gondo Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 One thing that worked for me was to shoot someone's AR with a Rolling Thunder comp or SJC Titan at an indoor range. The concussion+fireball is in such a different league than my pistol that after 100 rounds or so it re-set my perception of "what I should be blinking at", and now my pistol doesn't even register on the radar. Would have been gentler on the senses to try the tongue thing, though... this is exactly what i thought after shooting my compd ak and switching back and forth between it and .22 and 9mm, i think eventually my brain just grouped the pistols into one no biggie category and the ak into a omg something is exploding in front of my face category lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Do you guys feel - is that a permanent fix, or a temporary "trick"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Do you guys feel - is that a permanent fix, or a temporary "trick"? I suppose it could be just a distraction but nerves from the eyes and nose travel down the face inside the skull. They exit the skull directly behind the upper incisors. If I give an injection in this area it can make one or both eyes feel numb and the nose feel like it is runny. I suspect that pressure place on these Nasopalatine nerves temporarily dulls some of the gun blast sensation causing the blinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Stearns Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 My original "fix" was facial mussel tension, kind of like setting the jaw mussels like you are mad. Thats how I overcame the blink. It worked but not as effectively as tongue pressure. You may be right about it being a sensation blocking issue. All I know is it works and does becomes permanent with time. Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummm Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Do you guys feel - is that a permanent fix, or a temporary "trick"? For me, it hasn't been permanent...yet I went on vacation (unable to shoot at all) for a coupla months, came back to the same problem. Fixed it the same way. Went about 6 months before the next vacation (the problem had not resurfaced). Next trip was a bit over a month, came back, had it again. So it might be that as long as there's some shooting involved, the fix remains, but in the absence of all noisy + explosive fun, something eventually gets re-set. It may also be that I just haven't been shooting long enough to kill that blink reflex permanently? I'm just a B shooter; about 18 months ago I first touched a firearm. Perhaps if I shot, with no significant breaks, for several years, it would kill the blink forever? Maybe some of us are just delicate daisies, and can never permanently be rid of it? Lotta variations among us humans... Edited November 6, 2013 by ummm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 My solution isn't very technical. I heard someone say once, "Why would you want to blink and not see where the shot went?" I thought that made sense. I really can't remember though if that was before or after I stopped blinking, but it was a little more intentional afterwards. I do catch myself blinking when shooting long range with my AR-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballr4lyf Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Open your eyes wider. Seriously. Make a conscious effort to open your eyes wider. Most times it will override your instinct to blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Open your eyes wider. Seriously. Make a conscious effort to open your eyes wider. Most times it will override your instinct to blink. I'll 2nd that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) I went on vacation (unable to shoot at all) for a coupla months, ... Damn, I need to get your job ... Edited November 15, 2013 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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