Do you shoot with one or both eyes open?

[bbslider001]

This has been somewhat of a debate on other social media. I thought it might be good discussion here. I started out last year on this journey using my dominant eye and had to learn to break the habit after months of doing so. It helped me tremendously. Now I shoot with both eyes open, but some have told me this is incorrect and there is no way to have solid target acquisition when doing this because of the "double sight" factor. To me, it helped me be much more consistent as well as keeping a good peripheral in combatives training.

 

[Coyote9]

Dominant eye for targets and scopes, both eyes for self defense and holosight weapon training

 

[Axxe55]

IMO, it depends on the type of shooting I'm doing. Plinking, or informal target shooting, I use dominant eye open.

For self defense type practice, both eyes open. I Know in such situations, conditions are not going to be optimum, and being able to use a dominant eye technique is not going to present itself. A lot is going to happen fast, and I will have to rely upon practice and instinct.

 

[striker55]

When I shot in competition both eyes open with a blocker over one eye. Now it's only one eye open, my eyes are screwed up.

 

[oldag]

Pistol, one eye. Rifle with red dot or ACOG? Two eyes.

 

[BCD 45]

Both open for any shooting, especially shotguns!

BCD 45

 

[Haystack]

You didn't mention whether you are talking about rifles, shotguns, or pistols. The situation dictates 100 % of the time. Stationary target, fast running deer, fast draw practice, doves flying, snake swimming, home invasion, etc., etc. All require target acquisition, but in different ways.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Both eyes open. If you loose your target with your dominant eye.... close the other about 1/4-1/2 and it'll sharpen right up. It doesn't come easy and takes practice. But, once you get use to it, you'll always shoot like that.

 

[jordanmills]

Dominant eye for targets and scopes, both eyes for self defense and holosight weapon training

This right here.

 

[Brains]

Both eyes closed.

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

Both eyes closed.

In other words, like most Democrat supporters and the U.S. press?

 

[Brains]

In other words, like most Democrat supporters and the U.S. press?

Nah, guns are too scary for them. They'd get PTSD.

 

[BCD 45]

Both eyes closed.

That's the Joe Biden method!

BCD 45

 

[Orbie]

You guys can afford to shoot?!

 

[Sam Colt]

Do you shoot with one or both eyes open?​

Yes. I've found I'm safer and more accurate with at least one eye open.

 

[Sam7sf]

Both eyes open. Nude too.

 

[Brains]

Don't have to worry about brass down your shirt that way. That's brilliant!

 

[parmesan]

Well, the way eye see it, we have several options. Both eyes open, works for many as long you're right eyed and right handed, otherwise there are issues. Red dots can solve a lot of those issues. If you are right handed but left eyed, blocking some of that left eye off helps, especially with hand guns and shotguns. Both eyes closed is a no go...

 

[oldag]

Both eyes closed is a no go...

Awww. Where is your sense of adventure...

 

[Axxe55]

Just don't shoot the piano player!