one or two eyes open with pistol?

friesepferd · April 23rd, 2007, 11:37 PM

do you shoot your pistol with one or two eyes open and why.
also, any tips for shooting with both eyes open?
i cant seem to at all. im either focused on the sights with both eyes open and looking at two targets not know which to point at, or looking at the target not seeing sights at all. cant flicker back and forth really.
any suggestions?

Bud White · April 23rd, 2007, 11:44 PM

try here

http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...highlight=eyes

Bud White · April 23rd, 2007, 11:45 PM

Cant help ya as i have to shoot 1 eye closed cant hit nothing with both open

artz · April 23rd, 2007, 11:47 PM

two open here...

HotGuns · April 24th, 2007, 12:11 AM

You practice shooting so that if the day arises that you must defend yourself or your loved ones, you have the ability to do so.

You might as well practice with both eyes open, because to use one eye in a gunfight would to be seriously handicapping yourself and about the same as keeping one arm behind your back while in a fight.

In a real world situation with adrenalin flowing and the instant realization that one of you may not be breathing in a few seconds, both of your eyes are going to be so WIDE open that it will be nearly impossible for you to close one eye...even if you wanted to.

So you may as well train with both eyes open.

Its as simple as taking both of your hands and putting them together and using both index fingers pointing to something on a wall.

Try it.
Now try it with your gun.

It takes a bit of practice but its not hard.

and make DANG sure the gun is unloaded before you point it at anything.

Redneck Repairs · April 24th, 2007, 12:17 AM

Ill just suggest that if you are having issues with keeping both open , and singleing out " THAT FRONT SIGHT " then possibly you are cross dominant . Ie right handed and left eyed . if you google cross dominant and shoot , i am shure you will get more info than you want .

rodc13 · April 24th, 2007, 12:38 AM

Two eyes open, handgun or long gun.

skeeeter · April 24th, 2007, 01:33 AM

You have 2 eyes for a reason-you can see more with both open especially important when "tunnel vision" kicks in. You can also gauge distance better with 2 eyes open.

FIREARMZ · April 24th, 2007, 06:41 AM

Two eyes open, not only as mentioned about both eyes will be open in a gun fight but we need to see everything going on around us. It just doesn't make sense to close any eye during a fight.

SIGguy229 · April 24th, 2007, 09:44 AM

two...need to see what other threats are still out there

April 23rd, 2007, 11:37 PM	#1
friesepferd Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: what used to be the state of Franklin (look it up) Posts: 1,719	one or two eyes open with pistol? do you shoot your pistol with one or two eyes open and why. also, any tips for shooting with both eyes open? i cant seem to at all. im either focused on the sights with both eyes open and looking at two targets not know which to point at, or looking at the target not seeing sights at all. cant flicker back and forth really. any suggestions?

April 23rd, 2007, 11:47 PM	#4
artz VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,259	two open here... __________________ Lord, grant me the serenity for things that I can not change. Just call me a pessimistic optimist !

April 24th, 2007, 12:11 AM	#5
HotGuns Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,880	You practice shooting so that if the day arises that you must defend yourself or your loved ones, you have the ability to do so. You might as well practice with both eyes open, because to use one eye in a gunfight would to be seriously handicapping yourself and about the same as keeping one arm behind your back while in a fight. In a real world situation with adrenalin flowing and the instant realization that one of you may not be breathing in a few seconds, both of your eyes are going to be so WIDE open that it will be nearly impossible for you to close one eye...even if you wanted to. So you may as well train with both eyes open. Its as simple as taking both of your hands and putting them together and using both index fingers pointing to something on a wall. Try it. Now try it with your gun. It takes a bit of practice but its not hard. and make DANG sure the gun is unloaded before you point it at anything. __________________ AR. CHL Instr. If you are a socialist loving,left wing, limp wristed,girly man that is afraid to hear the truth and you whine about being "offended" because you arent smart enough to handle the truth, go find someone else to talk to...

April 24th, 2007, 12:38 AM	#7
rodc13 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,409	Two eyes open, handgun or long gun. __________________ Cheers, Rod "We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters

April 24th, 2007, 06:41 AM	#9
FIREARMZ Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 250	Two eyes open, not only as mentioned about both eyes will be open in a gun fight but we need to see everything going on around us. It just doesn't make sense to close any eye during a fight. __________________ Ken Forbus Owner of FIREARMZ FIREARMZ FORUM

April 23rd, 2007, 11:44 PM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	try here http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...highlight=eyes

April 23rd, 2007, 11:45 PM	#3
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	Cant help ya as i have to shoot 1 eye closed cant hit nothing with both open

April 24th, 2007, 12:17 AM	#6
Redneck Repairs VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,141	Ill just suggest that if you are having issues with keeping both open , and singleing out " THAT FRONT SIGHT " then possibly you are cross dominant . Ie right handed and left eyed . if you google cross dominant and shoot , i am shure you will get more info than you want .

April 24th, 2007, 01:33 AM	#8
skeeeter New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 12	You have 2 eyes for a reason-you can see more with both open especially important when "tunnel vision" kicks in. You can also gauge distance better with 2 eyes open.

April 24th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#10
SIGguy229 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kabul, Afghanistan Posts: 2,058	two...need to see what other threats are still out there

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