EyePal Peep Sight and Bob's Garand in a 3 Position test

Here's a note from an M1 Garand shooter;

 EyePal range report by Bob L. from Ohio;

11-23-2013

Charlie,

Well, went out and shot this morning. Was in the low 30's and windy, mixed clouds and sun. Got all set up to shoot off hand and pulled the trigger and no boom! Looked and the tip of the firing pin had broken off. So, I carry spare bolt parts and a combo tool and changed the firing pin out. Took about ten minutes. By then was about frozen but shot all 3 positions and was very pleased with the sight picture. The 100 yard range we shoot at is east shooting west so we have light coming over left shoulder and varying shadows on the targets. This is the best I have seen the sights and target in years. I did adjust the location on my glasses for each position.....offhand, sitting and prone but it wasn't much more than an eighth inch change if that. Just put my thumbnail on the edge and had a finger on the EyePal, and nudged it in the direction I wanted it to go, the thumbnail would hunker it up enough to break it's hold and allow me to move it. I was afraid that there would be decreased light levels that would not allow me to see the target but that was not the case.

I am very happy with the results, groups tighter, especially sitting. All scores in the black! Can't wait to get out and shoot again.

Best regards,

Bob L. Ohio

EyePal® Peep Sighting System

Here's an EyePal How-to video about getting a perfect MAS 45 sight picture where both sights and the distant target are in focus, all at the same time. So simple, yet any human can do it.

http://youtu.be/z_7X3gJ4z1s  

Seeing is believing with EyePaL® Peep Sighting System

See What You’ve Been Missing with EyePal® Peep Sighting System by Charles L. Summers Let’s do a quick experiment. Roll up your index finger and make a hole, a small hole, and then hold your hand up to your eye. What you will see in that hole or aperture is that everything is in focus. Keeping that relationship, place your other hand with the thumb up at an arm’s length away from you. In this instance, there is a near object (your thumb) and the objects in the distance. Everything is in focus! The thumb mimics a pistol’s sights and the distant objects are in focus at any distance. Bringing the thumb closer to your rolled up hand aperture will show that it is still in focus even at the closer distance. The rolled-up index finger and hand eliminated most of the light except for the light from the small aperture. The occluder does this for the peep sight. The result of using a peep sight with an occluder is that everything is in focus, dependent only on the diameter of the aperture Now we’re onto something interesting. A simple aperture can produce Depth of Field (DoF). There remains another challenge: how is this optical science applied to iron-sight air guns? Many rear sights are comprised of a leaf sight or an aperture sight, some located just inches away from the eye. Let’s focus on the aperture sight. This “peep” sight is almost always out of focus and is commonly referred to as ghosted. The eye can deal with this situation effectively by placing the front sight in the center of this ghosted aperture. The front sight can be either in focus or out of focus, depending on your visual acuity. This applies to the target as well. We are taught to concentrate on the front sight centering on the target. The eye wants to gaze at the target and then back to the front sight and back to the target again. The eye can do this naturally or with the aid of prescription lenses. The natural, uncorrected eye will eventually get tired of doing this. The corrected eye will have to make use of the prescription to accomplish the task, slightly moving the head to get things “in focus”. In order for a peep sight to function properly, it needs what is called an occluder, the large opaque disk that surrounds the aperture. The eye sees the entire occluder and the peripheral field of view as well as the image of the aperture complete with Depth of Field. EyePal® uses the pinhole camera principle to create Depth of Field, allowing its user to see the front sight, back sight and target clearly at any distance while allowing peripheral vision. Clearly, EyePal will provide the Archer and Iron-sight shooter with any vision prescription, a sight picture with a limited field of view and depth of field at any distance. As a bonus, EyePal will not restrict peripheral vision in any way. Get your vision in top shape with EyePal® at www.EyePalUSA.com.

Eyepal® Pinhole Sighting System co-sponsors 2011 CMP National Trophy Matches

The EyePal® Pinhole Sighting System is a co-sponsor at the 2011 CMP National Trophy Pistol, Rifle and Games Matches along with Colt, Glock and Springfield Armory. EyePal produces a clear sight picture that's hard to beat for iron-sight competition shooting. Reflex, red-dots and lasers are in perfect focus every time, no matter what your Rx may be. Even natural 20/15 eyes don't have Depth of Field. Archers are amazed. EyePal - guaranteed performance - getting you back to the range. Made in America by a USAF Vietnam-era veteran. www.eyepalUSA.com 978-635-9162

How and where do I apply the EyePal® pinhole on my glasses?

