An idea for someone to make, and sell to those of us who can't always practice

mikemyers wrote:

shootingsight wrote:The idea of practicing is a good one.

However taking this to the optometrist isn't needed.  If you approach the problem by doing the lens math, you can calculate the proper offset from your distance vision prescription to be +0.75 diopters.  So go to your eye doc and get a regular exam, without mentioning guns.  Then ask him to write out a prescription for a single power lens (not progressive) that has an ADD of +0.75.  ADD is a medical term that means to add +0.75 to your distance prescription.

DA/SA wrote:Is it odd or fairly normal that I need a different lens for iron sights than I do for a dot?  (+2.0 dot, +2.5 irons)

shootingsight wrote:The idea of practicing is a good one.

However taking this to the optometrist isn't needed.  If you approach the problem by doing the lens math, you can calculate the proper offset from your distance vision prescription to be +0.75 diopters.  So go to your eye doc and get a regular exam, without mentioning guns.  Then ask him to write out a prescription for a single power lens (not progressive) that has an ADD of +0.75.  ADD is a medical term that means to add +0.75 to your distance prescription.

mikemyers wrote:I built this thing many years ago, so I could do holding drills and simulated dry-fire practice when I was away from home.  I  used an old mobile phone case, filled it with coins, wrapped it in an old Pachmayr 1911 grip set, added a plastic ruler to support my toothpick which would be a front sight, and made a rear sight out of electrical tape.  Along with a wrist weight, it works nicely.

It's good for holding drills, good for simulated dry-fire practice, and great for taking to the Optomitrist, with a business card taped to the end, to get a prescription for eyeglasses.

Someone could make something similar, and probably find quite a few people willing to buy it.


Don't laugh too hard.  Either a), it allows me to practice when I'm away, or b), it explains why I can't shoot like the Masters.   :-)




Too many fingers on the front of the grip, trigger finger needs to free. That changes grip significantly. Concept is good, especially if one could actually move the trigger finger in a motion most similar to trigger press. Maintaining and isolating proper unchanging grip, while pressing the trigger, while keeping sights in alignment and in aiming area is the simple, yet hardest thing to master. Any aid which helps to develop that is beneficial.