posted ago by donald_lincoln
+13 / -1
I've got the stock iron sights, and after firing around 50 shots or so I noticed I was having a harder and harder time seeing my sights and after 100 rounds left the range and noticed my vision was super blurry. I assume some better sights would reduce eye fatigue and prevent this?
I've got the stock iron sights, and after firing around 50 shots or so I noticed I was having a harder and harder time seeing my sights and after 100 rounds left the range and noticed my vision was super blurry. I assume some better sights would reduce eye fatigue and prevent this?
You don't jackoff do you? Cause I hear that will make you go blind
Just joking with you man
Gave me a good chuckle, thanks =)
Hairy palms make gun cleaning so much easier though.
100 eyeball push ups.
In all seriousness, an eye exam. Then sights...
So, wearing my glasses that help me with close up vision to the range might help... I feel silly for not considering that :p
This. See an eye doc, helped me.
The stock irons on the 10/22 aren't particularly good. Pick up a set of Tech Sights.
You could put an actual scope on it, but I've a hard time justifying the cost of a genuinely optic for a $200 rifle.
Yeah, crazy to consider sights that are more expensive than the gun :p. I was looking at this one: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1006003924?pid=715234#read-reviews Just wondering if that would actually help with the issue I'm having (or if they're decent sights?)
In fairness, you are supposed to spend at least as much on the glass as you do on the rifle. But its a really hard sell to spend $800 dollars for an optic on a $200 squirrel/plinking rifle. Easy justification on my AR, not so much on my 10/22.
I put a $50 scope on my 10/22, good enough for the platform.
spend less time staring at a screen and more time outside focusing on distant objects.
your eye muscles are weakened
Probably true... I'm a software engineer by day.
A big ass scope or reflex sight
Did not know closing one eye would cause fatigue... Unfortunately I shoot right handed and my right eye doesn't work as well as my left, so if I don't close an eye I can't see the sights at all =(
Lol. No I close my left eye, which is significantly harder than closing my right. Never noticed that until right now.
just dial in mortars
Sunglasses/shooting glasses that cost more than $5. Great gun btw. I got one for each of my kids.
The range I went to was indoors, so too much light doesn't seem likely to be an issue (assuming that's why recommending sunglasses?). Also, love the gun =). It's really fun to shoot until my eyes hurt :p
Glare is one thing... but you should be wearing eye protection on the range anyway so go ahead and spend a couple $ and get eye wear that really make you feel comfortable and reduces strain. Lowering light just a little bit will probably do that.
your mileage may vary. I have a serious astigmatism so this type of eye wear doesn't really do much for me but other people swear by it.
fwiw... I specifically mentioned the range to my eye dr when selecting my glasses and he helped me with options.
Good to know. I have to get my eyes checked again soon anyways, I'll mention it. Thanks!
youre welcome. fwiw pt. 2. I have regular sights on one 10/22 and a "red dot" sight on the other. Largely as a matter of habituation I'm as good with iron sights as optics (probably better given my eyesight is trash without glasses) but I have to admit that the red dot is easy on the eyes.
fwiw #3. The Ruger 10/22 is the Bic Ball Point Pen of guns. It's basic and cheap but it's the standard by which others are judged. You did good with that one.
Just close them when you shoot.
No
The 10/22 is a great gun for lots of different uses. What are you trying to do with it? If you're shooting short range <25 yards then a reflex or red dot would be a good choice. If you want to shoot an Appleseed the techsights already mentioned would be preferred. A scope would be good for longer ranges like marksman matches or hunting. The 10/22 is very common at Steel Challenge matches. I shoot rimfire pistol with irons in Steel Challenge but your gun with a red dot would be a lot of fun too.
I would love to start getting into some competitions down the road for sure, for now I'm just trying to get the lay of the land of the gun world :p I wouldn't mind sticking to the iron sights, but definitely would be preferable to not be blind by the time I left the range either.