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<blockquote data-quote="unleashed" data-source="post: 2019035" data-attributes="member: 101884"><p>I really wish this question didn't come up every month so we don't have to repeatedly suffer all of the ignorant advice given here. First off, if anyone has general weapons handling questions, especially with weapons that aren't for long range hunting, head over to the Brian Enos forums and ask people that focus more on multiple weapons systems and a few thousand rounds a month.</p><p></p><p>I grew up cross-eye dominant and I was fortunate to build a foundation shooting long guns left handed. The only time a pistol is in my left hand is when the situation or stage description requires it. Using the dominant eye is important and a long gun should be on that side when able. It doesn't matter with a handgun. In 23 years of competition shooting nobody has ever noticed that I use my left eye for pistol. Bottom line: there is never a reason to primarily shoot handguns in your non-dominant hand for the sake of eye dominance.</p><p></p><p>I've competed in USPSA, 3-Gun and PRS as well as taught 3 levels of pistol/carbine for my last 5 years in the military. I'm not claiming to be an expert but if anyone has specific questions about cross-eye dominance, support-side shooting, or the nuances of each weapon platform for a cross-dominant shooter, feel free to hit me up. I'll give any information I have and if it's something I'm not familiar with, I know plenty of people that have seen far more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unleashed, post: 2019035, member: 101884"] I really wish this question didn't come up every month so we don't have to repeatedly suffer all of the ignorant advice given here. First off, if anyone has general weapons handling questions, especially with weapons that aren't for long range hunting, head over to the Brian Enos forums and ask people that focus more on multiple weapons systems and a few thousand rounds a month. I grew up cross-eye dominant and I was fortunate to build a foundation shooting long guns left handed. The only time a pistol is in my left hand is when the situation or stage description requires it. Using the dominant eye is important and a long gun should be on that side when able. It doesn't matter with a handgun. In 23 years of competition shooting nobody has ever noticed that I use my left eye for pistol. Bottom line: there is never a reason to primarily shoot handguns in your non-dominant hand for the sake of eye dominance. I've competed in USPSA, 3-Gun and PRS as well as taught 3 levels of pistol/carbine for my last 5 years in the military. I'm not claiming to be an expert but if anyone has specific questions about cross-eye dominance, support-side shooting, or the nuances of each weapon platform for a cross-dominant shooter, feel free to hit me up. I'll give any information I have and if it's something I'm not familiar with, I know plenty of people that have seen far more. [/QUOTE]
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