Iron/Peep Sights: One Eye Open, Or Both?

[Mr. Neutron]

Sometimes my targets indicate both of my eyes might have been closed.

I'm a member of that club too, hee hee.......

[Steve51]

I am a right eye open shooter for everything - handguns, rifles, shotguns, & archery.

[leverjc]

I naturally shoot with both eyes open for everything, but I have noticed that when using a small opening with a target arpeture I have to close my left eye to focus on the front sight. With both eyes open the sights and target blur.

[Mr. Neutron]

I naturally shoot with both eyes open for everything, but I have noticed that when using a small opening with a target arpeture I have to close my left eye to focus on the front sight. With both eyes open the sights and target blur.

That's the same issue I have, but it happens even with a Skinner "standard" aperture opening (.095", I *think???. I do have one aperture with a smaller dia. opening, which does seem to help my groups a tad, maybe, but I still shoot with my left eye closed. I want to try removing the aperture and go "Total Ghost Ring" to see if that possibly helps.

It's weird. When I was able to shoot archery, I shot instinctive with a 50# longbow, and kept both eyes open for that. Shotgun & handgun, both eyes open. But it's the hardest habit to form to make myself shoot with both eyes open with a scoped or iron sighted rifle.

[TRock]

I will go with one eye. I was born blind in my left eye, so I try to keep the other one open. Not only do I appreciate still getting to shoot,but those around me feel a little safer too..LOL. Some People ask what it is like shooting with just one eye. I really can't answer the question because I don't have anything to compare it to. Life is good.

[Travlin]

A lot of the old target shooters and buffalo hunters had shooting glasses with a piece of paper over the lens of the off eye and the shooting eye lens was frosted except for a small circle in the middle. ( Old Guns And Whispering Ghosts p. 72 ) In his book Sixguns, Elmer Keith has a picture of himself being fitted with shooting glasses with a small aperture in the shooting eye .

[dave77]

I can't shut just my left eye, no problem shutting just my right eye. Even though I'm right handed when shooting handguns I shut my right eye and aim with my left eye. That won't work shooting a rifle but I've always been able to shoot my rifles with both eyes open and just un-focus my left eye. Maybe because I'm getting older the last time I shot my Henry with peep sights I was not not able to focus on the sight with both eyes open. Ripped a piece of cardboard from a cartridge box and stuck it between my glasses and my left eye. That worked ok but I need to find a better way to cover my left eye, either a eye patch or something to cover the left eyeglass lens.

[2ffat]

Both.

[GunnyGene]

I only use my 3rd eye when shooting. So I guess that means I shoot with one open and 2 closed.

[GunnyGene]

I can't shut just my left eye, no problem shutting just my right eye. Even though I'm right handed when shooting handguns I shut my right eye and aim with my left eye. That won't work shooting a rifle but I've always been able to shoot my rifles with both eyes open and just un-focus my left eye. Maybe because I'm getting older the last time I shot my Henry with peep sights I was not not able to focus on the sight with both eyes open. Ripped a piece of cardboard from a cartridge box and stuck it between my glasses and my left eye. That worked ok but I need to find a better way to cover my left eye, either a eye patch or something to cover the left eyeglass lens.

Walmart sells inexpensive eye patches. I use one occasionally.