I Found Real No BS Diopter Sights
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But those are discontinued.
Here too:
http://www.guns.gb.com/contents/en-uk/d444_Anschutz_match_sights___sight_sets.html
Pricey!
Here too:
http://www.guns.gb.com/contents/en-uk/d444_Anschutz_match_sights___sight_sets.html
Pricey!
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Looks like the real mother load is on ebay:
http://www.ebay.tv/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_sop=12&_nkw=diopter+sight
http://www.ebay.tv/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_sop=12&_nkw=diopter+sight
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Well I've only used simple peep sights but looking through a small hole near your eye is like closing down the lens on a camera. The depth of field increases dramatically. You can see both your front sight and your target. Perhaps you have seen the olympic shooters using them.
They're not as good as a scope. Just a whole hellofalot lighter.
They're not as good as a scope. Just a whole hellofalot lighter.
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Those things are ment for 10m air rifle or 12 and 50m small boar competition shooting. Most ISSF (and not one Olympic) shooting disciplines don't allow for scopes to be used, only diopter sights. There's no advantage over a scope or regular open sights. If you're not a competition shooter, there's no actual use for them.
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Perhaps your eyes are still good. I'm 66 and have to use strong reading glasses. I have an astigmatism as well. I use my prescription glasses for sitting at the computer but being a randy old f_rt just refuse to wear glasses all the time. A peep sight really helps me with rifles. Rear buckhorn and blade sights are really difficult for me. The fiber optics are better but I hate em. Fugly.
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Well, from my perspective... $469.99 each?
It's a good job its "buy one get one free" or I wouldn't bother.
It's a good job its "buy one get one free" or I wouldn't bother.
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Not quite...in fact they have a HUGE and MASSIVE (!) advantage over regular open sights if you are near sighted. (the medical condition where you need corrective lenses of the (-) minus type to be able to see sharp in the distance). Because with a diopter you do not need to wear these glasses.
This Utube vid explains perfectly in funny animation how it works, and even people with 20/20 vision can benefit from shooting with a diopter!
This "little hole" system works so awesome, so that even when you have a regular open sight you can buy (or McGyver) a little sticker and tape it to your safety glasses. There are called Eyepal sights and info about it here:
http://www.eyepalusa.com/
But, you do not need (unless you are competing at the highest levels...) very expensive ones like the ones offered in the ads in the posts above. If you shop around they can be had (the GAMO type diopter, but without the branding on it) for well less than a 100 dollars!
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