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Varga 3000..any good? opticians near suffolk/norfolk?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:12 am
by Kimbers P
I have got to the point where both regular glasses and contacts are restricting my shooting and so Im looking in getting some shooting specs for Full Bore. Any good recomendations? I have been suggested Varga.
Also I live in Suffolk, Ive heard there could be an opticians in Norwich that are good but I dont know what they are called.
Help would be amazing!!
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:37 pm
by peterz
Suffolk; Norfolk?
Virginia?
England?
Other former British Empire country?
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:43 am
by Kimbers P
Sorry I am refering to the UK
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:39 am
by RobinC
I presume you are talking about rifle as we arn't trusted with fullbore pistols!
I used Varga glasses for air standing, and prone smallbore rifle and I think they are as good as any of the modern style shooting glasses. I think the Varga 3000 is ok for one postion but because I was continualy adjusting them for different positions just for prone I also tried the offset specific prone ones which were an absalute pain in the a*##! They were fiddly and awkward.
So for prone the standard 3000 is OK, but I now use a Junkers frame which with the lens bigger and held closer to the eye is perfect in both positions. I no longer do Fullbore rifle but if I was I think I would prefer the Junkers as it is tighter to the eye and therefore has a much greater eye relief.
Intershoot does Varga and Fultons do Junkers. I use Dipple and Conway in Norwich (Damian Conway has some understanding of shooters needs and is prepared to listen)for the prescription and then get the lens made at the "Specs factory" ( they are on the Industrial site by City Hall) as they charge £14.5 per lens. I tried various prescriptions on various guidances but have ended up with the best being my standard long distance prescription, but I do have a fairly slight correction. This does allow me to see the target and still focus on the foresight. There is a specific shooting experienced optician based at Fultons if you have more specialised needs.
Good shooting
Robin
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:13 am
by RobStubbs
RobinC wrote:There is a specific shooting experienced optician based at Fultons if you have more specialised needs.
Good shooting
Robin
There is and he's over rated. I had a lense made by him before and apart from being expensive it was also not that great. You'll do better going to a local optician who a) understand shooting and b) who will listen to you and make the lens you want. General advice to have the focal length set to the foresight, rifle and pistol, but as mentioned above, some people prefer a slightly longer distance point - i.e. midway between the 2.
Rob.