Shooting Pistol Opposite Of Rifle

[areader]

Hey guys I really want to ask this question because I don't know If I'm doing something wrong...

When I shoot rifles...shotguns...my right hand is my trigger finger..stock gets pushed to the right shoulder..i write with my right hand....I just bought a pistol...and for some reason it feels more comfortable with my left hand as the trigger....holding the pistol up feels better then if i use my right hand....is this normal? Should I practice using my right hand?

 

[duster]

I'm left eye dominant and shoot long guns left handed. Hand guns I shoot right handed. You are not alone.

 

[Powderfinger61]

I'm left eye dominant and shoot long guns left handed. Hand guns I shoot right handed. You are not alone.

I'm the same, group therapy not required. Your normal, somewhat!!

 

[Codygp]

My brother has been the same way since day 1 and he is a great shot.

 

[Mutt58]

I shoot rifles left and pistols right.
Whatever feels right to you
You are not alone.
Mutt

 

[wayupnorth]

I shoot rifles and pistols left but write, bat, play hockey right.

I gave up trying to figure it out.

 

[Blastattack]

Long guns right and pistols left. The overwhelming majority of long-guns are for right-handed people and the selection of lefties is abysmal; I don't waste my time, despite my cross dominance. As for pistols, left hand just feels better, and being left eye dominant makes that setup easier anyways.

 

[johNTO]

I shoot rifles and pistols left but write, bat, play hockey right.

I gave up trying to figure it out.

Right on that's kool...but which way do you golf?

 

[tjhaile]

I'm left-handed and right eye dominant. I shoot everything right-handed.

Shooting a pistol right-handed might feel funny to you simply because you're new to it. My suggestion is that you shoot as much as you can both left and right-handed before settling on one or the other. If left-handed works best for you, go with it!

 

[Sharps '63]

My wife is a righty, but shoots lefty as that is her dominant eye. She kicks butt.

Eye dominance is not an issue, so long as you know about it. After that, it's just a matter of dexterity.