IronsightJM
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This going to be kind of a long post. I went today to look at some rifles as I wanted to Expand the arsenal. A Tikka t3 in 270 caught my eye and I asked to handle it real quick.
He politely handed it to me and he noticed I was left handed and he said “oh well you don’t want that let me get you a left handed rifle just as good”, now never hearing that from someone before I didn’t know what to say. I responded “I prefer right handed bolts over left anyway” so now this is where I guess he thought I was weird.
I was explaining to him that when I slide the bolt it doesn’t feel right and I’m horrible doing it with my left hand that’s why I don’t like left handed rifles. It’s natural to hold it left handed and slide it with my right hand so any right handed rifle would be fine for me. He started saying how that’s very rare that someone who holds it left handed to slide the bolt with the right hand. He asked how I handle a handgun and I said well if I’m aiming it with both hands I aim with my left ya know just the same. But if I aim it with one hand then it’ll be right hand.
He insisted to keep telling me how weird my gun handling style was. I am just wondering Becuase I’ve never had anyone say too much about it until now. Anyone else do it like this or is this just weird? Btw it feels very awkward and not right to hold a rifle right handed.
He politely handed it to me and he noticed I was left handed and he said “oh well you don’t want that let me get you a left handed rifle just as good”, now never hearing that from someone before I didn’t know what to say. I responded “I prefer right handed bolts over left anyway” so now this is where I guess he thought I was weird.
I was explaining to him that when I slide the bolt it doesn’t feel right and I’m horrible doing it with my left hand that’s why I don’t like left handed rifles. It’s natural to hold it left handed and slide it with my right hand so any right handed rifle would be fine for me. He started saying how that’s very rare that someone who holds it left handed to slide the bolt with the right hand. He asked how I handle a handgun and I said well if I’m aiming it with both hands I aim with my left ya know just the same. But if I aim it with one hand then it’ll be right hand.
He insisted to keep telling me how weird my gun handling style was. I am just wondering Becuase I’ve never had anyone say too much about it until now. Anyone else do it like this or is this just weird? Btw it feels very awkward and not right to hold a rifle right handed.