Some prescription glasses would be good. I didn't get the glasses but I did get a wider front sight. So far it's worked but eyes continually change. I think the cure for the front sight will continually change with the eyes. A fat front sight isn't a bad thing to have.
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Front sight/how to?
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Hey....Try this....Widen the slot in your rear sight slightly. I went to a thick front sight , and still the mirage was too much to see clearly , but a wider rear sight bought me more time. Eventually though , my 72 yr. old eyes have made me go to a home made peep sight screwed to the tang of my flint rifle. As long as i can keep loading my rifle , I want to shoot .
If you have a V rear sight make a U out of it. If you have a U open it up a little to accommodate the new wide front sight. Anyway big things are easier for me to see.
I like a fairly wide front sight, and file out the rear notch to allow just enough light through so I can see the target beyond. I also had my optometrist fit me with a prescription for my dominant eye that allows a completely relaxed sharp view of the front sight at arm's length.
That lens is about .5 diopter different from the regular prescription; still good enough to drive, but far-away things are slightly blurry; just the way you want them for shooting.
That lens is about .5 diopter different from the regular prescription; still good enough to drive, but far-away things are slightly blurry; just the way you want them for shooting.
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The simplest solution to try, in my opinion, would be to put a standard fiber optic front sight on the gun or if you don't want to change things, get some flourescent orange Testors model paint at a hobby shop and paint the rear of your current sight. It will be brighter than any nail polish you can find.
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I put orange fingernail polish on a front sight (non-ml) and upped the ante by adding a drop of UV fly tying clear...it dries harder than nail polish and dries in a few seconds with a curing light. (I tie flies, too, but wouldn't have done it if I didn't have tools on hand.) Over that, a coat of clear nail polish so the UV wouldn't remain tacky. Shines and looks great.
