I tried my 1st hand guns today... I wow sucked.

[BCRider]

BKP, you may not be left eye dominant from what you're saying. Instead you may be like me and just have sharper vision in the left eye. I'm finding that I can shoot better if I turn my head slightly and use my left eye. But I'm still seeing two equally "dense" sight images. Just one is a bit sharper than the other. Dominance will not so much affect the sharpness of the image as it will the density or "ghostliness" of the image in terms of how transparent one looks compared to the other.

Anyhow welcome to the other side of guns and enjoy the ride. And just remember when you find it a bit frustrating if it was easy where would the fun be in learning to perfect the new skill.

 

[wanderinwalker]

BCRider,

Don't get me wrong, I'm a S&W revolver kind of guy myself! I do all of my best shooting starting with Ks and Ns. Nothing like a smooth DA/SA lock work to help improve your shooting skills.

But you are spot on in your interpretation of "lost time" if I'm reading your response correctly. I think it's less noticeable between a DA revolver and a semi-auto versus an SA revolver and a semi-auto.

Strangely enough, I find I do my best revolver shooting within 25-yards in DA mode. Go figure, eh?

 

[deano186]

When I bought my first center fire handgun and tried it out for the first time I did so badly I was sure I'd wasted my money on the gun and would never be able to use it properly. Only fact that I had already spent the money on it caused me to keep trying. Eventually I won shooting trophies with that same gun.

Don't let your initial impressions throw you.