The EyePal® Peep Sighting System is a glasses-mounted peep similar in design and function to a tang or receiver-mounted aperture sight on a rifle. The aperture is located in the center of an opaque occluder. It has a fixed or adjustable aperture designed specifically for iron-sights and red/green dots. In the EyePal product there are two different fixed aperture diameters that are used for two types of firearms; handguns and rifles. In one instance, the Handgun’s larger fixed diameter will put the pistol’s sights in focus along with the target. Rifle apertures have a receiver-mounted sight and require a smaller aperture to put it focus. Both apertures are set at infinity. They are manufactured of PVC film using dies designed for both Handgun and Rifle aperture diameters. They adhere to clean Rx or plain safety glasses lens by static-cling. The apertures are very durable and are reusable.
Looking through the glasses-mounted EyePal aperture in the line of sight with a handgun will show both sights and the distant target in focus. The only available light is reflected from the target and the sights. As the light rays are parallel, the image has Depth of Field (DOF). The human eye does not have this ability as it has to change focus for each and every distance, i.e., viewing a watch, a computer or a distant road sign
The aperture has a field of view (FOV) determined by its diameter.
An aperture removes the eye's refractive errors. It also provides depth of field (DOF) that the human eye does not have. Sighting a firearm involves viewing three elements at the same time. None are in focus until stared at one at a time. However, the EyePal aperture's image has all three in focus at the same time.
Most quality red or green dot’s LED source will be perfect, too. Just turn down the intensity so that the black bull can be seen easier. All ranges have different ambient lighting so intensity adjustments have to be made for that. Also, before aiming, I suggest closing your eyes for 10-15 seconds to get your pupils dilated. Repeat as necessary.
Having said that, I can assure you that you'll be able to resolve and mitigate most of the eye’s refractive errors with the EyePal Peep Sighting kit. Please ask your Ophthalmologist or Optometrist about his/hers "pinhole occluder" for confirmation of its function and its fundamental relationship with the EyePal aperture sight.
I can attest to the improved clarity of the sight picture when using your product. I am a member of the Marine Corps League Detachment #729 Pistol Team and use the Eye-Pal. I have improved my bullseye accuracy particularly with a cleaner definition of the front sight derived from your product. Recently we competed in the Postal Bullseye Competition and our team won second place in the National Match and I placed first in the Detachment in the Expert classification. Most of our shooters now use the Eye-Pal as we are getting older and are losing the visual acuity we once enjoyed.
Your product is great and appreciate the customer support you provide.
Today I did what I call a my email "Thank You". I do this every month to all my customers who bought EyePal kits through our EyePalUSAdotCom website.
Here's an example of the email I sent out today and a response;
Hello all,
I’m certain that you will find a big improvement in your new sight picture. If you’re really happy with your results using EyePal, please send an image of your new groups along with your vision challenges and I’ll post it on my EyePal blogs and website feedback column.
Can you tell me where you found EyePal? Your feedback helps with my marketing efforts.
If you lose any of the EyePal apertures, I will replace them free of charge.
If I can help in any way, please don't hesitate to call or email me.
Tighter groups,
Charlie
Hey Charlie, Thanks for reaching out.
I was looking for a different device and found EyePal online.
Bought a set and gave them to my teammates. We recently shot the All Navy and Pacific Fleet National Matches and the Captain said his score improved by 15 points with EyePal. We gave one to the Marine gunsmith. He shot the EIC course with it and was thrilled with the results.
Thanks!
EyePal performs as advertised. The best peep sight for your Rx glasses with a reasonable price point and it's guaranteed.
It seems from what I understand that in order to have some markteing
success in the Social Media realm, EyePal needs to have thousands of
followers, likes, pins and other connections to gain presence. Also, I
may be wrong in my thinking, too.
And since I don't
have the skill sets and time to obtain them, I'm considering paying a
commission for each EyePal kit sale generated through the EyePalUSA.com
website cart page. There must be a method where a revenue stream can be
created through SEO services provided by those who know how to implement
a program.
If you have an idea how it can be done and
are interested in revenue sharing through a commission basis, please
don't hesitate to contact me.
"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
"combo pack" 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.
You might be saying "ouch" at first glance
but then you might think again, "what's this all about"? There is no
perfect sight picture in reality but most will say I have perfect vision when
it comes to sighting an iron-sight rifle, handgun or bow. It's a case of coping
with what vision is available to you either naturally or by prescription.
But consider the venerable peep-sight. It's
generally mounted on the rifle’s receiver or its tang. For the archers, it is
mounted in the bow-string. But only one, the rifle peep, produces Depth of
Field and a sight picture with unprecedented visual acuity unobtainable with
the natural eye, even with a prescription. Consider moving the peep to the
eyewear’s lens and now you have what I have come to call an
"eye-sight", in as much as the peep is now mounted on the glasses.
The peep is now very small, about 50 thousands of an inch in diameter. But size
matters in this instance where the larger the diameter of the peep, close
objects start to get fuzzy while distant objects stay in focus. This would be
important for handguns and bows as the sights for these are at an arm’s length
away from the eye. Distant objects are always clear in both cases where the
diameters are suitable for rifles or handguns and bows.
EyePal® sorts out the visual acuity problem straight
away. With the application of a small peep (also known as an aperture or
pinhole) on any glasses, the resulting image when viewed through the “hole” is
remarkably clear. The reverse is also true with the use of plain safety
glasses. If numbers make more sense, the smaller peep produces 20/10 and the
larger peep gives 20/15 and both produce Depth of Field, just like the Pinhole
Camera. See www.EyePalUSA.com for more answers.
