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Post by twomoons on Aug 22, 2012 10:27:42 GMT -5
A customer brought in a T/C Hawken to sell at a reasonable price and it was one of the old ones with some super figured american walnut in the stock. So I fixed it up like my first T/C.
I reshaped the stock and cheekpiece to lower the comb and put on an oval cheekpiece. I pt on fixed Hawken style sights with silver blade and buckhoorn rear and then drawfiled off the warnings and gave the barrel a slow rust brown. I replaced the ram rod pipes with plain ones and reshaped the triggerguard. I cleaned and lapped the barrel and it's a shooter, IF I shoot left handed.
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Post by deputydon on Aug 22, 2012 11:37:02 GMT -5
A customer brought in a T/C Hawken to sell at a reasonable price and it was one of the old ones with some super figured american walnut in the stock. So I fixed it up like my first T/C. I reshaped the stock and cheekpiece to lower the comb and put on an oval cheekpiece. I pt on fixed Hawken style sights with silver blade and buckhoorn rear and then drawfiled off the warnings and gave the barrel a slow rust brown. I replaced the ram rod pipes with plain ones and reshaped the triggerguard. I cleaned and lapped the barrel and it's a shooter, IF I shoot left handed. That left handed stuff ain't worth much,,,,,, is it Chief ? |
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Post by jmarriott on Aug 22, 2012 17:12:27 GMT -5
I aways grab up ithica model 37 shotguns and browning BPS shotguns when i see them cheap pump 22's and browning auto 22's. They are good for lefties. So are the lever actions I seem to love. Even been known to buy up a couple of left handed bolt rifles as times. I know alot of lefties, Most of them shoot right handed. There is a real market for guns for lefties but it is a small market. I think someone even makes a lefty AR now......
No me I am right handed and left eye dominate. So i shoot handguns and rifles real well but the old shotgun I need help with wingshooting, I have to patch the dominate left eye and shoot. Where I should be shooting with both eyes open.
I also practice shooting left handed with a rifle in case the deer comes on the bad side of the stand.
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Post by jmarriott on Aug 22, 2012 17:13:24 GMT -5
I aways grab up ithica model 37 shotguns and browning BPS shotguns when i see them cheap pump 22's and browning auto 22's. They are good for lefties. So are the lever actions I seem to love. Even been known to buy up a couple of left handed bolt rifles as times. I know alot of lefties, Most of them shoot right handed. There is a real market for guns for lefties but it is a small market. I think someone even makes a lefty AR now......
No me I am right handed and left eye dominate. So i shoot handguns and rifles real well but the old shotgun I need help with wingshooting, I have to patch the dominate left eye and shoot. Where I should be shooting with both eyes open.
I also practice shooting left handed with a rifle in case the deer comes on the bad side of the stand.
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Post by twomoons on Aug 23, 2012 8:08:40 GMT -5
My right eye has went south and I can't see iron sights well with the right side anymore so I am learning lefty. I have always been left eye dominant and shoot handgun with both eyes and hold the gun to the left side with my right hand but for rifle and shotgun I would close the left eye enough to focus with the right. I was born ambi and learned righty in schoool when they made me keep my left hand in my pocket for a year. So far I am doing all right off the cross sticks but am fighting trigger control off hand, and my positionning is shakey.
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Post by twomoons on Aug 23, 2012 8:09:02 GMT -5
My right eye has went south and I can't see iron sights well with the right side anymore so I am learning lefty. I have always been left eye dominant and shoot handgun with both eyes and hold the gun to the left side with my right hand but for rifle and shotgun I would close the left eye enough to focus with the right. I was born ambi and learned righty in schoool when they made me keep my left hand in my pocket for a year. So far I am doing all right off the cross sticks but am fighting trigger control off hand, and my positionning is shakey.
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Post by deputydon on Aug 23, 2012 15:29:13 GMT -5
I shoot left handed like I've been doing it all my life..... Wait that's right I HAVE,,,I HAVE,,, no nun was gonna stop me ........
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Post by Bill on Aug 24, 2012 7:10:20 GMT -5
I'm in trouble if my right eyesight goes. Totally right side dominant and have tried shooting left side but for some reason it just does not translate. Hand gun is not bad but on long guns its a big bust.  |
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