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zachnelson
01-22-2013, 21:41
Not sure if this is the right forum, but I have finally identified a problem and solution I have been having for a while. I have a Primary Arms red dot sight sight on my Smith and Wesson M&P15-22, but have been having issues getting it zero'ed and once it is zero'ed, getting it to shoot in tight groups. Part of the problem is my lack of strength to hold the rails up for extended periods of time, but the other problem was my glasses.

I have some type of eye condition (I think it's called strabismus), where one eye dominantly looks at things and I only really use the other eye when the other is covered/closed. Well my dominant eye is my left eye, and thus my right eye is weaker. Apparently my optomologist has made the prescription in my glasses all funky so it forces my right eye to be used more, thus keeping it from being weak.

tl;dr: The right lens in my glasses is zoomed in a ton and makes it impossible for me to get the 3MOA red dot to focus down to a point instead of being a big blob. Thus, when I try to shoot at 50feet with a big red blob, my shots are all over the place. I cannot wait to get to the range to try shooting with out prescription glasses on. [Wiggle]

asmo
01-22-2013, 22:05
Try this: don't look at the red dot. Focus on the target - its hard I know. The red dot will go from a blob to a circle in most cases.

Its like magic.

zachnelson
01-22-2013, 22:21
Try this: don't look at the red dot. Focus on the target - its hard I know. The red dot will go from a blob to a circle in most cases.

Its like magic.

I should have been more clear, I am focusing on the target. The difference between looking through my glasses, and not looking through is like night and day. Without the glasses the point is a solid red tiny dot, where as with them it is a fuzzy larger dot. This thread is kinda silly, but I swear my entire view on this situation just turned for the better. I'm really excited to hit the range.

King
01-31-2013, 20:54
I cant help with the eye issue but dont expect to get super tight groups while holding the gun (especially if weak). Try shooting from a bench just to see how accurate you can shoot