Left-handed shooting

[DaveB]

Got a vision problem with my right eye so I have to shoot left handed. Went to range with a low-recoil 7mm08 120 grain TTSX load but scope was way off and gave up. Uncased my Son's 280 and after quite a bit of prayer the recoil would not make my right eye worse or dislodge a stent sent a 3-round group downrange 100 yards.

I have been dry-firing left handed for 3 or 4 shots nearly every day for at least a month. I guess it paid off, here are the results. That far left shot was the first round fired. Highly recommended you practice with the gun you are gonna use, it does make a difference.

 

[EastTNHunter]

:cool:

 

[bigtex]

Looks good Dave! I couldn't hit a bull in the arse shooting left handed, lol.

 

[Deer Assassin]

cool

 

[landman]

Congrats man

I lost my right eye vision this year so I'm shooting lefty and I'm right handed

already killed a turkey
3 geese
1 doe with xbow
1 8pt with mz
1 11pt with my Sendero 300 mag opening morning

You can over come...

 

[7mminatree]

Good shooting Dave, switch hitting pays dividends.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

i'm left handed and used to shoot left handed growing up. i shoot right handed now.

 

[mike243]

hate to hear your having problems but happy you found away to get it done. I killed my first deer left handed because I couldn't turn to do it. same thing for another 1 at chuck swam. definitely not something I want to do regularly

 

[DaveB]

Things I found while trying to adapt:
1. I cannot hold the stock correctly. Constantly having to remember proper form. I am taking plavix and absolutely cannot have recoil scope eye. I could bleed out. This is one reason why I need low-recoil rounds.
2. My left index finger is useless. I keep jerking the trigger or putting pressure before I am ready.
3. Tried shooting sticks. Had no idea I was such a klutz. Not taking sticks into the field.

I practiced nearly every day squeezing off rounds. Worked on form, shouldering rifle, the entire process. Over and over. More than month went by before there was even a glimmer of possibility that I could make this work. At the range it was so bad after just a few shots I packed up and left.

Finally started to come around right before muzzle loader season. You (me, anyway) have to practice with the rifle you are going to shoot or you can let a round off downrange prematurely.