South Paw Shooters?

Are you left eye dominate? If so that would explain better shooting from the left side...

I'm left eye dominant but right handed. I shoot long guns and bows from the left. I shoot handguns with my right hand. I'm the guy that actually buys left handed bolt action rifles and left side ejecting automatic shotguns.

It sounds like you can shoot pretty effectively from either side; I definitely can not.

I started shooting lefty when I was in my 20's. I am left eye dominant. Tried it one day did good and never looked back. Not very hard to learn shooting lefty compared to other activities. Just felt awkward at first.

That's funny....I actually shoot both pistols and bows right handed. And despite being a decent shot with long guns from either side. I'm absolutely horrible with a bow and pistol with my left (which is my more accurate side with long guns).

I only have 2 bolt action guns and oddly enough they are both right handed....because I grew up/learned how to shoot with a little bolt action 22 that was right handed, I never found it awkward to action the bolt. It just became a natural motion for my left hand to slide up the stock and action the bolt with my right hand. And even more odd is the fact despite being a pretty decent shot right handed (not my norm) I find it awkward as hell to action the bolt with my right hand when holding the gun right handed (which is basically the position I end up in after shooting left handed and then sliding my left hand up the gun to action the bolt with my right hand)

Weird how muscle memory and eye dominance develops you as a hunter!

I eat and shoot and write lefty , but everything else I do from the right side.

yep, but I'm left handed too. Bat/golf right handed though.

special ordering left handed rifles gets old

I'm right handed but left eye dominant. I too can shoot off of either shoulder, but I'm better with my left. Although, my claim to fame (in my family anyway) was the day I beat all my cousins in a skeet shoot shooting off of each shoulder, switching between shots. I dont know why I'm left eye dominant

I'm like poppatiger,

LH --> eat, write, shoot (left eye dominant)

RH --> throw, kick, golf clubs

I'm all arse backwards.
But I shoot well.

I am right eye dominant but shoot left handed. I have found that a Burris speed bead helps with the scattergun. I write and throw right handed but shoot gun and bow left handed. This is natural to me because I feel that my right arm is dominant so I want it in the control position as in holding the forearm of a rifle thus controlling the swing or holding a bow and controlling the aim. Pulling the trigger or releasing the string on a bow doesn't require any effort so I use my left hand for this. Does that make sense?

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special ordering left handed rifles gets old

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this plus being a broke arse is why i've procrastinated owning my first.