Maybe a tip for aging eyes

I just thought of this---I should have posted this before. :shrug:

As I have gotten older my eyesight has suffered and I now have to wear bifocals.

That has presented a problem for me when shooting any long gun without a scope. While almost all of my guns have scopes on them (even one pistol) I still have two long guns that I shoot regularly that do not.

One is a pump slug gun the other is a 22 bolt action with a tubular magazine.
The slug gun did have a scope on it but that was a bad joke and I took it off. The regular iron sights didn't work since I could not focus on the rear sight.
I changed to sights that have fiber optic dots. One on the front sight and one each side of the groove on the rear. I can see the dots:smokin:

The other is my 22---it is old, not pretty but dependable---a lot like me:pimpgrin:
It has a Lyman peep sight on it---a thing of the past---but it works perfectly since all I have to do is look through the peephole---no focus needed.
I could not count all the squirrels that old friend has sent to the pot or pie. (only one today---it was a slow day:dunno:)

It is perfect out to about 70 yards---then the front sight begins to cover a squirrel---and it just gets worse from there on out.

So---if iron sights are giving you a problem---think about some older "technology" :peace:

My recently acquired Colt AR-15 has a peep rear sight (also known as an aperture sight)...As for the fiber optics, I sold a large number of Tru-Glos for handguns and shotguns while in business, and they truly are a Godsend for aging eyes...:thinker:...Ben

As I recall all the rifles I had in the Army---beginning with the M-1 had peep sights on them.

even my bow has LED sighting

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pswx7srfvw.jpg

My cross bow has a similar sight on it. That works well for me also.

...and on another note---I'm happy to report that as of about 2 hours ago---number two is ready for the stew :hatoff:

On a down note for the peep sight :o:

They don't work in poor light :shrug:

I had an opossum in one of the bird feeders Saturday night and I could not see the aperture on the peep sight----no light came through :AHHH:

So----I grabbed another 22 with a scope---and sent him on to the big feeder in the sky:hatoff: