How many eyes?

[DIXIEDOG1]

I had to retrain myself to shoot 2 eyes open several years back to improve my shooting on moving targets.....I had closed one eye for so long it became second nature....now I've shot 2 eyes open long enough I don't even think about it anymore.


I was curious how many guys here shoot 2 eyes open?

 

[Jgray1085]

I do when I'm using my holo sight, haven't tried through a scope though.

 

[Majorlk]

All depends on the sights ...

RDS - two eyes.
Scope - one eye.
Iron sights - one eye.

When shooting bulls eye, I have a patch on the weak eye.

 

[Engineer1911]

I shoot everything 2 eyes open, iron sights, dot sight or scope, but use a blocking disk to shoot dot-sight bullseye.

 

[Turdducken]

Ive always been one eye. I've tried two but my other eye stresses out from not having the amplification or inview of the sight. I guess it takes awhile to retrain?

 

[yzf128r]

The bang scares me so much that i have to close both eyes. Lol. Just kidding. I'm actually a 2 eye guy. If I'm trying to do precision shooting I sometimes close one eye.

 

[Maddmax]

I'm reasonably two eyed but it's more of a squink with the left eye.

 

[DIXIEDOG1]

I guess it takes awhile to retrain?

It took a few months to get so I could shoot everything 2 eyes open.....I struggled a bit with the short sight radius handguns at first but the end result was worth it. I'm shooting more accurately and faster than I ever could before and when 90% of what you're shooting at is rabbits being chased by a pack of beagles speed is important.

 

[Scopes]

I'm retraining to use two eyes for everything now. I found some great eye exercises to try on youtube. I just prefer the idea of having both open to keep aware of my surroundings. I remember taking my NRA test a long time ago and two eyes open was required in order to pass.

 

[TYSTYX]

Both eyes open using my red dot and my sights

 

[loc n load]

1 or 2

Been shooting with both eyes open for my whole shooting career, when shooting service rifle or hi power I will wear a "black out" patch in my shooting glasses for my non dominant eye. That allows me to focus solely on that sight picture and that sometimes seemingly tiny downrange target.
As tactical trainer / firearms instructor I always stressed keeping both eyes open so that you don't limit your peripheral vision and your situational awareness.....when that "duress" thing happens and that tunnel vision develops it is bad enough with both eyes open, let alone shutting down 50% of your visual input. But some folks have problems learning it and some simply cannot do it.

 

[Lager]

Been shooting with both eyes open for my whole shooting career, when shooting service rifle or hi power I will wear a "black out" patch in my shooting glasses for my non dominant eye. That allows me to focus solely on that sight picture and that sometimes seemingly tiny downrange target.
As tactical trainer / firearms instructor I always stressed keeping both eyes open so that you don't limit your peripheral vision and your situational awareness.....when that "duress" thing happens and that tunnel vision develops it is bad enough with both eyes open, let alone shutting down 50% of your visual input. But some folks have problems learning it and some simply cannot do it.

Agree, when accuracy really counts ? An eye patch or tape over the non dom eye reduces mental stress.
Other that, both eyes open. But you really have to trust your Dominate eye. Thats something that has to be practiced for some people.

 

[Kwjj]

I was taught by my Dad as a kid to shoot with both eyes open
Rifle,shotgun ,or pistol .It became second nature to me.My grandson now eight yrs. old has been learning marksmanship and shooting skills . I'm passing on what I've learned. It's very rewarding to watch him learn.

 

[w-30dreamin]

2 eyes open here.

4 eyes when I'm wearing my glasses.

 

[OldEagleEars]

After double cataract surgery last year I found while my distance vision is amazingly good, closer stuff is pretty shaky. Since then I've had a time trying to figure out how to shoot iron sights, especially on pistols but also on my rifles. Bifocals just make everything weird because of the angle your head is at when shooting so I'm trying everything I can think of. But since I went to a red-dot on my 15-22 and coincided it with my laser bore-sighter I can see the dot well enough to use it as an aiming point and it works wonderfully! I've even done the same with a reflex sight on my shotgun. Still have the problem with the pistols though...oh well, back to the range!

 

[Turdducken]

I went to the range today, and tried using both eyes. Needless to say it blurs me out where I cant focus either eye, or my dominant eye just mental blocks my other eye open. Might need to try out those exercises you were talking about.

 

[DIXIEDOG1]

I went to the range today, and tried using both eyes. Needless to say it blurs me out where I cant focus either eye, or my dominant eye just mental blocks my other eye open. Might need to try out those exercises you were talking about.

If you focus on your target and and slowly bring your rifle up to the target you'll see your sights come into position.....don't try to focus on your sights and bring them up onto the target and it's a bit easier. I'm assuming you were focusing on your sights first which caused your mental block issues....the non dominant eye is not able to focus on your sight but it will focus on your target with ease.


I do the same with scopes and red dots as well.