right handed shooter with left eye Dominate

[BigBill]

My wife is right handed with left eye dominate. We found that out during her ccw course.
Before give her a handgun @ 25yds she hit nothing with her right eye. But with a 22wmr marlin scoped rifle she put ten rounds in the x ring.

 

[RobertJ.]

I'm right handed and left eye dominant. My first time shooting a rifle ( I was 9), I attempted to do it the same way you described, with my head pushed down far enough to use my left eye. It was easy to shoot a handgun right handed, left eyed, but not a rifle.

My dad (a former Marine), who was teaching me, told me to keep my left eye shut while shooting anything. It was tough! But that's how I've shot my entire life, and it's worked out so far.

 

[dkals]

My wife is the same way. When shooting pistol she does the isosceles stance and cocks the gun left about 12 degrees so the sights line up for her left eye. She doesn't shoot much shot gun or rifle but on the rifle I have a red dot and she knows she can shoot that both eyes open.

 

[AlphaSig]

Yep right handed and left eyed dominate ... should have been a MLB player ha. I shoot pistols w/my left and rifles w/my right eye. Decent shot w/both ... I usually shut my left eye when shooting a rifle and shut my right w/a pistol. Seems to work ...