Testing the water re poss sale

[jjjohn]

Looks like i've done it again.
Bought new yesterday

Gamo pr -45 .177 pistol

got home took it from the package to realise my eyes aren't as they were
the open sights are a blur.
I'm not taking it back to look like an idiot,
I payed £130,
would anyone thing it would sell on here
and how much?
I won't use it at all.
Cheers.

[Unframed Dave]

Sales rules say that you can't sell new items. So you can only sell as second hand, generally you're looking at about 2/3rds price of new. Personally, I'd take it back.

Dave

[Antoni]

You get older. Then your eye accommodation gets less because your eye lenses harden and the muscles pulling them into focus weaken. So your focus distance changes from no problem with three inches and no problem with the moon, to a band of distances in between.

The iron sights on all of my pistols are well out of focus - unless I wear my computer monitor glasses. They allow me a minimum focus distance of about 30 inches which is just about where the iron sights of the pistols are. I can wear these in the kitchen because everything is more or less in focus. I have closer focussing reading glasses for reading small print and fine stuff

If the sights are in reasonably good focus it might not matter so much if the target is not so well focussed.

The trick is to get the prescription of the lenses to be a compromise. I find I like simple pistol shooting. The next pair of prescription glasses I get will be a compromise for iron sighting focus and target focus. After all what does it cost for a pair of glasses versus the cost of your guns and enjoyment of your hobby?

[jjjohn]

Thankyou Antoni.

[Shed tuner]

just take it back, or fit a small red dot

[jm5*]

Yep. Take it back - even if it means taking a credit note rather than a refund.

[Unframed Dave]

just take it back, or fit a small red dot

Red dot is a good idea.

Dave

[angrybear]

Looks like i've done it again.
Bought new yesterday

Gamo pr -45 .177 pistol

got home took it from the package to realise my eyes aren't as they were
the open sights are a blur.
I'm not taking it back to look like an idiot,
I payed £130,
would anyone thing it would sell on here
and how much?
I won't use it at all.
Cheers.

You look a bigger idiot on here by not quietly taking it back for a refund

[Shed tuner]

You look a bigger idiot on here by not quietly taking it back for a refund

indeed.. my pride is worth a lot less than £130

[Jimny4x4]

Offer it as a swop on here , with a value of course ( always demanded here ) of say 129.85 as after all it is used .
Throw in a tin of pellets .
Glasses and eyes , we'se all feeling the clock ticking .

[jjjohn]

Lol ''bigger idiot'' it's like being home on here :-)

I just ordered a rail mount .
I didn't say I ordered a slightly used pistol a few days ago too
that will get here soon.
Impulse buys eh?
Any hoow I just discovered the adjustable rear sight leaf and widened it.
The red dot is going on the used one ,the red dot just got here before the other gun has arrived thanks to Amazon Prime :-)

[Jimny4x4]

Where else can you get slagged orf and feel at home , eh ?
The AirgunBBS - its like one big happy very dysfunctional family

[WebleyWombler]

Looks like i've done it again.
Bought new yesterday

Gamo pr -45 .177 pistol

got home took it from the package to realise my eyes aren't as they were
the open sights are a blur.
I'm not taking it back to look like an idiot,
I payed £130,
would anyone thing it would sell on here
and how much?
I won't use it at all.
Cheers.

Measure the distance from your eye to the front sight in normal holding position. get a cheap set of specs to get the sight in focus and you will be able to enjoy a lot more toys. Should cost you less than £40 and that is less than a round of golf nowadays. above all

DON'T GIVE UP!

[jjjohn]

Where else can you get slagged orf and feel at home , eh ?
The AirgunBBS - its like one big happy very dysfunctional family

Well he is an Angry Bear after all

[jjjohn]

Measure the distance from your eye to the front sight in normal holding position. get a cheap set of specs to get the sight in focus and you will be able to enjoy a lot more toys. Should cost you less than £40 and that is less than a round of golf nowadays. above all

DON'T GIVE UP!

Thankyou pal.