Older eyes.

[Allen]

As our eyes age and our accuracy diminishes it's still important we hit our targets. We need guns that don't need to be aimed so precisely.
We need guns like the Blunderbuss, sawed off shotguns, machine guns and 40mm grenade launchers. Just my 2 cents worth though.

[S.A. Boggs]

As our eyes age and our accuracy diminishes it's still important we hit our targets. We need guns that don't need to be aimed so precisely.
We need guns like the Blunderbuss, sawed off shotguns, machine guns and 40mm grenade launchers. Just my 2 cents worth though.

AAA?
Sam

[clintonhater]

What a joy not to have to wear glasses after 55 years!!!
Sam

What a joy to be wearing glasses the countless times they've prevented something--a twig I didn't notice when walking through brush, a foreign object thrown up when operating some machine, etc.--from hitting my eyes. Sure, you can put on eye protection when expecting trouble, but trouble has the unfortunate habit of coming when you don't expect it.

[clintonhater]

Mind you, those V notch sights were never any good when compared to a peep...

Of course not, but who, most often, were those rifles with V-notches issued to? Young bucks between 17 and their early '20s; possessing perfect visual "accommodation" in other words. Not too many 40 yr old eyes in the ranks.

[dryheat]

Gave up and sold my 03 over a decade ago because I could no longer see the thin sights. -

I never owned a 1903 and I've had a lot of rifles. I thought that was kind of Un-American so I finally picked one up and immediately sold it. I shoot everything(almost) I own and even though there's five different ways to use the rear sight I couldn't use it at all. I don't own an 03a3 either right now, but I'd sure like to pick one up. I hate old time mauser v notch sights but miraculously I can actually still hit pretty good with them even though it's just a blur. Cheaters sound like a good idea but I worry about eye protection.

[p246]

"...can see the front sight but not the rear..." That's actually ok as long as you can see the rear well enough to put the front where it belongs. Mind you, those V notch sights were never any good when compared to a peep.
It'd be a cryin' shame to Bubba a vintage battle rifle just because of one's eye sight though.
"...expect losses till around 55..." I think he's being optimistic. Mind you, I got specs for distance at 42ish and my vision hasn't gotten any worse. Hearing is gone in one ear though. Fortunately, I'm, not listening anyway. snicker.

The rear sight is just blurry enough it was hard to see the front sight. Black on black does not help either. Painting the back of the front sight gold helped some. No bubbaing of any of my LEs...it comes to that I'll just admire em till I take a dirt nap lol

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As our eyes age and our accuracy diminishes it's still important we hit our targets. We need guns that don't need to be aimed so precisely.
We need guns like the Blunderbuss, sawed off shotguns, machine guns and 40mm grenade launchers. Just my 2 cents worth though.

Might just have to go with hand grenades eventually....shoulder will probably give out and it will go 10 feet.

[Allen]

AAA?
Sam

AAA = Against All Authority -- Yep

AAA = American Automobile Association -- Nope

Other terms that AAA is an abbreviation of that would be a "nope"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA

[Chaz]

Pushing 69 years and now have difficulty finding the skinny front blade of a 1903. The front sight of my 1911 is getting fuzzy too. The M1 front sight is so large that it's clear. Anyway, I got some 0.5 diopter glasses from Amazon (cheap) and that solve the problem for me. Of course we're all different, especially togor.

[S.A. Boggs]

AAA = Against All Authority -- Yep

AAA = American Automobile Association -- Nope

Other terms that AAA is an abbreviation of that would be a "nope"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA

Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Sam

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Pushing 69 years and now have difficulty finding the skinny front blade of a 1903. The front sight of my 1911 is getting fuzzy too. The M1 front sight is so large that it's clear. Anyway, I got some 0.5 diopter glasses from Amazon (cheap) and that solve the problem for me. Of course we're all different, especially togor.

With both of my implants and removal of my cataracts last year my vision has improved. I now can use electronic sights that were useless before and peep sight are very good. I whited my Sigmund sights as the night sights are diminished with 30 year age.
Sam