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  1. 12-28-2015, 05:01 PM #1
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    Maybe a tip for aging eyes

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

    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

    The other is my 22---it is old, not pretty but dependable---a lot like me
    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)

    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"
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    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......Ben
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  3. 12-28-2015, 10:39 PM #3
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    As I recall all the rifles I had in the Army---beginning with the M-1 had peep sights on them.
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    even my bow has LED sighting

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  5. 12-29-2015, 11:51 AM #5
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    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
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    On a down note for the peep sight

    They don't work in poor light

    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

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