Pat Riot
Contributing Member
I am right handed. I have severe arthritis in my right wrist. I have shot one handed for years and just recently started Shooting two handed again but I find that even two handed shooting hurts so I am trying shooting left handed. Boy, is this ever weird!
A little history. Over 20 years ago I shot a lot of tactical competitions with 1911s. Then I got into Cowboy Action Shooting and literally stopped shooting two handed. I would shoot with both hands on occasion but the targets were so big that accuracy wasn’t a big factor. Hitting a silhouette target at 10 yards was easy (most of the time)
Anyway, now I find myself learning to shoot again, literally. Left handed with a two hand hold and a Weaver Stance is just so weird to me but I am getting better.
Here is a photo of my first left handed two handed target shooting my Glock 26 (I am getting ready for a CCW permit. A G26 will be one of my carry guns)
This is 2 weeks ago
This target is from 2 days ago.
Both targets are at 10 yards with PMC 115 grain FMJ. 10 shots at the top green area them 10 shots at the bottom green area. All shots are fired with less than 1 second between shots
The bottom target is with standard mags with no “pinky” adaptors. The more I shoot standard mags the more I like them on the G26.
I can see some improvement but I swear it is like starting over again.
Anyway, any pointers you might have in this regard would be appreciated. I know practice makes perfect and I am too embarrassed to show you all the very first target I shot left handed with this Glock. It looked like someone shot a target with double ought buck....from 75 yards away
A little history. Over 20 years ago I shot a lot of tactical competitions with 1911s. Then I got into Cowboy Action Shooting and literally stopped shooting two handed. I would shoot with both hands on occasion but the targets were so big that accuracy wasn’t a big factor. Hitting a silhouette target at 10 yards was easy (most of the time)
Anyway, now I find myself learning to shoot again, literally. Left handed with a two hand hold and a Weaver Stance is just so weird to me but I am getting better.
Here is a photo of my first left handed two handed target shooting my Glock 26 (I am getting ready for a CCW permit. A G26 will be one of my carry guns)
This is 2 weeks ago
This target is from 2 days ago.
Both targets are at 10 yards with PMC 115 grain FMJ. 10 shots at the top green area them 10 shots at the bottom green area. All shots are fired with less than 1 second between shots
The bottom target is with standard mags with no “pinky” adaptors. The more I shoot standard mags the more I like them on the G26.
I can see some improvement but I swear it is like starting over again.
Anyway, any pointers you might have in this regard would be appreciated. I know practice makes perfect and I am too embarrassed to show you all the very first target I shot left handed with this Glock. It looked like someone shot a target with double ought buck....from 75 yards away