I practice with both.

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Two Handguns every day

I shoot/dry fire a model 14 R & L hand regularly. Saves ammo and improves my trigger control. CCW 2 revolvers daily.

Nope. Never. Too hard.

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No, but I certainly should.

Whenever I go to the range to practice, I always alternate, one mag right then one mag left. Then I shoot single handed, one mag right, one mag left. Oddly , I don't shoot any better one hand over the other as far as grouping goes. I do shoot groups off to the right with my left hand. I'm right handed.

Sounds like a good routine.

While I think familiarity with the support hand is good, I'm not convinced that becoming equally proficient is necessary or even helpful.

I do shoot a mag or two with my support hand. When I do it's always with just that one hand. Let's face it, we're going to use our best hand when the chips are down anyway and if we're forced to shoot with the support hand, the firing hand is not available.

Trying to split time equally between hands is just taking quality practice away from the main hand.

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I make myself shoot left handed.(
My weak hand)
I don't like to and I don't do it well.
That's why I do it.

Have always practiced with my off hand and do as well as others have stated .. 4-6 inches at 5 yards using other hand for support .. not using my other hand as my support hand I'm pie plate size .. where my strong hand groups would be less then half that size ..

Haven't practiced this summer off handed and am sure I would have larger groups .. I sprained the base of my thumb and wasn't able to shoot because of the injury for a couple of months .. did try last week but still sore but is now do able ..

For "GRIN'S? "

You should be practicing because it could save your life if your strong side was disabled and you had to protect yourself with your off hand !!

The only way to get better is to take it seriously and practice !!

Remember you are liable for every round you shoot !!

Yes but not anywhere near enoough.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

That is understandable.

I do some one handed shooting, both weak hand and strong hand pretty much every time I go to the range. Seems like a skill that should be in the tool box.

Hey, Navy man! What ship? I was on the USS Rowan (DD-782) in 1975 off Vietnam and the US Vogelgesang (DD-862) in RI

On Wednesday; I'll practice with my weak arm.

There's a lot of can't do/weak talk going on here. So let's explore what's really going to happen when you put the gun in your "other" hand and fire it.
1. It's going to work very similarly to how it did before. There may be small variations due to a lack of ambidextrous controls.
2. It's going to be unfamiliar for a little bit and maybe even uncomfortable. This goes away after 500 rounds fired in that hand. Yes 500 rounds. You are asking it to do something unfamiliar do not assume it's going to be a cake walk.
3. Accuracy potential is as good if not greater than the good ole regular hand. The are no bad habits, so if you stick to executing the fundamentals, you can achieve great results in less time. It is very important not to limit oneself, make excuses for poor performance, or run back to familiar territory. It took years to train the regular hand along with your mind and body. Now you only have to train a few muscles and that will take far less time.
4. Have patience with the learning hand as you would a new shooter. It doesn't have the same endurance as the regular hand just yet. Designate that ammunition and maybe even a gun just for the learning hand and stick to the plan.
5. You will eventually come to a point where the gun will be on the table and both hands will be equally competent and equally confident to complete the marksmanship challenge at hand. It is an amazing feeling looking back on your journey to this point. Eventually you can push yourself to over come eye dominance and even split the sights of two guns wielded at once to specific eyes.
Have fun!

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Years ago I started shooting with my support hand. The amount of rounds increased as I became more proficient until now I shoot equally well with either hand (freestanding, 2 handed hold DA revolver.) My hands can stay more rested and relaxed by alternating shooting hands.

I still am fairly weak when shooting my support hand single handed. I’ve only tried shooting with my non dominant eye a few times. I need to remember to incorporate that into my normal practice.

Because of this thread I’m going to shoot my 10/22 from my off side next time at the range to see how I do.

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Accuracy supercedes Speed

Well at the range yesterday I did my usual alternating hands two handed hold. Then I tried my non dominant eye and it went surprisingly well. In fact I found I can see my front sight clearly with my left eye while it has been fairly blurry for years with my right. Accuracy was good from either eye which surprised me but makes me feel good that if I needed to my left eye is a viable option. Then I shot one handed from each side. Probably because I was trying seriously, I shot better from the left than I have in a long time. Finally I pulled out my 10/22. The hold from the left felt a little awkward at first but the shooting was fine with acceptable accuracy. Of course I was using my left eye too. Next time I will try my AR on the left. All good lessons learned.

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I haven't been out shooting with either hand in two weeks.

I've been having occasional aches and pains in my right/shooting hand lately, most likely from years working on a computer/mouse. Had the day off so hit the range and figured it would be a good time to try shooting my Shield w/ my left hand. Just to get a little practice in should my right hand slowly get worse. Kept target at 5 yds for this excercise.
Found my accuracy was what I would consider decent enough as i've never shot as a leftie; though figuring out the grip and hold was what took time and thought. For consistency i still used only right eye open.
I definitely will keep this in my routine moving forward, to ensure one hand or the other i can still enjoy range and practice time.

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Now that I have my G17 back, I will find time to practice.

Tried shooting with my support hand yesterday. It was... embarrassing. This needs to be part of every range trip from now on.

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Not embarrassing, enlightening. If we don't find our weaknesses, how can we correct them. You've discovered something new. Now work on it a little. You don't need to be as good with the support hand, just familiar.

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I shot my G17 this morning, concentrating on my weak arm. I shot pretty well.

Stumbled onto this thread as I was doing some weak hand dry fire practice. Present, squeeze a few, break and read the forum for a few. Timely. Weak hand/support hand, whatever you like to call it, has been part of my practice since my PPC days. Long time ago now.

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America First

This thread reminded me of something I observed this week at the range. Old friend of mine, a long time LEO and firearms trainer, about fourteen years ago had his health devastated by a brain tumor. He survived, but the experience left the right side of his body very impaired. Blind in right eye, right hand and arm weakened and fine motor skill gone and most of it not coming back.

However, it was interesting, and kind of gratifying to stand on the range with him this week and watch as he slowly, meticulously, manipulated his semi auto pistol and fired accurately at seven yards.

He told me he had to really concentrate to operate the gun in his former weak hand, now really his only good hand. He also shared with me that he spends a lot of time doing dry fire practice with a revolver to both strengthen his hand and help continue to develop trigger control.

Spending time with him on the range was a reminder to me that for some, weak hand may be the only option and a skill worth developing some for the rest of us.

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