I was target-shooting today with a Ruger 10/22, fitted with a red-dot sight.
I've always be told it is better to shoot with both eyes open, rather than to close the eye you are not aiming with. (Which is why I shoot left handed, as I'm left-eye dominant, despite being generally right handed).
However, I discovered that when I closed my right eye, the red dot appeared smaller and sharper. Whereas if I keet both eyes open, it looked less sharp, and spread out sideways a little.
More significantly, for all the targets I shot with both eyes open, the groups were centred roughly two inches to the right of the centre. But when I shut my right eye, they were (on average) right in the centre.
So I'm wondering:
Is it better to shut one eye when using a red dot?
Or is there something I should be doing differently?
Or is it just something that varies from person to person (i.e. "do what works best for you")?
I've always be told it is better to shoot with both eyes open, rather than to close the eye you are not aiming with. (Which is why I shoot left handed, as I'm left-eye dominant, despite being generally right handed).
However, I discovered that when I closed my right eye, the red dot appeared smaller and sharper. Whereas if I keet both eyes open, it looked less sharp, and spread out sideways a little.
More significantly, for all the targets I shot with both eyes open, the groups were centred roughly two inches to the right of the centre. But when I shut my right eye, they were (on average) right in the centre.
So I'm wondering:
Is it better to shut one eye when using a red dot?
Or is there something I should be doing differently?
Or is it just something that varies from person to person (i.e. "do what works best for you")?
I was taught keep both eyes open so that is what I do. If I do those things I was taught to do on a more regular basis, my results are much better...short story long - KEEP BOTH EYES OPEN! 