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How many on this forum shoot left handed when using a long gun, but fire a pistol right handed?
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Not handguns, but I do shoot bows right handed.
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I'm a lefty purist, not by choice but because my right arm is worthless
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I can shoot a pistol with either hand, but with rifles it's LH only.
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I only ask cause it's the way I am, and in my limited tracking of this forum, I've not run across the question. My marksmanship skills are nothing to write home about in either case.
While I don't consider it an affliction, it does make me wonder if there's symbolism at work considering some of the unorthodoxed impressions I tend to make sometimes in other aspects of daily life.
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forgot I still use my left eye when shooting pistols right handed
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Yup,
That's me. Also shoot a bow left-handed. The quandary now for me is do I start buying left-handed rifles or stay with righties? Thinking I might buy a left-hand Tikka in a .223 and see how I like it before thinking of other larger caliber bolt guns. I have not bought any new centerfire rifles since moving from AK in 97, my go to rifle is a right-handed Remington 700 KS that has served me pretty well, but getting the loony bug...
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I'm very dominant right handed, but left eye dominant. Took me lots of push ups to realize I needed to shoot left handed. Just felt weird to hold a gun up to the wrong shoulder. Qualified Expert at the end of basic training - had trouble hitting the 50m target right handed.
Just started buying left handed rifles - everything works better whne used as designed... I do shoot my bow left handed as well.
I shoot pistols right handed, just push over to left eye. No one else can shoot my pistols that have adjustable sights, the sights are just screwed up for them.
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left eye dominint due to injury in right eye still shoot handguns right handed
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Rifle LH, Handgun RH, Bow RH, Eat any way I can get it to the Pie Hole!
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Left eyed, right handed. Shoots rifles, shotguns and bow lefty, but pistols either. Shoot pool lefty also. Much better than I shoot pistols.
Buy right and lefty rifles, prefer tang safeties on everything.
Right bolts work great for me on the bench or out of a deer blind.
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Lefty with bow and long gun only, pistol and everything else in life is rh...
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Left handed, left eye, left leg, left everything.
Top to bottom I'm a true lefty.
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Mongrel here...........Bow, handgun, bat, hockey, etc. all RH. Long guns; 98% LH but have killed deer, turkey and my one & only hog RH.
Calling a spade a spade....
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Oh, I do prefer RH scissors!
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