Chick and guns

[Bikernereid]

All I was told by the army instructor was that the rifle I was using was for right-eyed people and that was that. I am right handed but can use my left so may see about learning to shoot left-handed. Who knows might be easier for me, wont know til I try. All advice very welcome.

Yes practice will help.My leading eye is my left but I'm right handed.You can close the left eye which will then force your brain to use your right eye. Or learn to shoot with your left hand ( most firearms are for righthanded use though).People say to keep both eyes open so that you can sight and see where you hit(more situational awareness).

[FilthyLuka]

Will give it a go. Does it not affect your driving/ riding etc?

Oh! hehe, shoulda explained a bit better. You use SAFETY glasses, you know, the big clear plastic thingies? Then you tape over the left eye... You take of the safety glasses when you finish shooting

[chris]

I came second on the first round and came joint second on the second round

Luckily the guns don't have live ammunition

Am I missing something?

[Swoop]

This trick works like a charm, used it for the first year of my target shooting, now it just comes natural. Just used some saftey glasses and some A4 sheet. Cut the paper, taped it on and just kept bringing the glasses to the range for training.

It's less hassle just putting a few sticky patches, that you use for patching the holes in the targets, on the lens.
Black, white or brown patches are all white underneath! A bit of a fashion statement in some clubs.

[Bikernereid]

I get that I was just wondering how changing your dominanat eye might affect other things that require your eyes!!

Oh! hehe, shoulda explained a bit better. You use SAFETY glasses, you know, the big clear plastic thingies? Then you tape over the left eye... You take of the safety glasses when you finish shooting

[Bikernereid]

it is a special indoor target shooting set up that the Army use.

Am I missing something?

[jrandom]

it is a special indoor target shooting set up that the Army use.

So you were not actually firing live full-power ammunition? Was it some kind of laser tagging setup?

Cool, so we still get to take your 30-calibre virginity when you get back!



A large part of shooting is dealing properly with the recoil and 140dBA percussion hitting your face - anyone can point and click, but doing it reliably and repeatably while you control your breathing and twitching muscles under the stress and strain and smell of a centerfire rifle going off a foot away from your ear and whacking you hard in the shoulder is what takes practice.



Don't even get me started on pistol shooting...

[007XX]

it is a special indoor target shooting set up that the Army use.

Hey chick...sorry, can't be bothered reading the whole thread, but here is my 2 cents:

I'm not afraid of guns, and have never been. But I have had things that I have been really scared about, to the point of being frozen on the spot. For example, snowboarding...maybe the ambient temperature explained the frozen status, but anyway I diverge from my course...

It is all a matter of mind over matter...shooting is a heck of a lot of fun...just go and stay with someone you trust and who can teach you gently and slowly how to do it properly.
Keep reminding yourself to breath. When you are nervous, the first thing to go is your calm breathing. By forcing yourself to regulate it, you will concentrate less on how scared you are.

And if you really, really don't feel like doing it, then don't worry and let it be...it's not the end of the world.

Good luck!

PS: Oh and yes, I snowboard now, and I absolutely looooooove it!

[Bikernereid]

You can't take my virginity.....I am joining a gun club here so I can get some serious practice in before heading to NZ.

Believe me there was plenty of recoil and I have the sore shoulder to prove it. Painful experience!! And it was bloody noisey.

So you were not actually firing live full-power ammunition? Was it some kind of laser tagging setup?

Cool, so we still get to take your 30-calibre virginity when you get back!



A large part of shooting is dealing properly with the recoil and 140dBA percussion hitting your face - anyone can point and click, but doing it reliably and repeatably while you control your breathing and twitching muscles under the stress and strain and smell of a centerfire rifle going off a foot away from your ear and whacking you hard in the shoulder is what takes practice.



Don't even get me started on pistol shooting...

[Bikernereid]

I did it n now I am a convert to the gun toting brigade. I still have a phobia which I am quite happy to keep but have slowly conquered most of my fears. OK still have one major fear that of my mother but she is one seriously kick ass lady!!

Glad you got into snowboarding and conquered you fear, hate it personally. I am a skiier and prefer to have two legs that work independent as God designed us!! But each to their own and anyone developing and enjoying new skill should always be encourage and commended.

The nerves thing was a bit of an issue at first but the people keeping an eye on us were really good and helped to relax us gun virgins. After a while the adremanlin really kicked in and I was grining like a Cheshire cat. The buzz lasted for hours!!

Hey chick...sorry, can't be bothered reading the whole thread, but here is my 2 cents:

I'm not afraid of guns, and have never been. But I have had things that I have been really scared about, to the point of being frozen on the spot. For example, snowboarding...maybe the ambient temperature explained the frozen status, but anyway I diverge from my course...

It is all a matter of mind over matter...shooting is a heck of a lot of fun...just go and stay with someone you trust and who can teach you gently and slowly how to do it properly.
Keep reminding yourself to breath. When you are nervous, the first thing to go is your calm breathing. By forcing yourself to regulate it, you will concentrate less on how scared you are.

And if you really, really don't feel like doing it, then don't worry and let it be...it's not the end of the world.

Good luck!

PS: Oh and yes, I snowboard now, and I absolutely looooooove it!

[007XX]

I did it n now I am a convert to the gun toting brigade. I still have a phobia which I am quite happy to keep but have slowly conquered most of my fears. OK still have one major fear that of my mother but she is one seriously kick ass lady!!

Glad you got into snowboarding and conquered you fear, hate it personally. I am a skiier and prefer to have two legs that work independent as God designed us!! But each to their own and anyone developing and enjoying new skill should always be encourage and commended.

The nerves thing was a bit of an issue at first but the people keeping an eye on us were really good and helped to relax us gun virgins. After a while the adremanlin really kicked in and I was grining like a Cheshire cat. The buzz lasted for hours!!

Well done chick!!!

[Bikernereid]

Thanks means a lot. If you ever fancy a downhill partner once I get over there I would appreciate the company. I am dating a snowboarding snob!! Snob n snowboarding donlt really go hand in hand but would hate to insult the snowbaording community too much!!

Well done chick!!!

[007XX]

Thanks means a lot. If you ever fancy a downhill partner once I get over there I would appreciate the company. I am dating a snowboarding snob!! Snob n snowboarding donlt really go hand in hand but would hate to insult the snowbaording community too much!!

Sounds good mate. I can't wait for the season to come around again... especially since it's stinking hot here today...

I'm not a snob, but I gave a go to skiing and didn't get the point of having both my legs pissed off at each other and going in opposite directions

[jrandom]

I tried skiing once.

I went really well until I realised that I didn't know how to stop.

[Bikernereid]

I wish you guys would stop complaining about the heat, it is cold, dark, rainy and crap here!! Do you a swap!!

I spent year dancing and doing athletics so having two legs that work independently is an asset when hurdling. Might be a wee bit painful otherwise!! And my legs r never pissed off at each other, me yes each other no.

Most skiiers I know are not overly find of snowboarding, not sure if it is to do with what you learn first or not? I just finding sticking with what I can do better works for me, especially when still drunk!!

What is the skiing like over there, have heard mixed reviews?

Sounds good mate. I can't wait for the season to come around again... especially since it's stinking hot here today...

I'm not a snob, but I gave a go to skiing and didn't get the point of having both my legs pissed off at each other and going in opposite directions