Do you wear your Reading glasses while using a scope?

[manabeknives]

a novice question, but i was wondering how many of you wear your readers while shooting?
I was doing some chrony work and writing some notes when i looked into the scope with my readers and noticed how blurry it was. I know my eyes are weaker, but wow..that was shocking.
I re-adjusted the reticle to be clear while the glasses are on, and i prefer it this way.
But, while i wear the glasses, everything down range blurs....bi-focal safety glasses?
Opinions and suggestions for eyewear?
Mike

 

[baloo]

I have to take my reading glasses off to shoot. Just easier that way for me.

 

[dens228]

I have progressive readers, I used to take them off but realized that with my current scope, the Zulus I can leave them on and I can actually see the tiny little lines of the reticle better.

 

[dizzums]

my eyes are the same way, red dots work perfectly with my glasses and rets are much easier to get clear ... you learn to use optics that work with your eyes, some dont, once i found a decent scope that worked great with my eyes i got like 6 of them lol .. glasses are too much of a tactical disadvantage for pesting for sure .. if it was just on the bench, its not such a big deal ...

 

[manabeknives]

I have progressive readers, I used to take them off but realized that with my current scope, the Zulus I can leave them on and I can actually see the tiny little lines of the reticle better.

i realized the same thing ..everything was much crisper

 

[manabeknives]

my eyes are the same way, red dots work perfectly with my glasses and rets are much easier to get clear ... you learn to use optics that work with your eyes, some dont, once i found a decent scope that worked great with my eyes i got like 6 of them lol .. glasses are too much of a tactical disadvantage for pesting for sure .. if it was just on the bench, its not such a big deal ...

i agree ..i do mostly bench, so slipping them on an off is not as big a disadvantage compared to hunting

 

[kayaker]

I wear progressive glasses and many pcp's, I have found out the scope height has a lot to do with it.

 

[rangur1]

Only time I wear my readers is for focusing the scope for my Pard NV attachment. The pards camera focus is limited so you need a normal vision setting so it can itself focus clearly. Daytime shooting , no glasses, way easier.

 

[thomasair]

If you like looking through your scope with your readers, but don't like the down range fuzzies....then buy some magnification lens safety glasses and swap out the left lens for a clear. Your right eye will see close and you can see long with your left. I used this setup shooting competition pistol. It works great. I can look and see what brand safety glasses allowed me to do this later. Just buy a pair of each magnification plus clear and you can mix and match to get the perfect setup. Your brain gets used to it very quickly.

Mike

 

[thomasair]

Mine are Elvex RX-500

 

[manabeknives]

i realized the same thing ..everything was much crisper

Mine are Elvex RX-500

Excellent...thank you Mike

 

[bigHUN]

I am taking my reading glasses off to shoot, and overall don't wear any glasses during day to "save" my eyes.

 

[Mr.H]

I wear Rx progressive bifocals. I leave my glasses on while shooting, that way I can set the diopter where it needs to be, and I can see my target in focus too. I'm due for a new prescription. This time I'm going to bite the bullet and buy two pair, one with the magnification on the bottom, and the other pair with the magnification on top. That way when I'm shooting a pistol, I don't have to compromise my posture by tilting my head back to see the front sight on the gun.

 

[Trucker3573]

Wear my standard prescription eye glasses when I shoot. I can’t fathom how shooting with readers would work at all.

 

[Mike_OH]

I wear Rx progressive bifocals. I leave my glasses on while shooting, that way I can set the diopter where it needs to be, and I can see my target in focus too. I'm due for a new prescription. This time I'm going to bite the bullet and buy two pair, one with the magnification on the bottom, and the other pair with the magnification on top. That way when I'm shooting a pistol, I don't have to compromise my posture by tilting my head back to see the front sight on the gun.

When you do that please post a thread on how it works out. I am in the same boat and have been on the fence whether to buy the second pair or not.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

No

 

[Mr.H]

When you do that please post a thread on how it works out. I am in the same boat and have been on the fence whether to buy the second pair or not.

I shoot quite a bit rimfire and 9mm. A lot of shooting instructors advocate bi-focals with the magnification on top. As I've gotten older and my eyes have degraded, my target acquisition and groups have gotten worse. It's a no-brainer for me.

 

[Peskådot671]

I only use my reading glasses while on the bench. Not to look through the scope but when making turret adjustments, confirming the magnification numbers on the ring, and entering data on Strelok. I tried looking through the scope with my readers on but it was very uncomfortable.

 

[Mike_OH]

I shoot quite a bit rimfire and 9mm. A lot of shooting instructors advocate bi-focals with the magnification on top. As I've gotten older and my eyes have degraded, my target acquisition and groups have gotten worse. It's a no-brainer for me.

That you do have both types of glasses for shooting pistol. But I need to wear my glasses for hunting. And of course for scopes since I can’t shoot rifles without a scope any more and hit anything.

 

[WNYBill]

I am with Trucker, can't imagine how you can shoot with readers or bifocals. Might have to try it, I'll do anything to improve my scores!