Dominant Eye And Shooting Handguns

I am left eyed dominant and can shoot rifles and shotguns either side with no trouble at all. I'm truly ambidextrous with shooting.

Handguns are different. My eyes can handle shooting either side just fine but my left hand isn't as coordinated as my right so pistol shooting is mostly done righty.
 
I'm right handed and right eye dominant, but I'm also farsighted in my right eye so I find myself doing the head tilt to sight with my non-dominant eye. I imagine there's experts out there that will tell me I shoot "wrong", but it works for me and I see no reason to change.
 
I am left eye dominate, shoot handguns right handed, shoulder arms from the left shoulder.

I always shot using my left eye, so I sort of cocked my wrist slightly (shooting two-handed) to compensate. I had some photos taken as I was shooting, and noticed my right forearm had rotated ninety degrees to my left and my wrist had "broken" and the gun's muzzle near vertical in recoil, and that my shooting hand had jumped clear of my left supporting hand. No big deal, the muzzle was no where close to my head.

After cataract surgery some years ago, I began using my right eye. This kept my arm, wrist, and gun in a more nearly straight line. Now, shooting in this manner, my hands stay together, and there is less "breakling" of my elbows under recoil, and the muzzle is more like forty-five degrees.

As to my shooting I noticed no difference to my accuracy, still a matter of sights and squeeze.

This was really only noticible with very heavy bullets and powder charges, especially in cartridges like the .45-70 or .454 Casull.

Bob Wright
 
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