one eye or two

[poacher469 0]

I am still quite new to rifle shooting and only use scopes using one eye closed , my brother always has both eyes open even using scopes, I just wanted to know if there is any benefit to having both open...what are your preferences and why ?

[wakey87 2]

I dont think there is any benefit in using both eyes with scopes. i always close one eye but after awhile I get tired of squinting and just dont bother

[mjr88 50]

I dont think there is any benefit in using both eyes with scopes. i always close one eye but after awhile I get tired of squinting and just dont bother

 

 

Ditto

[Colster 1]

Having both eyes open can help a bit with acquiring the target for day time shooting, for lamping I find I have to close one eye if I'm using a gun mounted lamp.

[waidmann 105]

if one eye is dominant it may cause problems.the advantage is being able to see both the target and possible danger( especially on high magnification)

you can see target reaction/direction of flight/possible wounding etc.

if you can shoot and hit no problem.

[danebrewer10 6]

absolutely none, I close one eye for the shot (obviously not the one looking through the scope! ) but I only really keep both eyes open if the rabbit won't sit still and my left eyelid is getting tired, if you "get my drift" it can help having two eyes open for aquiring the target, then close one eye....

[poacher620 1]

absolutely none, I close one eye for the shot (obviously not the one looking through the scope! ) but I only really keep both eyes open if the rabbit won't sit still and my left eyelid is getting tired, if you "get my drift" it can help having two eyes open for aquiring the target, then close one eye....

how do. its a big help if you can not shoot with one eye closed lol and not just that it lets you see around target and not sqint looking down the scope

[cyclonebri1 8]

This is whole lot different to keeping both eyes open when on the shotgun, and even thats contensious.

 

I can't imagine anyone who can train one eye down the scope and the other one on wide focus, surely it's just not mentally and physically possible.

 

Yes both eyes looking along the line of sight then one down the sight but both at the same time, NO.

[dicehorn 38]

I must be the odd one out then - I shoot rifles with both eyes open - I suppose on air and rim it makes little difference however on centre fire I have always been concerned about blinking at the shot.

 

Normally, if you close one eye and with the open eye looking through the scope you will notice that the open eye will partially close in sympathy with the closed eye and upon squeezing the trigger there is more tendency to blink because the eye is half closed anyway. On the other hand if both eyes are wide open, blinking (or worse - flinching) is less likely to happen - may be wrong but I think most top flight bench rest shooters keep both eyes open.

[Mr_Logic 5]

Agreed, I find the same thing.

[LordGamebore 0]

Both open.

[cyclonebri1 8]

Perhaps it's an optical thing. I wear glasses for distance and hence shooting, but when looking through the scope I have to remove, dam awkward at times and I've trod on several. But the point is the "spare" eye may as well be closed anyway then as I can't see past the end of the barrel

 

How do others that wear specs fare??

[danebrewer10 6]

This is whole lot different to keeping both eyes open when on the shotgun, and even thats contensious.

 

I can't imagine anyone who can train one eye down the scope and the other one on wide focus, surely it's just not mentally and physically possible.

 

Yes both eyes looking along the line of sight then one down the sight but both at the same time, NO.

 

well depending on which one you concentrate on, or if you move you head slightly so that the eye looking down the scope, isn't, then one eye takes over from the other, it's difficult to explain, but no, i can't concentrate on both images at the same time as they are too different from each other i do what you do, it seems there was a misunderstanding

 

"Yes both eyes looking along the line of sight then one down the sight"

 

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