Mk. III Sight Picture

[Longlee]

I'm about to enter a fun shoot and I'm struggling to see the front sight blade clearly on my Mk III. I'm 62 years old and wear glasses. They are bi-focals and I think that that may be part of the problem. I have blackened the front blade, the rear edges of both sight protectors and the rear flat surface around the rear sight notch to reduce reflection and glare. The rear sight flat surface below the notch has a line engraved into the metal directly below the notch which I painted white.
When I sight my target I'm seeing a "ghost" above the rear sight notch which makes seeing the front post difficult.
Does anybody have any tips to share?

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[Paul S.]

When I did an instructor course a long time ago, we were told that shooters with glassed could have sighting problems. A number of options were discussed. Two that I remember were related to bifocals. 1. have an optometrist make a pair of shooting glasses with the near vision refraction at the top (or near) the top of the lenses. 2. Measure the sight axis length from your eye to the fore sight, and have your optometrist work up a pair of glasses with a focal zone to provide the clearest, sharpest at that distance. Relating to both solutions is that you need to find the point on the lens that is in line with the eye/sight axis when you have the rifle shouldered for your shooting position.

With all that, Olympic 3 position shooters who wear glasses use specially made glasses that have moveable lenses that allow changing the location of the lens so that the lens is aligned correctly. Link: http://www.championshooters.com/inde...=18&Itemid=111

Also: 3-Position System | Champion Brillen AG

[CINDERS]

Get some "Sight Black" spray and coat both front sight blade and the back of the rear sight (Stand the ladder vertical) that faces you I put a rag over the wood so it does not get on there it wipes off really easily I also give the front sight protectors a coat also I believe having a white line may have you trying to hard to focus on that get rid of it none of my 303's have it I'm no spring chicken either...

[RobD]

Two suggestions:
get shooting glasses which have both a fixed lens which enables you to focus on the frnt sight and an iris diaphragm to give a pinhole effect and increase depth of field - this set will cost a fair bit
Or, get a pair of cheap reading glasses which focus your right eye at about 1 meter which is the foresight. Get the ones with the biggest diameter lenses as you will likely be looking through the top of the lens when prone. This will cost you $5 or so.

[browningautorifle]

I too wear glasses most of the time and RobD has it cold. I use a set of fixed glasses that allow me to see distance and they also clear up the sights enough to focus there. It's hard to be able to get everything into the glasses so you do need a large lense like RobD says... Your shooting position will suffer a bit...

[Longlee]

I'm going to try The Eyepal. It was recommended by a Facebook group shooter. EyePal, An Iron Sight Shooters Friend It not expensive and I can get it in a timely manner.

[scharfschutzen63]

I'm going to try The Eyepal. It was recommended by a Facebook group shooter. EyePal, An Iron Sight Shooters Friend It not expensive and I can get it in a timely manner.

I wear glasses because I am near sighted. My eyes have gotten worse as I have gotten older. I use glasses for shooting that do not fully correct my distance vision, but do improve it. You need to have the front sight in clear focus. With my regular glasses the front sight is indistinct. This has worked for me. A good optometrist should be able to help you. Just tell them what your goals are.

[CINDERS]

Got one about 8 months ago, have not used it yet just another shelf dweller.

[oldfoneguy]

I agree with the fixed lenses while shooting. I've worn bifocals and progressive lenses forever and can only see the sights with my distance only prescription. Another thing I did to give myself a chance was to change the rear sight notch for the peep sight replacement they sell on Ebay. A huge difference as I can actually see both sights without the notch blurring the front. It didn't change the point of aim at all I can group tighter. - Bill

[Cottage Hill Bill]

Next eye exam get the doc to give you readings for near, middle (sometime called computer distance) and far. Have them give you a single lens prescription for the middle distance prescription. This is ususally focused at about 3'. Have a cheap pair of single vision glasses made to that middle distance prescription. I used an old pair of frames from my previous set of glasses and got plain lenses, no coatings or photochromatic changes for about $60. Front sight will be infocus. You can add a pinhole cover, even a piece of tape with a pinhole to increase depth of field. This will at least give you an inexpensive option to test the waters before you buy a more expensive rig.