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 01-22-2012, 11:09 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 35 |  I have a problem
Hey guys, I'm hoping someone has a solution for this. I shoot lefty, but I'm right eye dominant. I cant close my right eye, without my left closing.  Naturally, this is a problem when I'm trying to look down the iron sights on a rifle. I have a big head, and since my left cheek rests on the gun, I cant get my head low enough to see through them. I can barely see the bottom of the front sight post when I look through the rear sight. Now, I'm wondering since a lot of the red dots you can buy are virtually at the same level, will that still be a problem when it comes to zeroing? I dont want to rely on a red dot, I want to be able to use irons, but obviously cant if I cant see down them. Hopefully I've explained this correctly...any input you guys have would be greatly appreciated.
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| 01-22-2012, 11:17 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 842 |
sorry, I don't have a very good answer for you, but you have tried to reposition to use the right eye is this correct, but with no help? hummmm  if all else fails, learn to shoot right handed
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| 01-23-2012, 01:23 AM | #3 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,376 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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Whether you shoot left or right is determined not so much by your "handedness" as by eye dominance.
When teaching basic rifle marksmanship to Army Basic Trainees, step 1 is to determine eye dominance. Left eye, left handed. Right eye, right handed.
Average distance between adult pupils is around 2.25 inches- too far to try to offset a sight without having a rather Rube Goldberg setup. __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 12:46 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lake county, Illinois Posts: 462 Likes Given: 1
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I'll 2nd practice shooting right handed. If you really want to get into practicing this get a mock up rifle or what ever is close to what you normally shoot and just practice aiming right handed. It will be a little awkward at first but after a couple of days of that you should be comfortable holding the gun. __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 02:40 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 227 |
i understand you want to zero properly. but these days optics are the new irons. hell just get one thats not batt-operated. im not 100% positive how you shoot with a red dot but with an ACOG you shoot with both eyes open, so even left or right eye dominate have to re-learn the whole system anyway. and as long as there is light your system will work. which is just like irons anyway. __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 03:23 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Olathe, JOCO KS Posts: 1,358 |
Use scotch tape to cover right glasses lenses.
Allows both eyes to stay open, but only one can focus __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 07:58 AM | #7 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: irving, new york Posts: 400 Likes Given: 1
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Originally Posted by willfully armed
Use scotch tape to cover right glasses lenses.
Allows both eyes to stay open, but only one can focus
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He needs to cover the right eye, and switch to optics on a higher mount and shoot left handed. He should count himself lucky, some of us are forced into cross dominance by being blind in one eye.  Although I can think of one advantage to CED, My shooting scores and off hand accuracy have greatly improved since I am now stabalizing my rifle with my stonger arm. Just some food for thought. __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 02:34 PM | #8 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lake Havasu, Arizona Posts: 2,643 Liked 2 Times on 1 Posts
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He is also saying he cant get low enough on the stock to properly see the irons due to his facial structure. He needs more drop at the heel or has a cheek piece that is blocking him. He either needs to change the stock, raise the irons or get a scope. The eye dominance issue would be best resolved by shooting right handed. While taping the right lens would work it is not much of a solution in the field hunting. For a scope, I would suggest a low power variable (1-4X) or a low power fixed (1-2.5X). For shorter ranges, shotgun and muzzle loader scopes have a shorter parallax setting. The red dots are fun to shoot with and the target acquisition is very fast but almost all are battery dependent. For a reasonable red dot, the Vortex Strikefire @ $150 has a good reputation and good battery life. There are lots of others out there but dont go too cheap. If you have a 22lr rifle, you might try a cheaper red dot on that to see if you like it. __________________
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| 01-24-2012, 02:49 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 106 |
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Originally Posted by willfully armed
Use scotch tape to cover right glasses lenses.
Allows both eyes to stay open, but only one can focus
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Ive got the same problem. This is how I trained myself. Keep practicing cause your left will take iver again. | |
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| 01-25-2012, 03:08 AM | #10 | Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 35 |
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He is also saying he cant get low enough on the stock to properly see the irons due to his facial structure. He needs more drop at the heel or has a cheek piece that is blocking him. He either needs to change the stock, raise the irons or get a scope. The eye dominance issue would be best resolved by shooting right handed. While taping the right lens would work it is not much of a solution in the field hunting. For a scope, I would suggest a low power variable (1-4X) or a low power fixed (1-2.5X). For shorter ranges, shotgun and muzzle loader scopes have a shorter parallax setting. The red dots are fun to shoot with and the target acquisition is very fast but almost all are battery dependent. For a reasonable red dot, the Vortex Strikefire @ $150 has a good reputation and good battery life. There are lots of others out there but dont go too cheap. If you have a 22lr rifle, you might try a cheaper red dot on that to see if you like it.
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I was hoping to put the irons on riders. It will look awkward as hell but hopefully would solve it. That or I need to learn to shoot eighty. But thanks for the dot info, ill definitely check that out. | |
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