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Advice For A Lefty - First Rifle
- Thread starter Bolognaise
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I'm right handed but shoot left handed, for me though its not because I have one eye dominant over the other, its purely for comfort and feel.
It just feels more natural to me for some strange reason.
My rifles are all left hand bar the Tikka T3x Ace game that I bought at the end of last year.
I had to get a r/h 6.5prc and it wasn't available in left hand.
The chassis is obviously ambidextrous, but operating a right hand safety catch is a bloody pain in the arse when you're shooting left handed.
I actually wish I had just held off for a while until the Left handed ones become available, or just sourced a chassis and had one built
It just feels more natural to me for some strange reason.
My rifles are all left hand bar the Tikka T3x Ace game that I bought at the end of last year.
I had to get a r/h 6.5prc and it wasn't available in left hand.
The chassis is obviously ambidextrous, but operating a right hand safety catch is a bloody pain in the arse when you're shooting left handed.
I actually wish I had just held off for a while until the Left handed ones become available, or just sourced a chassis and had one built
Bolognaise
Member
Hadn’t even thought of the safety catch being on the other side!
Me neither until I started using it. Totally overlooked
Heym SR20
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I have a good friend who is left handed. He bought a Ruger many years ago. He was in a hurry, didn’t want to wait several weeks for a left handed one.
He has never really taken to stalking. Always finds using the rifle a real faff.
I let him try my left handed heym 243. For him it was just intuitive, fitted him properly and he lives shooting it.
Sadly these days his ability to get up the hills is limited - blowing all ligaments when an idiot skis into you rather does that - and his Stalking is pretty much over. He regrets not having got a proper rifle as it would have completely changed his experience.
He has never really taken to stalking. Always finds using the rifle a real faff.
I let him try my left handed heym 243. For him it was just intuitive, fitted him properly and he lives shooting it.
Sadly these days his ability to get up the hills is limited - blowing all ligaments when an idiot skis into you rather does that - and his Stalking is pretty much over. He regrets not having got a proper rifle as it would have completely changed his experience.
"Master Eye" is less of a problem shooting a rifle as it is shot one eyed. I don't think that it is that difficult to learn to shoot a rifle off either shoulder snd the truth is that RH stuff is thicker on the ground annd often more reasonably priced. Possibly an unfashionable view though.
David.
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I think sometimes they are priced to sell though, as there's a limited market
Bolognaise
Member
Could be. I hate how true left is always priced higher though even if it is a smaller market
Not true in my experience…second hand though.
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I mean the second hand market. Usually new prices are bit more as you would expect
Heym SR20
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Would agree and disagree. The British Army has been forcing soldiers to shoot right handed with the SA80 for many years. I am not sure how well left handed shots really do, or whether they ever reach their full potential. I suspect plenty will pass basic shooting skills, but then go and do other jobs.
In hunting both eyes are important. Yes most of the aiming is done with the eye behind the scope, but many shots, self included, shoot both eyes open which gives very good peripheral vision especially on close range stuff in particular on driven type shooting. If you want to shoot well you should really shoot with your leading eye, same applies to any sport requiring lots of hand eye coordination. I was useless at cricket. Couldn’t hit a thing as a kid. Headmaster thrashed us into being right handed. A couple of years ago I was staying with in laws and nephews went down to village cricket nets. I picked up a bat, still couldn’t hit a thing. Then on a whim tried it left handed - it was easy and striking the ball well.
shbangsteve
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I take it you are right handed ?
Best you buy a left handed rifle and show us how it's done.
Actually born left handed, still shoot shotguns left handed (left master eye) learned to shoot rifles right handed for the rapid fire bit of qualifying on a Lee Enfield. Now shoot that way but still have the ability to shoot off the left shoulder if that gives me a cleaner shot.
David.
PS. I admit I can be a bit of a contrarian, but I am sure most people would admit that the choice of model, barrel length, barrel weight and calibre is far wider in RH than in LH.
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