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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	First outing with my new eyes. Oct 28^th, 2025 at 5:10pm	Print Post
	You know I hate to admit that Wes Turner was right, but he did convince me to have cataract surgery in my right eye. The weather finally cooperated today. It has been one storm after another up until today. Conditions were pretty good but still fairly dim. I set up a black 8" bull at 100 yds and the ISSA target at 200 yds. I have not had a good sight picture with this 32-40 High Wall that I got at the Post Falls gun show back at the first of July. New eyeball fixed that. I shot these groups at 100 yds. I still need to work on a 200 yd load as the best 5 shot group there was 2.35". The 1" group was shot with my go to Darr designed 208 gr 3 groove spitzer which does not fully stabilize in the rifles 16 twist, but is still accurate. I will be testing a few more bullets and doing the usual breech seating adjustments to see how well I can get it to shoot at 200 yds. Last match at Tommy mason's I couldn't even see the red targets with iron sights.

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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 136 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #1 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 5:19pm	Print Post
	It's amazing what new eyes will do for you! I've worn glasses since 3rd grade (I'm a whole 39 now...) and not wearing glasses for the first time after having my eyes done in June. I have the same Darr spitzer and it JUST tips at the 200yd like. My rifle really liked my Paul jones flat nose 180 until I shot the barrel out ...


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #2 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 5:51pm	Print Post
	That bullet likes my 14 twist Green Mountain barrel. I have shot a couple of 25s in matches with it. It also works well in a 12.5 twist Douglas barrel. I have an 8 groove barrel, unmarked 16 twist (maybe a Bresein?) and it stabilizes in it.

	ASSRA # 11318 There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are suns in the entire solar system.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3829 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #3 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 6:06pm	Print Post
	for the good shooting, you get an attaboy, and for getting new eyes you get another. Congratulations, Jack!


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11952 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #4 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 6:52pm	Print Post
	Good shootin Jack!

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #5 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 7:09pm	Print Post
	Dang! One less excuse I have for shooting poorly at ISSA matches.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11952 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #6 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 7:11pm	Print Post
	Good eyes, good excuse to shoot at Raton next summer. Always a lot of neat single shot rifles and related stuff on the tables there.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #7 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 7:13pm	Print Post
	When the private jet shows up I will let you know.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11952 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #8 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 7:16pm	Print Post
	Park your car, or your jet at my house and I'll take you the rest of the way. All you have to do is sit there and look perty.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7518 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #9 - Oct 29^th, 2025 at 3:06am	Print Post
	Good shooten Jack. Are you going to get the other eye done. I got both of mine done but, after I quit shooting. It made a big difference in my night vision. I can just see you and Joe "Cruisin' Down the Highway" (In your find machine). Hope you both get there alive (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #10 - Oct 29^th, 2025 at 4:18am	Print Post
	The eye doc says my left eye doesn’t qualify yet. So unless I want to pay for the surgery myseff I will just have to put up with having a strong corrective lens for my left eye and a mild trader prescription for my right. They want to wait for the right eye to stabilize before they give my a new prescription. I fug out my first ever pair of glasses from over 30 years ago and they work fine for my right eye.

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Rick Moritz Newbie Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 27^th, 2019	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #11 - Oct 29^th, 2025 at 11:00pm	Print Post
	Hello Jack, Glad to see your new eye is working for you. I sure wouldn't pass up Wes Turner's offer. Heading down the highway in that extra-large American car with the 8-track tape playing. You and Buddy sharing a bag of Slim Jim dog treats, heading to the known center of the shooting universe. No doubt in my mind it would be a very memorable trip. Cheers Rick


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 994 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #12 - Oct 30^th, 2025 at 9:43am	Print Post
	I can relate. Having a fresh eyeball is like getting a new lease on life. Now if only the docs could also give me a new trigger finger that knows when to touch off the shot.


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jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1099 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #13 - Oct 30^th, 2025 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	Wes is right Jack! You owe it to yourself to go to Raton next year! Good Shooting! Regards, Joe


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3414 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: First outing with my new eyes. Reply #14 - Oct 30^th, 2025 at 10:24pm	Print Post
	I will have to give it a long think. A couple of days in a car with Joe. He might just shoot me for the hell of it.

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