Originally Posted by
keweenaw
Greetings
Just went shooting for the first time after having surgery for cataracts. After the surgery the world became a much brighter place and things were much clearer and sharper.
However, in shooting yesterday, I noticed something peculiar. Shooting was done with Parker Hale M1858 rifle, with long range sight. The front sight was very clear and sharp. But in focusing on the front sight, the targets were VERY blurry, much more so than in the past.. Not looking through the sight, and just looking at the targets themselves, the targets were sharp and clear. But viewing through sight, targets were fuzzy.
Anyone had this experience, and if so, what was your remedy? Most of the guns I shoot (with the exception of those with tang peep sights) have sights located where the M1858 sight is located.
Vision, according to doc is about 20/20 and 20/30 now.
Your advice is appreciated.
We are only capable of focusing clearly on one thing at a time. When we were younger, it seemed like we could focus on rear sight, front sight and the target and all three were in focus. Not so; we were able to focus quickly on each of them and it seemed like we had all three in focus, but they weren't.
The important thing to concentrate on is the front sight; the target and the rear sight will both be fuzzy, but that is normal. Repeat after me: front sight, trigger squeeze-front sight- trigger squeeze, front sight, trigger squeeze....
Gil Davis Tercenio
# 3020V
34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
Great, great grandson of Cpl Elijah S Davis, Co I, 6th Alabama Inf CSA
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