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Left hand shooters
- Thread starter RMRLW44
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Soo many folks just settle. Shame on all y'all.
I didn't know what I was missing until I started buying left handed bolt actions for myself.
It's a shame so may folks settle instead of buying what fits. Get the kid a left handed Savage Rascal to start.
Here's my nephew loving his and putting holes in cans
At least I have somebody in the next generation to leave my leftys to that will appreciate therm.
I didn't know what I was missing until I started buying left handed bolt actions for myself.
It's a shame so may folks settle instead of buying what fits. Get the kid a left handed Savage Rascal to start.
Here's my nephew loving his and putting holes in cans
At least I have somebody in the next generation to leave my leftys to that will appreciate therm.
It's not really settling for something as much as it is learning to deal with things as they are. :-)Soo many folks just settle. Shame on all y'all.
I didn't know what I was missing until I started buying left handed bolt actions for myself.
It's a shame so may folks settle instead of buying what fits. Get the kid a left handed Savage Rascal to start.
Here's my nephew loving his and putting holes in cans
Keep in mind he's four. His body is going to be continually changing and growing for the next twelve or so years. Let him try different things and don't get set in the idea that he has to do it a certain way but keep in mind the basic safety rules and the things that do work.
At this age he may not be able to properly hold a rifle so make sure it's fun, something with feedback like shooting steel plates, soda cans, or clay pigeons. Punching holes in paper is boring for small kids.
Some more thoughts, keep the shooting sessions short.
Make sure he washes his hands after every single session. Little kids like to stick hands and fingers in their mouths and you don't want him to get lead or powder residue in his system.
Reactive targets are fun.
Try to teach him to use iron sights before optics.
Nothing that is extremely loud, has excessive recoil or muzzle blast.
I bought an M6 Scout as my son was so small at six that was the only thing that he could reach the trigger on. It also helped as he could depend on hand strength and not finger strength for trigger control until he got older, larger and stronger.
Remember that he will find a stick or rock more interesting than a gun most times.
Teach muzzle safety. Don't accept any excuses for poor muzzle control.
Make sure he washes his hands after every single session. Little kids like to stick hands and fingers in their mouths and you don't want him to get lead or powder residue in his system.
Reactive targets are fun.
Try to teach him to use iron sights before optics.
Nothing that is extremely loud, has excessive recoil or muzzle blast.
I bought an M6 Scout as my son was so small at six that was the only thing that he could reach the trigger on. It also helped as he could depend on hand strength and not finger strength for trigger control until he got older, larger and stronger.
Remember that he will find a stick or rock more interesting than a gun most times.
Teach muzzle safety. Don't accept any excuses for poor muzzle control.
That is correct. I'm left-handed, and I can shoot righty, no problem, as I grew up doing everything right handed as we all did. But... when you get to scopes, it gets much harder to overcome the eye dominance issue, and it's not the same for everyone. Some folks are pretty well balanced; others are not. So it depends on him. If he's seriously left-eye dominant, he may even have trouble with open rifle sights. (Hint: in that case, buy a red-dot.)
I like left-handed bolt guns, because I can operate them more quickly when needed. For hunting. But I would have lost very little meat had I been using RH rifles.
That, and frankly it's nice to have something that works right for me. That pleases me, living in a world where everything is backwards, from doors to scissors to notebooks to telephones... but I digress and dissemble.
I have shot a couple bullpups left handed and liked it, Georgia Gun Club has a Tavor. The only real drawback that shell deflectors could not solve is some of the shells will get caught on your shirt and arm. They not for a small child mind you.
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