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Today I was at the range one rifle brought was Ruger #1 416 Rigby. The bench setup is not optimal for big bores anyway each time I shot there was a flash, finally figured out it was in my eyes. I've heard others talk about this but never experienced it. Has any one else noticed this and is this detrimental? | ||
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Go see an ophthalmologist about a possible vitreous detachment. | |||
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If the flash is actually happening in your eyes, you may want to talk to the optometrist about the possibility of getting a detached retina. Some people are much more prone to it than others. If you aren't having the problem with smaller guns it just may be the problem. And yes you can damage your eyes from extreme recoil. | |||
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Are you talking about muzzle flash or some possible neurological symptom? "A long life, and the good sense to live it." ...Quintis Arrius 375H&H,404J,416DAK,458AFR,416RIG,450RIG,505GIB Avatar: Gregory Peck & Susan Hayward in Africa NRA member | |||
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Any flashes of light in your eye needs attention. I had the flashing light thing and had a small tear of the retina, not casused by heavy recoil but by shrinking vitreous that pulled a small blood vessel. The shrinking vitreous is normal in folks over 50, tearing the blood vessel was bad luck. The Vet "welded" up the tear with a laser, and I still shoot my 416 and 470NE without a problem. Bottom line, get it looked at, not by an optometrist, but by a board certified Ophthalmologist. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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Jim, I know you think your ophthalmologist is divine, but that occupational classification should not be capitalized in that usage.  Here we have the perfect justification for the .395's, the thinking man's caliber, and the seeing man's caliber, from 400/.395 NE to .395 Tatanka, light to heavy rifles, with retina preserving effectiveness for any game, and just plain fun.  | |||
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Thanks for the info, this over fifty crap just keeps getting better and better. I have shot enough to know the flash was internal not external, tested by closing my eyes during one shot, still the same flashbulb effect. Guess I better give up the 450 Dakota. Lynn | |||
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Lynn, My .416 Rigby No.1 is being rebarreled (and re-ejectored) to 400/.395 Nitro Express. This is a sign of age, and wisdom, and wanting something I can shoot from my wheelchair without popping a wheely or a retina. It will have the GSC Trio of 340-grainers at 2300 to 2400 fps. It will have the S&H Unholy Trinity of 310 to 330-grainers at 2400 fps. It will have an LBT LFNGC 410-grainer at 2150 fps. It will kill better with less recoil than any rifle on the planet. The thinking and seeing man's caliber: .395 | |||
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Jeez RIP, he is divine, he repaired the tear and said I can still shoot the big boomers.  It has been 5 years and hundereds of rounds since the laser job.
Don't give up anything unless you have to. Like I said, get checked out by an opthalmologist. (lower case for RIP )Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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 !You might want to look into a retirement home in africa you can shoot pesky buff and pachyderms that wander too close If I was bill Gates I would rebore a 9,3x74 double to 400 Nitro! 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Recoil Energy of 29 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 12 fps. 400 grains @ 2150 in a 12 lb rifle 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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And a Searcy Classic in 400/.395 NE, about 9 pounds for comfort. | |||
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I will check with my eye doc and go from there. Really hate to give up the 416 Rigby as it is undoubtly one of the most accurate rifles I've owned. Thanks again, Lynn | |||
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May still be shy of 30 and may not have flashing problems, but those ballistics still look sweet to me... probably be stupid not to put one together, you know, to save the eyes.  "Sometimes nothing can be a pretty cool hand." 470 Heym; 9.3x74r Chapuis, Heym 450/400 on it's way | |||
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maddenwh, Thanks for the commentary. Sweet is right. Ruger No.1 today. Searcy Classic tomorrow. | |||
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I'm going to make a 400HP power chair for my old age with wheel chocks and a intravitreal injection system for my AMD ( when I get it). Old age isn't gonna effect my shooting. Better living through technology.-Rob Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers to do incredibly stupid things- AH (1941)- Harry Reid (aka Smeagle) 2012 Nothing Up my sleeves but never without a plan and never ever without a surprise! | |||
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You're self-prescribing drugs again, aren't you?  ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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The older I get the BETTER I'm gonna see!-Rob Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers to do incredibly stupid things- AH (1941)- Harry Reid (aka Smeagle) 2012 Nothing Up my sleeves but never without a plan and never ever without a surprise! | |||
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More to this than you may realize. For the last 10 years my distance vision has improved with each new eye exam. Now corrected to better than 20/10 Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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