moostapha

Left handed and left eye dominant guy here...new to USPSA, but I was pretty good at precision rifle (air and smallbore) and I wound up shooting a lot of right handed rifles over the years. The big thing I noticed is that with my very strong left eye dominance, its just not possible to shoot with my right eye. Even with a blinder (tried a dozen colors and shapes), I just don't get a sight picture with my right eye. So it's left eye closed or don't bother. So, go with your eyes. You can learn to point and press a trigger with your other hand, baring some handicap. If you can't, when I have to shoot weak hand only strings, I just use something close to a precision air/free pistol stance and cant the gun just enough to get a sight picture with my strong eye. People have joked that they think I'm a righty in disguise....im new, so it's not amazing...but no worse than strong hand only. The groups are about the same. Doing dry fire presentations from your chest can help get muscle memory for the angle, but only after you can do it free and strong hand. If you haven't done that yet, its freaky when it clicks....terms like "flash sight picture" and "fuzzy target AMD rear, clean front sight" make a lot more sense once you've seen them for yourself. And, yes, they mean fuzzy target, not fuzzy targets. sent from a device without a real keyboard, sorry for things that don't make sense.

I use Google Glass, with clear shades as safety glasses. I'm not sure if I could get away with it if I shot right handed because of where the screen is, but it works for a lefty as long as I don't tilt my head too far forward. sent from a device without a real keyboard, sorry for things that don't make sense.

@Braxton1, we know each other. You were the friend I mentioned in my first post. I'm who you think I am. I'll be back next week, I think. The issue with just picking one is that I have so little experience with pistol that I don't know what I'll enjoy more. I know enough to be safe (with some dry drawing practice) and not look like a complete moron but not much else, and I own zero equipment.... Also left handed, otherwise I would have taken Braxton1 up on his offer to borrow stuff and shoot a couple weeks ago...I'm definitely not confident enough to draw right handed. SS appeals to me because the triggers feel more natural and 1911s are just gorgeous, but I've also wanted a USP for years. If I can can shoot limited with a USP .40 and start cocked and locked instead of DA/SA, that might be worth considering...but an entry level 2011 isn't much more money. I have the money to do this right (short of building a race gun, anyway), but I don't want to have to do it twice too soon. There's also the custom 1911 that Braxton1 mentioned (IRL) if that's still available. Thats probably the easiest solution. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Hi. I'm looking to get into USPSA. I've found a local club that I get along with and know at least one guy who's into it pretty heavily. I used to complete at Olympic rifle, but it's been about a decade since I shot competitively. USPSA looks like it could be a lot of fun without consuming my whole life. The reason I quit rifle was that I realized that it'd take 30-40 hours of training per week to improve from where I was, and I choose school instead. Now, I'm trying to figure out single stack vs. production, mostly just for which I'll enjoy more. (Comments appreciated) Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk