Question about shooting with and without perscription glasses.

[Leekindle]

Problem Solved thank you for your help.

 

[Wilbur]

Area is the right one...

...but that's all I know. Can you see that the crosshair is on the spot you're aiming at - with your glasses on?

 

[Boyd Allen]

I don't think that we can give you a good answer from this distance. If one of us who shoots with corrective lenses, as I do, were at the range with you, I am sure that we could help you figure out what the problem is. When you are shooting, what sort of rifle rest setup are you using? Are your scopes' eyepieces adjusted differently for when you are shooting with and without glasses? What power are your scopes? Are they adjustable for parallax? It is common for shooters to shoot well with corrective lenses. For that reason, I think that there may be some adjustment or technique issues that you are experiencing, that could be corrected. Unfortunately, I do not often run into shooters at the range that know much of anything about proper adjustment of a scope. This is not a criticism, just an observation. Usually their scopes are close enough to proper adjustment, that they are not the primary limiting factor as far as accuracy is concerned. One more question, do you require glasses for clear distance vision? I assume that at your age, that you are not wearing bifocals, but if you are, I hope that your are looking through the top of your lenses when you shoot.

 

[Leekindle]

...but that's all I know. Can you see that the crosshair is on the spot you're aiming at - with your glasses on?

To answer your question I will be going out to my lease this week and I was going to try to look through a scope with glasses on and then remove them and see if the crosshair is in the same place. I can see just fine with glasses on when looking through the scope and everything is perfectly clear. When I shoot with glasses on I have off of the bullseye by 5-10 inches in all directions.

I don't think that we can give you a good answer from this distance. If one of us who shoots with corrective lenses, as I do, were at the range with you, I am sure that we could help you figure out what the problem is. When you are shooting, what sort of rifle rest setup are you using? Are your scopes' eyepieces adjusted differently for when you are shooting with and without glasses? What power are your scopes? Are they adjustable for parallax? It is common for shooters to shoot well with corrective lenses. For that reason, I think that there may be some adjustment or technique issues that you are experiencing, that could be corrected. Unfortunately, I do not often run into shooters at the range that know much of anything about proper adjustment of a scope. This is not a criticism, just an observation. Usually their scopes are close enough to proper adjustment, that they are not the primary limiting factor as far as accuracy is concerned. One more question, do you require glasses for clear distance vision? I assume that at your age, that you are not wearing bifocals, but if you are, I hope that your are looking through the top of your lenses when you shoot.

We have a custom made shooting bench with side rests plus sand bags. Also I don't think the Zeiss nor does the Nikon have a parallax adjustment now we do have a cheap Baraska scope that does which I might play around with this upcoming weekend. Now I do have a neighbor who was a marine sniper so I could ask him a couple questions about proper scope adjustments and such. I do not have bifocals and my glasses are for upclose and distance as everything is blurry if I don't wear glasses. I can see things up to maybe 5 feet and everything becomes a little blurry.

Now how much would a parallax scope actually help me or do you think it would help me? Cause my dad is planning on buying me a new scope soon anywhere from Zeiss, Leupold, Swarovski, or Nightforce.

 

[Boyd Allen]

For now, concentrate on getting your eyepiece set for shooting with glasses, and understand that the setting that is correct for you, is likely to be different than for another shooter. From your description, you are nearsighted, or more correctly myopic. This is a common condition. I am. Parallax adjustments are common on scopes above 10 power, and are found on some below that. They are important for precision in target shooting, but may not be needed for low power hunting applications. One thing that is not directly related but worth knowing is which of your eyes is the dominant one. Look around on the internet for how to test for this. I shoot left handed, even though I am right handed, because my left eye is the dominant one. I can shoot right handed, but it is more difficult from a vision point of view.

 

[lesloan]

Decot Hy-Wyde makes glasses especially for shooters. http://www.sportglasses.com/content/General_Info_Lenses.htm It'd also be good if you can find an optometrist who is also a shooter. He's most likely to understand the problems you face, and to be able to help you best. I'm sure you already know that for safety reasons alone you should always wear eye protection when shooting. Even rimfire rifles have been to kaboom.