At the gun shows people ask “How do I know where to place the EyePal on my glasses?” I have air rifles and bows there to demonstrate where the EyePal is placed on either their prescription lenses, or my safety glasses (which I also sell). EyePal is located on the glasses in the line of sight, where the pupil of the eye is looking through the sights to the target. It’s as simple as that. Some customers use two EyePals, one on each lens to obtain clear “binocular vision”. See the images of EyePal placement at www.eyepalUSA.com.

EyePal: EyePal® Review by Clark Bush

EyePal: EyePal® Review by Clark Bush: "Resident Artist Studio, LLC 438 Hill Road Boxborough MA 01719 http://www.eyepalUSA.com/ Phone: (978) 635-9162 Fax: (978) 635-9162 sales@m..."

EyePal® Review by Clark Bush

Resident Artist Studio, LLC
438 Hill Road
Boxborough MA 01719
http://www.eyepalUSA.com/
Phone: (978) 635-9162
Fax: (978) 635-9162
sales@myeyepal.com


"The EyePal is a modern adaptation of the century-old peep sight, which most people relate to as a pin hole sight (remember those pin hole camera experiments back in school?). The EyePal enables you to simultaneously see the target, your front and rear sights — all in focus.

And since it’s made out of a static cling material, it can be easily placed on and off of reading, prescription and safety glasses — without marring the surface or leaving any residue. Compact, lightweight and virtually indestructible, the EyePal is the ultimate addition to any shooters kit."

I shoot shotguns, rifles, revolvers and pistols with open sights. I've noticed over the years that those sights are not as clear and sharp as they once were. Many of my friends complain of the same problem and they have either gone to telescopic sights, red dot sights, or just quit shooting all together.

When I first read about the EyePal I was skeptical but interested enough to place a call to the company.

I was fortunate enough to make contact with the founder and owner, Charlie Summers. Frankly, I could write an entire article about him, without ever mentioning his product but that's another story in itself.

He told me a bit about how and why he developed the EyePal. He said that as a kid, he was a good shot. 55 years later, he was not. The short version is that he's now a "senior" shooter with poor vision due to several eye problems. Those problems were severe enough that he gave up shooting for a time. After his research & development work with the EyePal, he resumed his shooting career and was able to beat out some of the younger shooters at his club.

The story was good but I wanted to see for myself just how well the EyePal would work. I ordered a set for rifles, a set for handguns and also a "Master Kit" that includes one of each. I had some other shooters in mind that I knew would want to try this...if it worked.

In just a few days a small white box arrived containing all the products that I'd ordered and some additional "reading material" about EyePal.

Off to the range a shotgun with iron sights that I use for still target shooting and a pistol with open sights, that I've always had trouble seeing clearly.

It took me a few tries to properly position the EyePal on my shooting glasses so that everything was properly aligned when I formed a cheek weld on my BPS stock. Once that was accomplished, I could clearly see both the front and read sights VERY SHARPLY! It was almost like magic. I took off the EyePal, sights were fuzzy, put it on and they were sharp. I was also able to align the sights in relationship to my 3" circle target at 40 yards much more easily.

Since the EyePal was placed in the upper left portion of my right shooting glasses lens, I could leave it there and have unobstructed vision for normal activities. I fired about 10 shots and then turned to my Ruger P-90.

The Ruger P-90 is a pretty basic .45 self-loading pistol. The sights are certainly not the worst that I've seen but are a long way from the best as well. For whatever reason, I've never felt really comfortable with them but have been reluctant to change them to others that might cost more than I paid for the gun.

I switched to the handgun EyePal and it was much easier to position it than with the rifle model. I just stuck it in the central portion of my right lens and then, after putting up some targets at 25 yards and loading the gun, I ran 2 magazines of shells through the gun.

Just as with the sights on the BPS, the sights on the P-90 were suddenly sharp, clear and very visible. It was very easy to align them with the round bull’s-eye on the target and I shot that gun as well as I've ever shot it. As my confidence increased my groups became tighter and I actually began to like that gun much more than I had previously.

Any complaints? Yes! Where in the world was this thing when I used to shoot handguns competitively?

Seriously, it's a very simple device that just works. It's easy to install and remove and comes in a nifty plastic carrying case that makes it easy to stow in a pocket or a shooting bag.

I use EyePal on a regular basis and would recommend it to anyone who has a problem seeing open sights clearly. By the way, it works as well for a bow shooter as a gun shooter.

You can read more about EyePal by visiting the site listed above and read more "Product Tests" and reviews at http://www.allaboutshooting.com
This article was published on Monday 11 October, 2010.