Ive been shooting with one eye, always have, never knew any better and its not like I shot much anyway prior to being a gun owner (which I am loving BTW).
Since buying the Glock, and being unemployed, Ive been spending a considerable amount of time on the range. About 2-3 times a week and a couple hours at a time.
At the crusty ole age of 45 the eyes aren't what they used to be and I found myself not being able to fully regain my focus for an hour or two after. I think Im a decent shot most of the time but the technique and consistency needs work. For some reason I have gravitated towards a target at my range that consists of four 6" dia bullseye style of targets.
My bets grouping was 15 shots in a 3"x3" group high and left of the bullseye.
Ive heard that you should shoot with both eyes open and I had tried that before. For the life of me I couldnt focus on anything when trying to do that. I count grans the concept of focusing on the front sight, keeping the front and rear aligned and still being able to hit a damn target.
I watched a youtube video this morning and decided to give it a shot (pun intended). Below were are the results after running through 75 practice rounds to get the concept down. I shot at 5, 7, 10 and 13 yards, both eyes open.
Im pretty damn happy and surprised myself. The shots were slow and required blinking the left eye but it was happening. My hands got sweaty when I was shooting at 10 and 13 yards and the grip was getting tired.
This was fun today and Im going to keep practicing.
Since buying the Glock, and being unemployed, Ive been spending a considerable amount of time on the range. About 2-3 times a week and a couple hours at a time.
At the crusty ole age of 45 the eyes aren't what they used to be and I found myself not being able to fully regain my focus for an hour or two after. I think Im a decent shot most of the time but the technique and consistency needs work. For some reason I have gravitated towards a target at my range that consists of four 6" dia bullseye style of targets.
My bets grouping was 15 shots in a 3"x3" group high and left of the bullseye.
Ive heard that you should shoot with both eyes open and I had tried that before. For the life of me I couldnt focus on anything when trying to do that. I count grans the concept of focusing on the front sight, keeping the front and rear aligned and still being able to hit a damn target.
I watched a youtube video this morning and decided to give it a shot (pun intended). Below were are the results after running through 75 practice rounds to get the concept down. I shot at 5, 7, 10 and 13 yards, both eyes open.
Im pretty damn happy and surprised myself. The shots were slow and required blinking the left eye but it was happening. My hands got sweaty when I was shooting at 10 and 13 yards and the grip was getting tired.
This was fun today and Im going to keep practicing.