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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Left eye dominant stock? |
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Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:40 pm
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Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:39 pm
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| When my dad and I were shooting a lot of trap in the late 1950's, we often shot with a guy who was blind in his right eye and had a set up like that. |
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:35 am
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Wow! Never seen a crossover stock on anything but a high grade break open gun.
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:46 am
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| I would contact WENIG or THE STOCK DR etc - not that complicated I do believe . |
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Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:09 pm
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| As an eye doctor for over 30 years, I can attest to the problems( and some time benefits) of the cross dominant shooter. These cross over stocks are generally designed for those that have lost vision in their dominant eye due to injury or disease. They are somewhat ugly, but allow one to continue shooting after a tragic vision loss. I have never seen anyone adapt fully to one, but it does allow them to continue to shoot and that is the bottom line. |
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:49 am
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| The NRA museum at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, MO, goes one better. They have a gun on display with a second rib mounted on brackets on the left side of the barrel. Its offset several inches to place this rib in front of the left eye while shouldering the gun on the right shoulder. They have it mislabeled, saying it is for building in lead. Obvioulsy not, but an interesting solution to the same cross dominant eye problem |
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:56 pm
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| One of my old fox huntin buddies had to adapt - he just has the left eye sights sticking out of his recoiless browning . Lines up the dots and away he goes - shoots damn good for being in his 80's ! (47or better ) |
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:41 pm
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Good shooting form requires a certain amount of symmetry, balance, and grace for one to become really proficient with a shotgun. I've seen several such stocks on trap guns in the past. However, I've never seen anyone really adapt well to them. It's a very awkward way to shoot.
On the other hand, I've known several shooters who've switched to the other shoulder with far better results over all. It isn't easy. It takes commitment, persistence, patience, and time, but it's worth the results in the end from what I've seen. |
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