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Post by boolitdesigner on Dec 25, 2022 13:33:09 GMT -5
More, while testing the above mentioned .357 Magnum ammunition I recently discovered I can no longer see adequate light between my front sight and the rear notch on my super accurate Colt Trooper! I’m going to have to pull that pin in blade, along with the ones on my 4” Smiths and thin them! Sucks to be blind…. Try having cataracts buddy!!! The surgery and the period with the drops was a real pain, but the results are I can see again, like I did in my late twenties. Of course the rest of the incidentals involving the rest of me need as simple a solution. Merry Christmas to you and yours. |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Dec 25, 2022 13:39:03 GMT -5
More, while testing the above mentioned .357 Magnum ammunition I recently discovered I can no longer see adequate light between my front sight and the rear notch on my super accurate Colt Trooper! I’m going to have to pull that pin in blade, along with the ones on my 4” Smiths and thin them! Sucks to be blind…. Try having cataracts buddy!!! The surgery and the period with the drops was a real pain, but the results are I can see again, like I did in my late twenties. Of course the rest of the incidentals involving the rest of me need as simple a solution. Merry Christmas to you and yours.I DO have cataracts! I wear progressive trifocals too. It’s why I’m so motivated to get guys in a front sight they can see. |
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Post by jeffh on Dec 25, 2022 13:47:13 GMT -5
I DO have cataracts! I wear progressive trifocals too. It’s why I’m so motivated to get guys in a front sight they can see.
Made a difference for ME!
Your serrated patridge on the front of my 3" 357 is clear and crisp! I did make the rear sight notch a bit wider since I was in control on that end of the gun.
"Blended bifocals..." 
Less perfect front sights appear with a ghost-image of each side of the sight appearing off each side of the sight and the sight doesn't look straight - it looks like a SEVEN. How the specs twist things so is beyond me, but your front sight blade is the ONE I can actually see AS a front sight blade. I have a feeling that I am in for some more work, fixing at least one other handgun now.
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Post by jeffh on Dec 25, 2022 13:49:56 GMT -5
By the way, Fermin, I'm sure you've looked into this, but my dad, at 82, had cataracts removed and ditched his glasses altogether. He can now see things I can't, even if I have my glasses on. Too late, because he can barely get around, let alone hold a revolver up. I wish he'd have done it years ago, when we were still able to shoot together.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Dec 25, 2022 13:56:57 GMT -5
By the way, Fermin, I'm sure you've looked into this, but my dad, at 82, had cataracts removed and ditched his glasses altogether. He can now see things I can't, even if I have my glasses on. Too late, because he can barely get around, let alone hold a revolver up. I wish he'd have done it years ago, when we were still able to shoot together. Bob, Jeff, we are high jacking Woodys thread pretty hard!! Lol, sorry Woody! I can see my front sight pretty well by looking over my glasses and pretty much am shooting at a blur. What scares me about surgery is that with my luck as soon as I have corrective surgery they will come out with an improved procedure. So I’m going to hold off as long as I can. Bob, I tried those non progressive lenses on Harton’s recommendation and nearly killed myself. Not for me! |
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Post by bigbore5 on Dec 25, 2022 19:26:19 GMT -5
I use the Lyman trimmer for pistol cases and the Franklin Armory set for the few rifle I load.
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Post by contender on Dec 25, 2022 21:54:48 GMT -5
For my personal case trimming chores.
I have an older Lyman hand crank case trimmer,, that I converted years ago to be able to use a drill as the power turning source.
And when the case prep centers came out,, I got a Lyman motorized case prep center. It'll deburr, clean & uniform primer pockets. It reduced the fatigue of working on a large lot or brass that I used to dread. Now,, it goes much faster.
I still have my hand tools for the occasional case correction.
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Post by domino300 on Dec 26, 2022 10:30:24 GMT -5
More hijack, sorry woody! I had my cataracts done in 2019,zapped w/laser in 2021. In March 2022 I developed a Macular hole in back of retina of right eye. Anything you focus on disappears, could not read whole words or see sights with it. Had surgical repair done in April, which involves repair of hole and a gas bubble is placed in eye. This involves a week of FACE Down "therapy" where you must keep the bubble putting pressure on back of eye to help heal it. The surgery was a success, but I still have scar tissue covering about one letter in a word. But the front sight when focused on half disappears. Any straight line focused on has a little bend, including telescopic sights. I can shoot handguns with left eye, but it's not automatic as I still try to use right eye. I'm 74 years old, and have been putting reflex red dots on handguns. The red dots help, but I was never a great shot with handguns for groups, but could qualify mostly 99% for my job.
I'm putting this out there for an FYI for any body here who is interested, has had the problem, or has any solutions etc.
Thank you for reading and Happy New Year to all! I think I will copy paste this to a new thread.
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Post by cmillard on Dec 29, 2022 10:16:26 GMT -5
I used for about 15 years a hand crank L.E. Wilson trimmer, which was extremely accurate. I decided to get a powered trimmer from Lyman and have been impressed thus far. As far as chamfer/debur/primer pocket/flash hole, I use Sinclair tools that can be chucked into a hand drill, except the chamfer/debur is done by hand
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