You sound like you know me too well!!! Though I hear I'm not the only one who has done this on occassion.
I might have heard of someone or two doing that.
You sound like you know me too well!!! Though I hear I'm not the only one who has done this on occassion.
You sound like you know me too well!!! Though I hear I'm not the only one who has done this on occassion.
You sound like you know me too well!!! Though I hear I'm not the only one who has done this on occassion.
"Seriously, you are going to a military base and want to know what the weather will be ahead of time!? Please either plan for everything and deal with whatever you get, or cancel your 'reservation'. Silly civilian, your Weather.com privileges have been revoked."
@ all
Wear contacts? ... have an extra pair as well as glasses. Allergies? ... take/bring your allergy medication. Hat? Rain gear? ... bring it or embrace the joy of being wet and squishy (not as bad as it sounds). Comfy footwear? Bug spray? Sunscreen? Writing instruments and note taking gear (databook)?
I'd say skip the conacts all together and go for the glasses. Contacts are built with your exact prescription at the center of the lens (think bulseye on a target) what happens when you shoot:
Your head tilts and you attempt to focus on the sights, this allows the contact to drift in your eyes and you often end up looking through the top of the lens which isn't your actual prescription. Every Army shooting school (to my knowledge) encourages if not requires participants to shoot in glasses.
Interesting ... my optometrists (past and present) have both told me the exact opposite. They said that you will look through the top inside (near the nose bridge) quadrant of your eyeglass lens (where parallax is greatest). (I know that custom shooting bifocal glasses will put a midrange prescription at the top of the lens or near the nose bridge for rifle shooters.) They said the contacts will always be centered since they conform to the cornea and move with the eye (otherwise you would notice the discomfort if they were to drift off the cornea).
I would like to hear from an expert.
Added: I would suggest using whatever you used to sight in your rifle or whatever is proven to work for you (the shooter).
Wow, I'll check my info. I'm curious on this too. I don't wear glasses or contacts but have a few teammates who do. Thanks for weighing in, totally rocked my knowledge base with that one.