my favorite revolver may have to give a home to a red dot.
Out to about ten yards I can do pretty well with irons, but beyond that I just can't get a sharp sight picture after the cataract surgery. And I like shooting irons, dammit. So I need to do some looking and see if I can find a sight/sight base that will replace the factory rear sight, because there's no way I'm going to do the drilling and tapping on this one.
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I installed a dovetail mount on my Glock. I then installed a Viper Venom red dot. Their are several styles of dovetails slots, so, make sure you get the right one for your weapon.
The older we get.... Dammit.
https://www.egwguns.com/pistol-and-red-dot-mounts/mounts-by-firearm-brand-sight-cut/smith-wesson/revolver/
TK Custom
Apex
https://www.jackweigand.com/Smith-Wesson-Revolver-Mini-Mount.html
Yeah....sucks to get old. No other way to put it.
I've got a couple scopes that I can adjust the focus regardless of my eyesight. Still gotta wear glasses otherwise.
Sucks getting old.
-lg
For what it's worth, my IOL's are corrected for distance, so that obviously causes issues with irons. (I also have an astigmatism which further complicates things). I've found that if I use white dot or white outline rear sights along with a white (or brightly colored front) I have a decent-enough sight picture. I haven't had to resort to handgun optics - yet.
As for long gun optics, I have the best luck with prisms (illuminated or not). Simple red dots are adequate, but holographic optics don't work for me. Standard scopes work fine, as well.
you can get glasses that put the focus on the front sight.
Have been fighting this battle since my 40's.
Have you experimented with an aperture? Easy enough, just take something like a business card, poke a hole in it, and hold it up in front of your eye as you sight the target. Compressing your field of view extends your depth of focus. It it helps, you can make one from a pair of flip-up shades. Locate and drill the hole (try 1/16 to start) then spray paint flat black. I shoot with my right eye, so removed the left lens.
Obviously this only works at the range, on high contrast targets. That little hole doesn't let much light trough. If you try to hunt the brown bunny sitting in the brown grass, you'll never see him.
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