BCRider
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I've come up with an alternative to the suction cup stick on peep aperatures that some of my shooting buddys use to compensate for "old folks vision". If you're someone that finds that the sights and target just don't seem as clear anymore give this trick a try. At most it'll cost you the price of a leather punch. But that's such a handy tool that it's worth having around anyway.
Picture one shows the materials and tools you'll need. The plastic backing is some packaging I saved from the recycle bin. Any of this stuff with flat areas can be used.
Next up is the tape stuck onto the plastic backing. When you peel the tape off it stretches. Hold it so it can sag and return most of the way to the original size before you stick it to the plastic.
This next shot shows the aperatures punched already and using a sharp knife to just cut through the electrical tape without cutting very much into the plastic. With a new sharp blade a light draw is all you need. Punch the holes roughly 3/4 inch apart since that is the width of the tape.
The holes shown are the second smallest that the punch can make. I found that the very smallest was a trifle too dim for indoor range use. But it works nicely on decently bright outdoor days. The second smallest size works like candy with kids for indoor ranges and those really dull outdoor days. I'm only showing the slightly bigger holes because the smallest is almost too small to see easily in the pictures.
At this point you're done. You can use a pen knife or long finger nail to pull the tape off the backing and stick it on your shooting glasses. But if you flip the strip over and score the backing plastic fairly hard but not hard enough to cut right through you can make break off tabs like shown below. Note how the back score lines are offset from cuts in the tape on the front side by about 1/8 inch. You can see this on the busted off and peeled off aperature that is ready to be stuck to my shooting glasses. To use this just fold the tab towards the tape to snap the backing plastic and use the tab to peel off the next aperature.
To apply the aperature I assume a stance similar to that used for aiming and hold the aperature sticky out at arm's length where the handgun sights would be. I then look past it at something in the distance. While doing this move the patch in towards your glasses and keep sight of the distant spot through the aperature hole as it gets close. Keep getting closer to your eye until it sticks to the glasses. Then peel off the holding tab and press the aperature to the glasses. Now go shoot.
You're welcome....
Picture one shows the materials and tools you'll need. The plastic backing is some packaging I saved from the recycle bin. Any of this stuff with flat areas can be used.
Next up is the tape stuck onto the plastic backing. When you peel the tape off it stretches. Hold it so it can sag and return most of the way to the original size before you stick it to the plastic.
This next shot shows the aperatures punched already and using a sharp knife to just cut through the electrical tape without cutting very much into the plastic. With a new sharp blade a light draw is all you need. Punch the holes roughly 3/4 inch apart since that is the width of the tape.
The holes shown are the second smallest that the punch can make. I found that the very smallest was a trifle too dim for indoor range use. But it works nicely on decently bright outdoor days. The second smallest size works like candy with kids for indoor ranges and those really dull outdoor days. I'm only showing the slightly bigger holes because the smallest is almost too small to see easily in the pictures.
At this point you're done. You can use a pen knife or long finger nail to pull the tape off the backing and stick it on your shooting glasses. But if you flip the strip over and score the backing plastic fairly hard but not hard enough to cut right through you can make break off tabs like shown below. Note how the back score lines are offset from cuts in the tape on the front side by about 1/8 inch. You can see this on the busted off and peeled off aperature that is ready to be stuck to my shooting glasses. To use this just fold the tab towards the tape to snap the backing plastic and use the tab to peel off the next aperature.
To apply the aperature I assume a stance similar to that used for aiming and hold the aperature sticky out at arm's length where the handgun sights would be. I then look past it at something in the distance. While doing this move the patch in towards your glasses and keep sight of the distant spot through the aperature hole as it gets close. Keep getting closer to your eye until it sticks to the glasses. Then peel off the holding tab and press the aperature to the glasses. Now go shoot.
You're welcome....
