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Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 5:40 pm
by Nam Vet
This is my 2nd try with Skinner sights. My 1st was not so good.The target was not the right one. A gray human torso at 30 yards there was no real point to aim at. Using my trifocals did not help either. So this time I taped the bottom part of the trifocals so no more bobble head trying to get the right sight picture. Now I used a Birchwood casey 8x8 target at 25 yards so I could actually aim at the bullseye. Even with 73 year old eyes I love the Skinner Sights. Here are the results.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:27 pm
by North Country Gal
Great shooting. Amazing how such a simple fix can sometimes make all the difference.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:35 pm
by GFK
Nice shooting! Yes, shooting with different focus of glasses is not fun. Have been thinking about going with progressive lens. Yes, cost more money. But, might be worth it. During practice, covering up glasses of different focuses that has lines may be okay. During other times, that may not be an option.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:50 pm
by Headhog
Great shooting Nam Vet. It's very hard to beat Skinner sights. They make one heck of a difference.
Paul
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:21 pm
by BrokenolMarine
I put a skinner sight on my 357 carbine, made all the difference. I also Floated the Ball, (6 o'clock on the black) rather than trying to aim center mass. You adjust and overcome.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:06 am
by daytime dave
Nice shooting. I like the fix for the glasses too.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:18 am
by Sir Henry
Great idea with the glasses.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:53 pm
by Bake
I always throw an extra pair of "Last Years" reading glasses 
in my shooting bag, which works well for the short barrel carbines, and the 2 hand pistol shooting. For full-size rifles, and single-hand pistol shooting I drop down another diopter. Of course, I only shoot at an indoor range (25 meters). No guarantees, but they did keep me competitive for a couple of more years . . .
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:45 pm
by Nam Vet
One thing I didn't count on was the weight of he Golden Boy. Haven't lifted any weights in over a year, so that 7lb started to feel pretty heavy after about a hour. So it's back to the weights to my strengthen my arm muscles. At 73 I went from abs to flabs.
Thanks for all the info and well wishes.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 6:41 pm
by markiver54
Great shooting NV!!
Great improvisation on the glasses.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:38 pm
by zara_puppy
Great shooting!
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:46 pm
by Chris74
Thats a nice group. Its a good thing you didn't give up after the first attempt. I've heard many say that aperature sights are the way to go, although I have not tried them. Yet.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:27 pm
by Nam Vet
Chris,took awhile to get used to it but once I did their great even with old eyes. If you know someone who uses them ask to try, you might just might be surprise how great they are.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:07 pm
by markiver54
Skinners/aperature sights are the way to go, short of an optic.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:22 pm
by fortyshooter
I bought a pair of the SSP shooting glasses that have the focal area placed higher on the lenses. Work really well!
https://www.amazon.com/SSP-Eyewear-Inte ... 6442&psc=1
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:56 pm
by JEBar
Nam Vet wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 5:40 pm
So this time I taped the bottom part of the trifocals so no more bobble head trying to get the right sight picture.
GREAT IDEA .... I've never thought of taping a lens .... please keep posting updates
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:28 pm
by Nam Vet
Thanks for the link I just ordered a pair. Let you know how it goes.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:29 pm
by Nam Vet
[quote=fortyshooter post_id=196610 time=1649902936 user_id=2338]
I bought a pair of the SSP shooting glasses that have the focal area placed higher on the lenses. Work really well!
https://www.amazon.com/SSP-Eyewear-Inte ... 6442&psc=1
[quote]
I just sent a pair back. The focal area placed higher did not work for me, it was giving me a stiff neck. Should get the ones with it lower tomorrow.
Re: Second try with Skinner sights..BINGO!!
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:08 pm
by Nam Vet
Nam Vet wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:29 pm
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:22 pm
I bought a pair of the SSP shooting glasses that have the focal area placed higher on the lenses. Work really well!
https://www.amazon.com/SSP-Eyewear-Inte ... 6442&psc=1
I just sent a pair back. The focal area placed higher did not work for me, it was giving me a stiff neck. Should get the ones with it lower tomorrow.
40 Shooter, I got the ones with the focal area lower on the glasses today they work fine. Thanks for the info on the glasses.
