Trouble being left handed?
- Thread starter ianp123
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- Edmonton, Alberta
I have no noticeably dominant eye and I'm ambidextrous but when it comes doing stuff I tend to use the hand thats more comfortable and for shooting its a left side. The part about left handed guns being more expensive I haven't noticed. I've looked at guns made for lefties and righties and the difference in price is so little if any at all. But that might be different if you start looking at really expensive guns. I'd say find which side your most comfortable and use that side but know how to shoot with your other side too cause it can't hurt.
I thought everyone had a dominant eye. have you done the simple test?
hold your hands together so your fingers and thumb make a dimond then look through the dimond at something at a distance, center it with both eyes open the close one eye, then the other. one it will stay centered and the other eye it won't the one that stays centered is your dominant eye.
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- Edmonton, Alberta
I tried it and its just off center with both eyes.....and had my eyes checked and my optician had me do a few also and same thing. No noticeably dominant eye. I Can truly pick to shoot with either hand. I've always know I was special just not this special.
"...not enough stock for me..." That's not a left/right issue. That's a stock length issue. Pachmayr makes a slip on recoil pad that'll add an inch. Plan 'B' is a bunch of spacers under the butt plate. You'd have to make 'em though.
I've been shooting every long gun left handed for eons with no fuss. Never had an issue with hot brass. Had an M1 Rifle clip eject straight up and come down past my face on at least one occasion though. Shooting glasses are essential.
If you want to play with milsurp bolt actions, you'll just have to forget what side the bolt handle is on and just shoot. Otherwise, for a bolt action buy a left handed bolt or just shoot a right handed action left handed.
Lever actions are ambidextrous. If a semi is ejecting properly, the hot brass will fly over your right shoulder.
I've been shooting every long gun left handed for eons with no fuss. Never had an issue with hot brass. Had an M1 Rifle clip eject straight up and come down past my face on at least one occasion though. Shooting glasses are essential.
If you want to play with milsurp bolt actions, you'll just have to forget what side the bolt handle is on and just shoot. Otherwise, for a bolt action buy a left handed bolt or just shoot a right handed action left handed.
Lever actions are ambidextrous. If a semi is ejecting properly, the hot brass will fly over your right shoulder.
that is awsome Im so left eye dominate when I look through my right eye the site picture is gone lol. I bought my first left hand rifle 2 years ago, but for 15 year before that i always shot right handed guns left handed. I never had any trouble shooting sks's or mini 14's
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- Edmonton, Alberta
I know it is cool who here can say they have no unnoticeable dominant eye? Though my first gun is gonna be a lever action as then I can truly see which side is the most comfortable to shoot with but as stated I could learn to shoot either way. I think if you're gonna get a good rifle for hunting or target shooting get a gun that matches your dominant side. As for plinkers and such get what you want in what ever hand you want and deal with it as they all shoot in the same direction.
