How do those of you with really bad vision deal with BUIS sight picture?

[REDinFL]

Maybe some HK style sights? As ucrt said above, the rear sight isn't something to look at but a hole to look through. The orange paint isn't a bad idea but Truglo makes a sight post for an AR that combines a fiber and Tritium. That fiber is BRIGHT and is an easy to see spot.

I'm really, really lucky with my eyesight. I need reading glasses, so I can conduct my life without anything on and only need put on some cheapo dollar store glasses to read. What this also means is that the rear sight is fuzzy and the front sight is clearer, a great help (and finally an advantage to "too short arms".).

[Sticks]

If I could find a power peep like I had for my target archery I'd be stoked.

[markm]

I was half tempted to move the rear sight forward about a foot on the rail. Even pistol shooting I barely get a clear enough rear sight reference to stay consistent. Thank the gods for the 3 dot.

Moving a rear peep app forward is never the answer. You look through the rear app and aren't supposed to see or think about it.

[usmcvet]

Has your vision changed since you ordered your contacts in 2007?

I asked my doctor about surgery too but was told my eyes were not bad enough. The peep works well for me but the 4 MOA RDS is a no go the 2 MOA works better but still looks like grapes, just smaller ones!

[Kokopelli]

I find that I now can't really use a peep less that 0.100" and really 0.125" is better. The smaller peeps ghost on me and see overlapping rings.. Old eyes.. But at 25 yards I can were the target out with the 6450 and the resized peep.. Ron

[usmcvet]

Peep sights still work for me it is the front sight on my pistol that's tough now. I tried many options before settling for something thanks worked. I could not get the FSP clear only the rear. It was squared away with a wider plain black rear. It makes the FSP pop for me.

[The_War_Wagon]

I resisted getting NEEDED bifocals for 3+ years (I'm nearsighted). Now that I have them, I've discovered I can find my red dot better through the larger aperture, which is a definite improvement.

If you're 40+, get the eyeballs inspected (the cornea starts to harden after 40, thereby degrading your vision such that bifocals/trifocals aere necessary), and upgrade your specs accordingly - it DOES make a difference!

[East River Guide]

And AK rear sights are more like in the middle. So my theory of moving the rear sight forward may have merit. Can't wait for the flak to arrive after posting pics of that.

Funny, I did just that and some people had issues, some not:

See https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=96266




Tested it last night. Had one of those sheets with 5 targets. At 15 yards shots were touching, at 20 still inside a quarter, and at 30 yards I can't see a 4 inch target well enough over iron to really test it (but the ACOG was great).

[Sticks]

Well, once I find a place to shoot...soon I hope, I will test the theory.

[Kokopelli]

I only shoot 1911's and for the range I'm using hi-viz green FO's. I plain rear with a 0.145" to 0.156" works best for me.

The second problem age brings to the eyes is fatigue. I can only shoot for 2--30 minutes how before the focus starts to suffer. Ron