Found myself in the hospital two weeks before opening day of deer season. long story short, ended up with a pacemaker in my right shoulder, so now when I can get back to the woods, I'm going to have to shot left handed. Iv'e tried a couple of left handed shots in the past because of the way I was sitting in a tree but found it uncomfortable at best. Any one else have to make this change from one hand to the other? This is a permanent deal so I'll just have to learn how and live with it. Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated .
If it`s permanent then all you really need to do is ....practice. I`m a natural lefty and due to circumstances have shot several deer ...righty.
I might add that I do shoot a few rounds from the right side every time I`m at the range...........just in case.
It may seem awkward at first (shooting lefty) but hang in there and you`ll do just fine. Good Luck.
practice is the only way.....its akward at 1st but you get used to it......it was easy for me because my dad is the one that made me start shooting lefty because im left eye dominant...........so im now able to shoot right or left handed with a rifle, pistol, or shotgun....i stick with lefty on my bow
Look on the bright side -- now you get to go shopping for a whole bunch of new guns in left handed actions!
Seriously, I think we all need to practice a lot more at shooting from the off side, whichever one that might be. I had surgery on the left hand for carpal tunnel last spring, leaving that hand out of service for several weeks. I am working on P.T. to try to avoid rotator cuff work on the right shoulder, but leading up to that I was forcing myself to shave, brush teeth, etc. with the left one. Sure seems awkward, but practice makes it doable. You gotta want it, though.
It sounds like you're up to the challenge. Which eye is your dominant eye? Quite a few righties have their left eye as the better one, as I do. That might make it a bit easier. Practice, practice, practice.
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From the firearms angle gunhandling and marksmanhip bring home game. Great thing is you can get lot of great practice without even going to the range by dry firing and mounting the weapon. Just practice bringing the rifle up from different positions and dry firing it a bit. Doesn't hurt to dry fire most modern firerarms, but you can get some snap caps if you want. I set the kitchen timer for 15 or 30 minutes and if I start getting fatigued and sloppy and teaching myself bad habits I stop.
The best shooters in the world spend hours dry firing working on breath control, trigger control, sight alignment and positions. If you'll do that you may be pleasantly surprised to find you shoot as well southpaw as you did righty.
It is uncomfortable at first to switch hands when shooting. When I was in high school I got tired of missing all the time and switched from Left handed shooting to right handed shooting for rifles. It was awkward but it forced me to think more about what I was doing and take my time. After a little practice i started hitting the targets. Broke me of a bad flinch. Now I can shoot equally bad with both hands!
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Friend of mine's shotgun coach told him righties that shoot leftie are usually steadier because their right arm is stronger than their left. So there's a plus side for you.
You might also want to look at a 308 or 338 Marlin Express. Equivalent ballistics to a 308 Winchester and 30-06 respectively.
They come in 22 and 24" barrel lengths, blued or stainless.
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