Shooting Lefty

[FallingCrows]

You shouldn't have any problems, just wear some safety glasses.

While being a lefty myself. The only problem I came across while shooting a righty was when I was wearing a short sleeve shirt. The cap flash would spray my right wrist, leaving little black dots all over it. My solution was to wear a long sleeve shirt. (I eventually bought a left handed ML)

 

[Maynerd62411]

Here's something for you to watch for and look forward to:

I'm a lefty, but over the span of years have had to shoot righty now and then. After a little practice it dawned on me that I actually shot more accurately right handed. I have to be slower and more deliberate in everything I do right handed, but in the process I think I'm concentrating harder and actually shoot better. Whatever the excuse, it happens.

You most likely are right eye dominant. I'm right handed but left eye dominant and shoot pretty decent left handed, but it's too uncomfortable for me.

 

[BrownBear]

Here's something for you to watch for and look forward to:

I'm a lefty, but over the span of years have had to shoot righty now and then. After a little practice it dawned on me that I actually shot more accurately right handed. I have to be slower and more deliberate in everything I do right handed, but in the process I think I'm concentrating harder and actually shoot better. Whatever the excuse, it happens.

You most likely are right eye dominant. I'm right handed but left eye dominant and shoot pretty decent left handed, but it's too uncomfortable for me.

Absolutely not. My left-eyed dominance was checked and verified long, long ago.

I do have a bit of ambidexterity though, and it expresses itself now and then. This may well be a case of it. I can't bat or throw worth beans right handed, but over 50 years of doing it seriously, I've taught myself to cast a fly rod about equally well with either hand.

But I certainly have to concentrate lots harder with anything I do right handed, so maybe I'm just paying more attention to the details of shooting methods. Works for me.

 

[texcl]

I have been shooting black powder for about 20 years now, and I just built myself my 1st lh gun 2 years ago, now I have 2 of them, I have to say there is not much of a difference. The last 3 guns I bought have been rh, the only time it bothers me a little is when the rifle is not symetrical as in if it has an exagerated stock cast off or a giant cheek rest. I don't think you'll run in to that problem with production rifles.

 

[Maynerd62411]

My Mom was born left handed , but growing up in the 30's, they tied her hand behind her back and "made" her right handed. She could write the same with either hand and you couldn't tell the difference. :idunno:

 

[Pat McCoy]

Brown Bear has it right. I've used this technique to help shooters break "slumps" any times (with black powder and modern guns).

It makes one think about what they are doing, instead of making the same old mistakes.

Weak hand is almost always what I call for on blanket shoots when my prize is up.

 

[Celt5494]

You'll be just fine doing that and you might just find that your shooting skills improve overall.

 

[HWH]

I really like the point Barrows made about the old double-barreled shotguns. Many of them were flintlocks too! Anyway however you shoulder that gun and however it is built your face ends up pretty close to the lock of the gun. I agree with all the others who say get yourself some shooting glasses and have fun.