Shoot with one eye open, and one closed, or both open?

[SStomcat]

I shoot with one open and one closed. What do you do? Will be interested to find out.

 

[wesheltonj]

Mostly one eye closed. By sometime both open, just depends on what and where I am shooting.

 

[Old3Toe]

Depends on distance, sights, and speed of shot. Low mag/irons, quick shot, and/or close distance is naturally both eyes open. Higher mag, drawing a fine bead, and/or concentrating on a precision shot I'll be using just one eye.

 

[Cls.44]

One eye closed. I commited to keeping both eyes open for a while, and did alright with a rifle, but I started getting streaks of mystery misses while shooting trap. I found that the non dominant eye would occasionally take over and so I went back to closing one eye for all shooting.

 

[Twraska]

One eye closed, legally blind in my left eye so it ain’t much help but I shot that way when sight was good

 

[375Ruger416]

I shoot both eyes open, but haven’t shot enough trap to know if it affects me there. I like being able to see what’s going on around me, helps me read the wind etc.

For dangerous game, it would seem to be advsntsgeous.

 

[375Fox]

I shoot both eyes open. I’m lucky that when I look through a scope my dominant eye immediately takes over so I don’t need to close other. When I shoot with red dot (true 1x) it’s really nice to shoot both eyes open but still have perception of everything around you.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Great question. I know when I’m shooting a pistol with either open sights or a red dot I have both eyes open. I know I shoot a scoped rifle with only my right eye open and I don’t remember when shooting a shotgun? I’ll have to check that. Thanks for reminding me/us to pay attention to that.

 

[Red Leg]

Both eyes open - handgun, shotgun, or rifle. Dominate eye rules.

 

[JimP]

Pistols or shotguns I have both eyes open, even with a scoped pistol.

For some reason I can't shoot a rifle with both eyes open. I've tried but just can't do it

 

[CarsonG]

I do both eyes closed. That way I never see myself miss!

 

[meigsbucks]

Rifle: One open and the other partially closed
Shotgun and handgun: both open

 

[Franco]

Both eyes open.

 

[RedTag]

I do both eyes closed. That way I never see myself miss!

 

[RedTag]

Rifle with scope 3x or higher: one eye open
Rifle w/ low power scope or iron sights, handgun and shotgun: both eyes open

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

I only have one eye so I don’t get a choice in the matter

Gumpy

 

[RLD]

With a scoped rifle I keep both eyes open until I am satisfied with target acquisition, and then close my non-dominant eye before I shoot.

 

[SStomcat]

With a scoped rifle I keep both eyes open until I am satisfied with target acquisition, and then close my non-dominant eye before I shoot.

Why close?

 

[SStomcat]

Rifle with scope 3x or higher: one eye open
Rifle w/ low power scope or iron sights, handgun and shotgun: both eyes open

Would you elaborate on why so?

 

[SStomcat]

I do both eyes closed. That way I never see myself miss!

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