Thread: Left Hand Shooters

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So, to recap, I am left eye dominant, right handed shooter. Additionally like shooting Lee Enfields which are endowed with larger magazines and with charger bridge for easy stripper clip loading. Having a scope on a Lee Enfield usually means goodbye to stripper clip use.

In comes two items from ebay, one the offset scope mounts in the posting above, the next a Picatinny rail with curved underside, which happens to fit the radius of my BSA SMLE receiver. I filed the rail to accommodate the charging bridge and made an indent to continue the thumb notch. Best tools for working on the aluminium alloy Picatinny rail were a flat and a round rasp file, anything finer clogs up. Drilling of holes in receiver, then threading using plenty oil and frequent reverses to break shavings. I was not concerned to "ruin" the rifle as it already had had a parker hale scope mount screwed into receiver and charger bridge as per usual. A Chinese 3-9x40 in the Chinese scope rings atop the Chinese Picatinny rail, to keep it all authentically Empire made. Sorry about the Opium Wars.

I had had a thought that an offset scope mounting would allow me to use my left eye while gunning from my right shoulder. Possible but a recipe for a wry neck. Looking at ergonomics, with stock against my biceps, my trigger finger was going round the front of the trigger guard so a stock lengthener was required. Botched one up from some oil-proof backed felt from the Warehouse, a wooden block, carpet nails, glue and a nylon strap with snap buckles. Now able to shoot comfortably while aiming with my left eye. Point of gravity has shifted somewhat forward what with the scope and the longer stock, so I'll fill up the unused stock compartment with lead shot.

Looking forwards to take it to the range, now no longer limited by the open iron sights I can finally get an idea of what she is able to do with Robert's lead pills. I don't think the offset will cause any big problems sighting in. It is interesting that due to the left hand rifling official documents stated the Mk VII spitzer drifted 1 inch to the left every hundred yards after passing 100 yards. From this, if impact is 0.5" to the right of aim at 100 yds, it will be 0.5" to the left of aim at 200 yds.



The hole in the stock under the rear open iron sight, ??for a bipod or something. Too far back for lobbing sight, and it's anyway a Mk III* with no lobbing sights or mag cutoff.

I've got a LH Tikka that's fantastic, but have been using my RH Sako for the last year and get on fine. One thing that works better is the position of the safety on the RH rifle - I don't have to move my thumb over to the left to disengage.

Both my father in law and bro in law are right handed but left eye dominant.

They both have taught themselves to shoot left handed but use right handed rifles.

Apparantly they struggled to shoot right handed with right eye. Surely closing left eye would have sorted it?

I'm left handed and left eye dominant. I've shot RH rifles all my life and recently bought a .223 in a left hand bolt. I shoot it ok but have to really think about it when I go to work the action or muscle memory takes over and I go for a RH bolt that's not there.

I'm right handed but have shot left since I was 10, and am now 64. My left eye is much better than right so I switched shooting a BB gun and my parents asked why. Because I can see the sights better! I have only shot right handed rifles ever since and have tried left handed rifles but it isn't how I learned. I do have glasses now and can shoot either way but seldom do. Practice with whatever rifle you have to make it work.

you can turn the the safety around on a 22/10

Mines easy -do all your normal drills righthanded when it comes to the shot flick to your left shoulder and roberts your mothers brother.speaking of which rain and all C404 another mate and i are going out after some geese this am "-hiho fat alberts wakey wakey here we come ready or not".
fat alberts are ferals ,but theres canadas in the mix too and im long overdue.

Originally Posted by 57jl

you can turn the the safety around on a 22/10

U mean a 10/22? I looked at a couple of you I've clips and it involved one fine filing work so excited not to piss round with it