Custom Sideblinders

[Neon21]

Hi everyone,

I was shocked how expensive the Champion sideblinders are, just a piece of cheap plastic $25?!
So I decided to make my own.

I’ve had some Kydex® with digi-camo pattern from earlier knife sheath projects.
So I took the measurements, made a drawing and finally created a prototype.

Basically you need a piece of Kydex, anything that can cut it (I used a dremel), sand paper and a hot air gun.

- 10min taking measures and do a drawing
- 5min cutting
- 3min bending and adjusting
- 1min finishing of the edges

costs: $3

Since I had some offcut and time, I made fixed iris diaphragms.
I will try them today on the range, would be cool if they would do their job as well as the adjustable ones.

[Gerard]

I'm using the Champion iris now, but when I was using reading glasses to shoot I made a bunch of kydex irises. The most important detail seemed to be accurately countersinking the hole. A crisp, thin edge on the hole minimized reflection, where any length of sides of the drilled hole parallel to the light path was distracting due to reflection. So I would carefully cut by hand with a sharp countersink to arrive at a knife edge at the same time as achieving the right hole diameter.

And yeah, kydex is amazing stuff. Wish I'd known about this versatile plastic a long time ago. Knifekits.com is one decent source, with quite a selection of colours.

[Spencer]

running close to dress code 2.7?

[Neon21]

thanks for the hint with the Irishole Gerard - I will have a look at this detail.

and also thanks Spencer, I didn't know this rule, I only concentrated on the allowed measurements.
If anyone would get upset I could at least turn it, they're simply black on the other side.

[David M]

Cheaper version is the opaque plastic sides of a milk bottle.

[jabberwo]

Cheaper version is the opaque plastic sides of a milk bottle.

That's what I use, after buying the flip-down eye blinder from Champion's and seeing it was the same material. Only thing is, I use a hole punch to put two holes on them to slip them onto my prescription glasses. But then they are not as low as they could be. Any thoughts on ways to mount them like the OP did, so they hang down a bit, not loose and flapping?

[montster]

Check kitchen supply sources for flexible cutting board sheets. Believe they are polypropylene. Inexpensive 2 sheets for 3 dollars. I cut out with scissors eye relief for smallbore and are rifles for our youth program. Flexible so they go in the case without having to take them off. Maye eye relief for my shooting glasses.

Also used the product as a plastic shim, gun cleaning and work surface protection. Nice white surface, ressitent to chemicals and cleans up easy.

[Trooperjake]

From your photo, it looks like you need a support at the rear of the side blinders. Looks like they will angle down when you wear it.

I like the milk bottle version better, because they are lighter.

[BenEnglishTX]

running close to dress code 2.7?

I was curious so I looked that up.

Wow. Just...wow. 4 pages of dress code (with many silly strictures) plus a full page form for reporting violations.

Amazing.

[jr]

running close to dress code 2.7?

I was curious so I looked that up.

Wow. Just...wow. 4 pages of dress code (with many silly strictures) plus a full page form for reporting violations.

Amazing.

That is, indeed, a lot of regulation.
Look how fun it is to take direct quotes from it out of context:

"...Shotgun Juries are responsible for enforcing ISSF Clothing Regulations..." (Rule 6.7.6.3)

[Spencer]

running close to dress code 2.7?

I was curious so I looked that up.

Wow. Just...wow. 4 pages of dress code (with many silly strictures) plus a full page form for reporting violations.

Amazing.

That is, indeed, a lot of regulation.
Look how fun it is to take direct quotes from it out of context:

"...Shotgun Juries are responsible for enforcing ISSF Clothing Regulations..." (Rule 6.7.6.3)

Not in my copy: I suggest an updated version might help.

[David Levene]

Look how fun it is to take direct quotes from it out of context:

"...Shotgun Juries are responsible for enforcing ISSF Clothing Regulations..." (Rule 6.7.6.3)

And that is correct, they are.

The full wording of rule 5.1 of the Dress Code is however:-

"ISSF Equipment Control, Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun Juries are responsible for enforcing ISSF Clothing Regulations and the ISSF Dress Code (Rule 6.7.6.3)"