Being blind or partially sighted proves to be no deterrent for a group of army veterans from scoring bullseyes at a shooting range.
Former army sniper John Stevens, 90, fought in the Malayan jungles against the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party in the late 1940s.
Mr Stevens, who lived for 25 years in Llandudno Junction from the 1970s onwards, visits Blind Veterans centre in Llandudno for holidays.
But he especially enjoys a visit to the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Marksmen rifle range in the seaside town.
Mr Stevens, who was in the Army Suffolk Regiment, said: "Malay was tough, as it was jungle fighting and everything in the jungle either stings or bites.
"I remember the leeches, centipedes and the snakes very well, and it was 100% humidity and 40C temperatures.
"As a sniper I did shoot people, but it's something I don't talk about."
He continued: "But coming out of the jungle was always fun though. My three friends and I would always be chasing after the same girls, the WRENS that would be stationed out there."
He says even though having cataracts has massively impaired his vision, he still enjoys shooting a rifle - and still manages to hit the bullseye
Mr Stevens, who as a 15-year-old during the Second World War helped make control panels for Lancaster Bombers, said: "I love feeling and using a rifle again.
"I loved being in the army, I enjoyed everything about it everybody looked after each other."
The veterans visit the rifle range every Tuesday afternoon. They have one to one help to find their targets, and there are also lasers to help them.
John Nicol, from Llandudno, was in the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, from 1955 to 1963.
"I've got about a third of my vision in one eye, and am totally blind in the other but I don't let it stop me from doing anything," said the 81-year-old.
"Shooting well is a challenge and I like a challenge, being a volunteer at Blind Veterans in Llandudno has given some of my old confidence back.
"I'm also an archer. I can see the target but I can't see where the arrows go to, with shooting I can see the beam of light on the target and I just go for it."
