a good idea. In a high stress situation just look for the red dot.

[Everclear]

My complaint is wearing protective shooting goggles over my glasses. It's uncomfortable & a pain. Especially in the summer. sweat dripping on the lens, etc.

[White Doberman]

Its not possible to focus on rear sight, front sight and target. Your focus should be on th front sight and the other two should be blurry.
A laser sight is a good idea. In a high stress situation just look for the red dot.

FirefighterChen is also correct. You can't do what you are trying to do. Period. I would follow the above advice and get a lot more practice time in at the range.

[missoak]

I have to use tri-focals. Had my optom. make me a set with safety lenses & a sturdy frame. I can use the iron sights on all of my guns with a little trial & error. Having said that 90% of all my guns have lasers or red dots also. Costs a bit to outfit them, but I do like to hit what I'm aiming at.

[Saltcreek]

My complaint is wearing protective shooting goggles over my glasses. It's uncomfortable & a pain. Especially in the summer. sweat dripping on the lens, etc.

I use my glasses also as shooting glasses. When I order my prescription glasses, I get polycarbonate instead of glass or regular plastic. then I can see "safely".

[NCIC105]

I worry about front sight and let everything else get fuzzy...


I also have an astigmatism and require bi-focal.




I don't add anything to my glasses or have special glasses made for shooting because in real life I'm not going to have time to put them on.




In fact, I practice allotting without my glasses as I'm sure if I ask an intruder to hold on while I get my glasses, he will decide that is not in his best interest.


Now I'm a decent shot...Not the best and not the worse...I don't know of anyone who does not need to practice...

My Father was a friend of Bill Jordan's. He gave me a signed copy of his book when I was younger. He said if you don't practice at least twice a month you skills will get rusty. He also said if you have great hand eye coordination it is a gift.