Gun sights for "old" eyes

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Someone please help me! I have 2 Sigs (9mm and 45) and have just joined the ranks of the paper punchers again. I find that I can't see the sights on my guns like I used to. Anybody out there have any information on enhanced sights I could purchase to help out my 64 year old eyes? Thanks, Richard
 
Greetings Richard,

You have many options! (I've been ding some shopping for my dad.)

For low light, good tritiums like Trijicon will highlight the front blade.
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XS Sights will work great if you are just shooting sillouettes. They make Big Dot front sights for ease of sighting. Also in tritium.
http://www.xssights.com/store/handgun.html

For outdoors, you can also install fiber optic sights that will really brighten the front blade.
http://www.hivizsights.com/Pistol-Sights-C3.aspx

If you don't mind the size, holographic or red dot sites work great as well. Doctor sights as well as Bushnell holoscopes have good reputations.
http://www.opticsplanet.net/docter-red-dot-sights.html
 
Hello Richard junior. I am 69 years and use "general" very cheap +1 diopter reading glasses. I can to see sights very clear and bulls eye clear enough.
My real readinglasses are those cheap too, but +2,5 diopter.
 
Have your optometrist fabricate glasses corrected for your mid-range prescription. That's where the front sight will be in focus, yet the target will be somewhat blurry.
 
Low power reading glasses. A bit too weak to read with but will geive a clearer sight picture and you target is clear enough to get a bead on.
 
Hello Richard junior. I am 69 years and use "general" very cheap +1 diopter reading glasses. I can to see sights very clear and bulls eye clear enough.
My real readinglasses are those cheap too, but +2,5 diopter.
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I do the same thing. I have a pair of 1.5's. they work really well. I even busted out and bought the $19 pair that have the springloaded ear pieces. Pretty cheap way to see the sights and still see the target pretty good.
 
welcome to thr. i would also suggest the xs 24/7 night sights as well. they are great for any eyes, but i think they would really help you out alot. i love them and i have "young eyes" i guess you would say. but in my opinion they are the best sights for defense that are on the market today.
 
ok just gonna throw this out there, but what about laser sights like crc or alike. i have just purchased my first sig. p229 elite. i want it to be my ccw, but have concerns about the wood grips. i have been on the fence about going to rubber grips. the crimson trace grips seem a great choice for me (dont have them yet) because once it is dialed in, its just point and shoot. why not consider a laser sight? just spitballing here.
 
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Thanks to all you guys. I think I will try the cheap way for now with the $1 reading glasses. If that doesn't work I will gladly open my wallet. Thanks again. Richard
 
The paper puncher use a an aperture, usually adjustable, and is attatched to the glasses with a suction cup. Adjusting the aperture until the sight picture clears. See Midway USA product #978-528
 
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