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Range Report: daily plinking

Did you just do some plinking today? Tell us about it.
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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Vaquero » Mon May 13, 2024 7:10 pm

Sounds lije a good morning there Gene.
I got out for a few minutes here a little bit ago.
Been sprinkling and drizzling rain off and on today.
Left eye was a little blurry, but I still managed a decent group.

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Just had one sandbag sitting on the arm of a chair. The loner on the RH target was the first shot.
A couple guys and I were talking about shooting ambidextrous, and I haven't done any in a while so I pulled out the ole M60 and gave it a go.

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by North Country Gal » Mon May 13, 2024 7:38 pm

Those old 67s and 68s are about as good as it gets in a single shot bolt 22. Great work, Gene.

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Hatchdog » Tue May 14, 2024 9:29 am

Vaquero wrote:
Mon May 13, 2024 7:10 pm
Sounds lije a good morning there Gene.
I got out for a few minutes here a little bit ago.
Been sprinkling and drizzling rain off and on today.
Left eye was a little blurry, but I still managed a decent group.


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Just had one sandbag sitting on the arm of a chair. The loner on the RH target was the first shot.
A couple guys and I were talking about shooting ambidextrous, and I haven't done any in a while so I pulled out the ole M60 and gave it a go.

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Interesting, I’ve never tried left hand shooting other than with a handgun in drills. My son is left handed and when I see him shoot it’s just wrong. :lol:
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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Sir Henry » Tue May 14, 2024 10:02 am

I can shoot left and right handed equally bad. I’m left eye dominant but have floaters in my left eye. I can shoot faster right-handed because I don’t have to wait for the floaters to clear.
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by North Country Gal » Tue May 14, 2024 10:27 am

I am cross eyed dominant, meaning I am right handed and my left eye is dominant. I've always managed to shoot rifles and handguns right handed, though. Just a matter of adapting as needed. In fact, when shooting handguns, I can switch between my right eye and left eye in a single shooting session.

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Sir Henry » Tue May 14, 2024 6:07 pm

North Country Gal wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 10:27 am
I am cross eyed dominant, meaning I am right handed and my left eye is dominant. I've always managed to shoot rifles and handguns right handed, though. Just a matter of adapting as needed. In fact, when shooting handguns, I can switch between my right eye and left eye in a single shooting session.
I’m naturally left-handed and left-eyed. Shooting rifle right handed and eyed is actually quite easy. Pistol is a whole different ballgame. I can shoot pistol okay as a righty it’s the magazine changes that kills me.

I’ve shot revolvers two at a time before and it was easy going back and forth as I alternated shooting.
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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by CT_Shooter » Tue May 14, 2024 7:00 pm

North Country Gal wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 10:27 am
I am cross eyed dominant, meaning I am right handed and my left eye is dominant. I've always managed to shoot rifles and handguns right handed, though. Just a matter of adapting as needed. In fact, when shooting handguns, I can switch between my right eye and left eye in a single shooting session.
Me, too. Right handed, left eye dominant.

I can't quite bring myself to shoot left handed (rifle or revolver) and I don't shoot nearly as well as you do, but I do shoot well enough to be satisfied by my results most of the time. I'm my only competition, so I'm just happy with the sport, regardless.
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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by North Country Gal » Tue May 14, 2024 7:05 pm

Same for me. I really am my only competition, but I do push myself pretty hard. :)

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Vaquero » Wed May 15, 2024 8:05 am

I'm in no competition with anyone and never have been.
But, I have been in situations where being able to shoot left-handed was much easier than trying to turn all the way around to get a shot right-handed.
I've killed several deer shooting LH.

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Re: Range Report: daily plinking

Post by Sir Henry » Wed May 15, 2024 8:11 am

Vaquero wrote:
Wed May 15, 2024 8:05 am
I'm in no competition with anyone and never have been.
But, I have been in situations where being able to shoot left-handed was much easier than trying to turn all the way around to get a shot right-handed.
I've killed several deer shooting LH.

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I like shooting left and right handed at the same time as in Ma Deuce.
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.

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