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Russo wrote:Thanks a ton for the help, Rangers and other personell, especially Ranger Creeping Death. The eye patch idea is pretty slick.

I appreciate the humorous responses as well. This forum is full of characters.

Thanks again.

HUMEROUS! Shit son, we are all drop dead serious killers with no smile in our hearts. :wink:
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Russo wrote:Thanks a ton for the help, Rangers and other personell, especially Ranger Creeping Death. The eye patch idea is pretty slick.

I appreciate the humorous responses as well. This forum is full of characters.

Thanks again.
Well, he passed the Dumb Blonde Test. :lol: I think this dude will be OK. Practice both sides, Russo....you'll do fine.
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I fired left handed for my entire career with nary a problem. I usually didn't use a brass deflector because it distracted me when I was trying to sight in, so I just got used to the idea that, for 4 or 5 days after I fired, I was going to have a bunch of little red welts on the right side of my face.
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chkray wrote:I fired left handed for my entire career with nary a problem. I usually didn't use a brass deflector because it distracted me when I was trying to sight in, so I just got used to the idea that, for 4 or 5 days after I fired, I was going to have a bunch of little red welts on the right side of my face.

Those were your pre-pubesant zits.....
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So all you lefty shooters - if ya all shoot with yer left hand then ya probably wipe yer ass with ya shootin hand. Come that day yew get into a firefight while takin a shit - which task gets priority? Or ya could learn to shoot righty from the beginning so's ya can always be happy knowing that nothing is gonna mess up ya life - ya can shoot and shit at he same time, anytime. :wink:
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Post by Black 6 »

not everyone that is left handed is left eye dom. which is your dom eye? which ever it is, use it and stick with it. useing both hands to fire (unless you get a lot, and i mean alot of range time) is a good way to ensure your not excelent in either. the eye patch trick works, but are you going to have time to put one on in advance in a fight? i can hear it now.....WAIT A FUKIN MINUTE, I DONT HAVE MY PATCH ON YET!!!.....a few seconds later....OK, YOU CAN START SHOOTING AT ME AGAIN, I AM READY! train as you fight. i am not saying that you cant learn how to shoot with both hands, but as an instructor on this very subject, i will tell you the law of averages is against you. and it is far more difficult to retrain your eye than to gain muscle memory to fire with the weak hand. i am blessed and can switch dominance in a fraction of a second, but that took years of conditioning.

oh and dont be a puss, i have had brass land on my neck and sizzle, i didnt stop fireing until i finished my targets, then i removed the brass that was now sticking to my neck.
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Post by another damn texan »

I shoot lefty and it is not a problem with the M4. The only problem you will ever have is shooting the SAW lefty from the shoulder. Get used to having permanent bruising on your right arm. I'm one of the weirdo's like Desert Sloth that shoots pistols right handed. Never had a problem with transitions. You'll be fine.
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Post by AbnRgr289 »

I always fired a long gun left handed and a pistol right handed. The only problem I ever had was firing a Pig. Make sure your right sleeve is buttoned close so the brass doesn't go down it. :D
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Jim wrote:
cams wrote:Don't be a fag. It's no fun unless you get smacked in the face a couple times. :twisted:
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Yes they do...never thought that my scar would get me laid :lol:
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Black 6 wrote:
oh and dont be a puss, i have had brass land on my neck and sizzle, i didnt stop fireing until i finished my targets, then i removed the brass that was now sticking to my neck.
Well Brother, we can't all look like Vikings who can sling a MK2 around their neck :lol:
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Matador275 wrote:
Jim wrote:
cams wrote:Don't be a fag. It's no fun unless you get smacked in the face a couple times. :twisted:
Women find facial scars sexy!
Yes they do...never thought that my scar would get me laid :lol:
Scars from what? Red ants on your vagina? :lol: :lol:
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Re: Left-Handed Shooter

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Abell9 wrote:
Matador275 wrote:
Jim wrote: Women find facial scars sexy!
Yes they do...never thought that my scar would get me laid :lol:
Scars from what? Red ants on your vagina? :lol: :lol:
You know....sometimes....fucker! :lol:
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Tater Nuts wrote:Russo, do you know how to test for eye dominance ?
No, Ranger Tater Nuts, I don't. Please explain?

And that is probably the weirdest sentence I have ever typed.
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