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Thread: One Eye or Two?

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    kenritz is offline I'll crack this 'British humour' thing, or die trying...
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    Talking One Eye or Two?

    Gentleman, Could you please tell me if you shoot with one eye open or two?

    I`ve heard that keeping both eye`s open is correct, but i can`t seem to get the hang of it! My left eye seems to have a mind of it`s own.

    If any of you guy`s have any hints or information (or smart a$$ comments ) All will be appreciated.

    Thank-you all,

    Cheers, Ken

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    One eye closed for me

    Pete

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    Darren Petts Guest
    Two if possible as it helps reduce squinting in your scope eye. Much depends on whether you are right or left eye dominant. If your dominant eye is your scope eye you will be ok if it's the reverse then it can cause problems. A blanking plate attatched to the scope or even a side swinging butler to blank off the target for a dominant spare eye, if that's the case can help.

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    Murphy is offline Cooee! Chase me you naughty boys!
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    I have one eye closed.
    I find 2 eyes open makes the sight picture dimmer.
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    Always two eyes.

    If you find the picture in the non-scope eye distracting, arrange a butler creek so that when you have it open, it obscures the view.

    Neil

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    One eye open .

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    Always two eyes open but use an eyeshield to obscure the other eye.

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    Rabbit Man Guest

    one eye

    one eye shut

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    The way I shot on Sunday, I must have had both eyes shut..!

    Gus
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    Kingplinker Guest
    both eyes shut hence the reason for me being a ****e shot

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    Two eyes up to 15yds, one eye after that.
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    two eyes

    shoot with both eyes open. l find it helpful in locating the target as l shoot at 50 mag.

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    Both eyes open?

    Are we talking Shotgun here?

    Target shooting through a scope is a one eye jobby as is sighting on opens normally BUT if your using RED DOT sights THATS a 2 eye open job.

    Shotguns are a 2 eyes open job too but not essential. I find lining up the rib with one eye then when i have it lined up right open the other and find your target and squeeze the trigger

    Zeb

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    2 eyes open, but I had to change over to shooting left handed to achieve it.

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    verminhunter is offline The founder of the FAC .25 Big Boys Fan club
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    I Shoot with both eye's open,have done for years.

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