I was just curious cause u see people shooting rifles and snipers with 1 eye closed and then policemen and guys in the movies shoot pistols, shotguns and other rifles with both eyes open what's the difference? and which way is more accurate, one eye closed or both eyes open?
2007-12-15 00:56:09 · 16 answers · asked by AJ 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Unlike what is said above the preferred method of aiming is with both eyes completely open. Your dominant eye will be looking through the sites aligning them on the target and with your other eye open it just aids in the triangulation of the target picture. Granted, keeping both eyes open when looking thru a high power scope is difficult because you are seeing two different "pictures", one close, one far away. It does not really help in those specific situations. I still do it up to a 4x scope. That is why you see shooters with open sites keeping both eyes open and those with scopes not.
2007-12-15 03:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by Lou 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I have this problem too, you get used to it. I just kept on shooting right handed like normal, and now I hardly even notice it. I still shut my left eye when I use a scope, or a red dot, but a lot of people do that anyway. So yeah, my advice is find the shooting position that feels most comfortable for you, and just keep shooting! I think it's one of those things where practice makes perfect.
2016-03-16 00:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your eyes see different parts of the same picture. This is how you get your depth perception. For close range it doesn't matter, I shoot pistols, shotguns, and use the iron sights of my rifle with both eyes open. But for long distances with rifle (iron sights or scoped) I close one eye. It allows the one eye to focus on the target. I'm left handed but I shoot ambidextrously. Also I'm noticeably nearsighted (20-70) in my right eye and only slightly in my left(20-30). So for long range I use my left hand only cuz that eye is better and I close my right eye because then my brain doesn't receive the information from the right eye. You brain pieces the two feeds of information together and it makes a poor image. But with only one eye it gets the one feed and produces a sharper image.
2007-12-18 18:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people will tell you to shoot a scoped rifle with both eyes open. I am not sure about you but I have tried this many times and I have a hard time because the images are not the same size. Things become blurry for me and when shooting or hunting that is no good.
I can shoot my pistols with both eyes open but I will never shoot a rifle with two eyes open. This causes a dangerous problem.
Some say it is safer to shoot with both eyes open. That is all fine and well but if you can not see anything but a blur how is that safe.
2007-12-15 02:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by cpttango30 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Movies are movies. Don't take ANYTHING you see there as an example to be used in real life. That said, I generally shoot with both eyes open when using open sights. I can see and comprehend more with both eyes on the target plus one eye getting the sight picture. Doesn't work for everybody though.
2007-12-15 04:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I find it easier for me to shoot with one eye closed using my dominant eye to look through the sights.I'm right handed and right eye dominant.
Anyway I was once told in a fire arms class that it's easier for your brain to focus on one thing. So by closing one eye and focusing on the target with your dominant eye.It makes it easier to hit what you're aiming for.
2007-12-16 00:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you are looking through a scope its one eye closed because when u have both eyes open you are looking at something else besides the target in which you plan to kill. with pistols its different because you are usually at a close range so there isnt much reason to set up and aim with only 1 eye
2007-12-15 01:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by cztheman64 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I leave them both open, I am right handed but shoot left handed. some people are right eye dominate and some are left eye, but if you learn to leave both open, you can find the target faster with multiple targets,even if one eye is looking through a scope
2007-12-15 14:32:13 · answer #8 · answered by silverbullet217 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a scope the second eye will mess up your view with open sites it doesn't matter rifle or pistol then it just depends on the shooter. but most people learn with one eye closed to avoid posible distortion in the aiming eye
2007-12-15 07:24:08 · answer #9 · answered by adrienne k 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
stare at something on your wall, now close one eye, switch eyes, notice that the view changes slightly? When aiming you want one good view. As for the guys in the movie...they don't have to hit anything so it doesn't matter how they aim.
2007-12-15 01:06:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