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Post by HighCotton on Nov 11, 2010 8:39:15 GMT -5
I spent a little range time yesterday on a final check with the H&R .44 mag before Saturday.
First, I was pleasantly surprised to find the Hornady Leverevolutions maintaining <1" groups at 100 yards.
Second, groups were still ~2" shooting free hand with wind blowing the target. I like to be prepared for various conditions.
Third, groups were consistently tight whether shooting right or left handed. I've practiced this way for years to better prepare myself in case the deer or turkey come in on my weak side and I don't have time to reposition my body. I am right handed and right eye dominant. However, I have taken deer and turkey shooting left handed.
Just curious if any one here does the same? Any thoughts, opinions, or advice?
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Post by hornharvester on Nov 11, 2010 9:05:29 GMT -5
While I don't practice shooting weak side I find it easy to do and Ive killed a few deer this way. I like thumb hole stocks but don't use them for turkey or deer hunting because you can't shoot them weak sided. h.h.
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Post by danf on Nov 11, 2010 20:57:43 GMT -5
I'll shoot wrong-handed when I need to. I've done it before and can easily do it again. Like hh, I don't practice wrong-handed, but I've never had any issues with it. That being said, the last time I shot wrong-handed, I ended up with a major, major headache and a scar on my forehead........
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Post by dadfsr on Nov 11, 2010 21:07:41 GMT -5
I'll shoot wrong-handed when I need to. I've done it before and can easily do it again. Like hh, I don't practice wrong-handed, but I've never had any issues with it. That being said, the last time I shot wrong-handed, I ended up with a major, major headache and a scar on my forehead........ Saw the thread title and guess what the first thing was that I thought of ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by schoolmaster on Nov 11, 2010 23:16:38 GMT -5
I use whichever hand needed to take the game.
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Post by huxbux on Nov 14, 2010 19:21:01 GMT -5
I've never been forced to shoot lefty on game, but I do regularly practice weak side shooting during carbine and handgun drills.
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Post by antiwheeze on Nov 14, 2010 20:49:00 GMT -5
I practice wrong handed with my 10--22 which is very similar to my Ruger 44 mag.
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 22, 2010 11:07:22 GMT -5
Shot my personal second-best buck wrong-handed with a T/C Black Diamond. I don't practice that way either, but at the ranges that would be necessary (less than 50 yards), I am very comfortable shooting wrong-handed. Any farther out than that I would rather move to shoot strong-side.
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Post by hornharvester on Nov 22, 2010 12:41:31 GMT -5
omegahunter made a good point. Usually when you need to shoot off-hand its because the game is close and you cant move without being seen, so the shot is not very far and less chance of a poor shot or a miss. Father out and movement usually doesn't come in play. h.h.
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Post by Flatlander54 on Dec 12, 2010 10:36:39 GMT -5
Its always good to practice weak side shooting for hunting situations. I learned this long ago. Ive taken several deer shooting weak side over the years, and this is why I wont buy a thumbhole stock for a hunting rifle. No matter how well you think you know the area your hunting and have all the trails figured out...its been my experience that sooner or later your gonna be in a situation where simply switching to the weak side offers less movement to be detected.
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Post by antiwheeze on Dec 12, 2010 13:16:01 GMT -5
Its always good to practice weak side shooting for hunting situations. I learned this long ago. Ive taken several deer shooting weak side over the years, and this is why I wont buy a thumbhole stock for a hunting rifle. No matter how well you think you know the area your hunting and have all the trails figured out...its been my experience that sooner or later your gonna be in a situation where simply switching to the weak side offers less movement to be detected. Some thumbhole stocks are ambi.  Shot my last doe with my 44 carbine wrong handed! |
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Post by Flatlander54 on Dec 12, 2010 13:22:22 GMT -5
I was refering to the true thumbholes that are left or right hand specific. The stock in your picture is what I would consider a pistol grip style, not a true thumbhole design. Nice gun by the way! What scope is that you have on that 11-87? Looks nice and compact.
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Post by swilk on Dec 14, 2010 13:21:31 GMT -5
I was forced to go one further several years ago ... I had to switch from a right handed bow to a left handed.
I have an eye problem ... shooting left handed puts my eyes into a natural "null" point which is good. Shooting right handed puts me outside that "null" point which has the possibility to be bad.
So ... I switched to left handed in archery. Still have a right handed bow and can still shoot it just as well as my left handed model .... I just dont hunt with it. My recurve is right handed and shooting instinctively makes the "null" point not matter as much.
Firearms .... no problem. I can shoot left or right. Most of my guns wear optics of some sort so the "null" point thing doesnt come into play. Shooting at critters on the fly without optics is more of a feel thing and the "null" thing doesnt really apply either. I can shoot scoped or unscoped right or left handed without issue.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Dec 14, 2010 15:30:46 GMT -5
I'm left eye dominate & shoot long guns / bows lefty, but for some reason I have always used my left eye with a right hand grip with pistols. Go figure........
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Post by HighCotton on Dec 14, 2010 18:13:56 GMT -5
Once again, I took a doe a week ago with my Encore and it so happened that the only shot was left handed since I was surrounded by deer and that was how I had the gun positioned. I found it interesting that the shot was probably one of my most accurate shots - took out ~1/3 of her heart. I also saw the impact of the bullet which is rare for me as my eyesight is not the greatest. The wind was also blowing in a manner to clear the smoke cloud from my vision. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that I tend to be a little more accurate left handed (even though I'm right eye dominant) since my right (stronger) hand has a firmer grip on the fore end of the gun.
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Post by antiwheeze on Dec 14, 2010 18:15:32 GMT -5
What scope is that you have on that 11-87? Looks nice and compact. It is my red dot by Millett. Magnification would likely to cause be to do stupid things like shoot turkeys at 60 yards.......oops already did that without magnification. I am all mixed up. I was taught to shoot a gun by my lefty dad which turned out great because I am left eye dominant. Taught myself to shoot a bow. Since I write right handed shouldn't I shoot a bow right handed? It has caused me all sorts of bow problems mostly at the moment of truth on game  . Doesn't bother me when I am shooting at paper. |
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Post by danf on Dec 14, 2010 19:10:43 GMT -5
If you are left eye dominant then you should shoot a left hand bow.
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