Katlagter

Can not get access to shoot it, unfortunately.

I can get a worn 4" Ruger Service Six in .357 Mag for a very reasonable price. The lock-up and cylinder timing seems to be sound, it does not have excessive flame cutting at the forcing cone, etc. The barrel, however, seems quite smooth (although looking at my Ruger Security Six that is in good condition, the lands and grooves in the barrel are also not prominent). If I buy it, it will be used for pin shooting at seven meters, requiring about an inch group at 7 m. My question, assuming that the barrel is quite worn, what effect will it have on grouping at 7 m? I shoot 180 gr copper metal jacket bullets at 1 000 ft/sec.

Were you a shooter 15 years ago, when you got the surgery? I'm wondering why you would have your dominant eye cut for distance, if you shoot with "iron" sights. I was a shooter then. I cannot recall all the details, it may also have been that it was standard procedure to adapt the dominant eye for distance vision. My eyes were still young enough then to accommodate different focal lengths and for the right eye to be able to focus on the front sight. I can't recall whether I discussed the issue with the ofthalmologist at that stage. I probably (naively?) accepted that better vision will just solve all vision related problems.

I had the Lasik years ago and for many years (15+) had no problem seeing the front sight and target clearly. My dominant (right) eye was laser cut for distance vision and my non-dominant (left eye) for near vision. Now at the age of 60 yrs, I am battling to see the front fiber optic sight clearly. I now had my optometrist make up a set of glasses that reversed this - this right lest now focuses on my front sight (I took a number of handguns along for the test) and the left at infinity (I presume). I was worried how my brain would cope with this reverse, but except for some initial disorientation and a slight headache every time I fit the glasses, I have no problem. The disorientation and headache clears after about 30 minutes. I use this setup for IPSC type shoots, as well as pin shooting, and it works reasonably well. I see the sights clearly and the targets well enough. I recently used the glasses at the level 3 South African practical pistol championships over two days and around 350 shots, without difficulty.

Thank you to all for the good wishes. Mo Zee, yes I'll be shooting the Nationals in Pretoria, together with my son. Looking forward to it.

Greeting to all. I've been lurking for a while and thought I should introduce myself before starting to post or ask for advise. My handle, Katlagter (literally laughing like a cat), refers to a bird well known to hunters in the northern parts of my country. My Boer ancestors nicknamed the Maxim machine gun used by British forces in the Anglo-Boer War the "Katlagter", due to its bursts of fire sounding similar to the cackling sounds made by the birds. I have been doing action shooting for a long time, after starting at what we called "combat shooting" in 1973. I started at practical pistol shooting in 1977, the year after the founding of IPSC. I've recently moved to the Production division, after shooting in the Standard division since its inception.