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Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7196495 02/26/21 07:24 AM 02/26/21 07:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 493 Moscow ,Ohio U uglyduck trapper
uglyduck trapper U Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 493 Moscow ,Ohio	Greencountypete 2X my son learned to shoot shotgun left handed at about 12 years old

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Paul D. Heppner] #7196502 02/26/21 07:46 AM 02/26/21 07:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,619 Nebraska WadeRyan trapper
WadeRyan trapper Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,619 Nebraska	Originally Posted by Paul D. Heppner My oldest daughter is right handed, left eye dominant. I just taught her to shoot left handed. Simple solution until you go thru the gyrations of coming up with left handed shotguns, rifles, and bows. But hey, it's only money. She has two left handed 1100's, a 12ga trap and a full size frame 20 with extra barrels. The bows were fairly easy, I worked in an archery shop. Her rifle is a Marlin 336. I need to get busy and come up with a left handed bolt gun which will be a 700. Cross eye dominance occurs in about 10% of the male population, 15% of the female and athlete population, both male and female. So it's not really an uncommon thing. Take it one step further and have her shoot left handed but bolt right handed. Ha. I've only bought one left handed bolt makes things interesting. Follow me on YouTube if you’re bored https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Ulx1woYMmCN3IPLB0wwFw

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7196509 02/26/21 08:04 AM 02/26/21 08:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,030 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,030 SEPA	Originally Posted by Fishdog One I think it is not worth trying her on clay targets from what I am hearing, I will just take it off. She is 12 this year and I wanted her to have a better chance at the turkey, grandson lifted his head and shot over his first turkey. I've lifted my head and shot over turkey...more than once. The first time it happened I was in disbelief. How can you miss a twenty-pound bird standing twenty-five yards in front of you I wondered? I pieced it together from the pellet pattern in the vegetation two feet over where his head would have been. It's not a good feeling. I was shooting a stock Remington 870 with the receiver groove and front bead. I considered a Red Dot but installed TRUGLO fiber-optic rifle style sights instead. I haven't shot over one since (knock on wood). I agree with the others that shooting trap with a Red Dot would be difficult. Eh...wot?

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7196514 02/26/21 08:16 AM 02/26/21 08:16 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 53 NH N nh-dan7971 trapper
nh-dan7971 trapper N Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 53 NH	I'm not sure about a red dot sight, but I used to shoot trap with a holo sight on my BT100. It took some getting used to, but I did like it

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Lugnut] #7196526 02/26/21 08:41 AM 02/26/21 08:41 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 493 Moscow ,Ohio U uglyduck trapper
uglyduck trapper U Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 493 Moscow ,Ohio	Originally Posted by Lugnut [quote=Fishdog One]I think it is not worth trying her on clay targets from what I am hearing, I will just take it off. She is 12 this year and I wanted her to have a better chance at the turkey, grandson lifted his head and shot over his first turkey. I've lifted my head and shot over turkey...more than once. The first time it happened I was in disbelief. How can you miss a twenty-pound bird standing twenty-five yards in front of you I wondered? I pieced it together from the pellet pattern in the vegetation two feet over where his head would have been. It's not a good feeling. [ quote] wild turkey fever sets in during the show ! Last edited by oneuglyduck; 02/26/21 08:45 AM.

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7197038 02/26/21 05:28 PM 02/26/21 05:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,708 Wisconsin Scott__aR trapper
Scott__aR trapper Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,708 Wisconsin	Using a red dot, my guess is she will be low and behind the target more often than not in trap. The tendance will be to aim (putting the dot on the bird) rather than leading it. The matt marking tape on the glasses really works for opposite dominate hand shooters. Megapredator ... top of the food chain! Member of WTA Member of MTPCA Member of NTA

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7198819 02/27/21 11:09 PM 02/27/21 11:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,682 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,682 Virginia	A little bit off topic, but applicable I believe. I have a red dot scope on a Ruger 44 Magnum carbine which I have used for shooting running deer when necessary. It works like a charm. Both eyes open. The red dot forces focus on the right eye. Just like with a shotgun without a sight, you pull through the target and slap the trigger as the red dot passes the intended part of the target you wish to impact. Follow through is required just as it is with a shotgun.

Re: Red Dot on a shotgun [Re: Fishdog One] #7200023 02/28/21 09:32 PM 02/28/21 09:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 484 MO T trap master trapper
trap master trapper T Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 484 MO	I say no to a red dot for trap shooting. theres several tricks to overcome dominate hand vs dominate eye issues. You should be shooting with both eyes open, and shouldnt be looking at the beads. I broke the front bead off an 870 TC and still broke a 94 out of a hundred, certainly not my highest score, but shows you shouldnt be "looking" at the beads.

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