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Tactical Tip: Lefty Operations on Right-Handed Carbines

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SIG SAUER Academy’s Chris Cavallaro demonstrates a few helpful ways in which to operate a right-handed carbine for lefty shooters.

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  1. Worst problem I have is that as a lefty, the right eye is more dominant, so when using a rifle for target practice I never know which is a better option, my eyes or my comfort… semi-ambidextrous. So now i'm essentially shooting crosseyed. I've noticed that the paras shoot with both eyes open and I've been trying to practice this method using a pistol but it's not the same with a carbine or rifle. any tips?

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  3. I'm right handed but always shot left I just find it more naturally to get it in position on my shoulder & cheek I only shoot shotgun at the moment as I'm in UK so I need my FAC but just wanted know my options for ambidextrous rifles good vid 👍

  4. 1:08
    One of the biggest reason why as a left handed shooter, I hate the AR platform. Was a big reason I always hated Table 2 when I was at the range in the Marines. Right handed "coaches" could never understand.

  5. Anyone else here lefty but right eye dominant? So the dominant eye is NOT along the rail/sights with your cheek weld. Seems to me having the sights up a bit higher is no big deal to catch that right eye, thoughts?

    I don't have a rifle or sbr or pistol w/ brace yet. I have a sig P365 and one thing I liked about sig when I got it was their inclusion of ambi controls on their platforms, since I'm a lefty.

  6. I prefer to shoot this way and am right handed with extreme left eye dominance. No problem using my left as a trigger/operator.
    Is there any danger from brass or gas being that the ejector is on the right said? I see the man has no problem in this video with brass ejecting but is it ever a problem? Thank you

  7. Super helpful….Thought using a RH weapon would mean significant handicaps and compromises. You made it look fluid and effective. Sweet!! Gonna practice…..

  8. Thanks for the video.

    I'm cross eye dominate; dominate right hand but dominate left eye. I can see through my scope easily out of my left eye, but I really have to strain with my right into the scope. So it's nice to know that for a person like me with my visual aliment that running a standard rifle isn't going to be a huge obstacle.

  9. Great video! It just seems to me though that with all the technology we have now, lefty shooters should have an easier option with guns that are made predominantly for right handed use. Especially in regard to AR types. Designers should have their designs saved on a computer right? Idk why they can't just take a 3D model and flip it completely so that everything becomes a mirror image that is lefty friendly. Sure safety usually comes dual switch so that not much of an issue. G36 has a nice idea with their ambidextrous rack and reload, contour that is also ambi, yet it still ejects cases on the right side. I guess that's my only gripe really, just having a design that allows both left or right ejection or having a ready design for lefty customers readily available also

  10. Thx for the info. Life is weird being a lefty. Bought my dad an AR for Christmas. When we shot it, the brass burned my neck so bad, and went down my shirt 😂. Won’t be shooting that gun again

  11. I am a left handed shooter the first thing I did was put an ambidextrous Charging handle on my AR.

    I've never had to move the gun from its firing position to do any of the things he is doing. Keep in mind I have only been into the shooting Or guns in general for the past 4 years. I have only had an argument for 2 years so maybe I am doing it wrong.

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