Scope mount for left eye dominant right handed shooters

[Saltwater60]

My son shoots right handed, but is left eye dominant. I have been taking him to a shooting club and we have been working with him to break him of this habit. He shoots great leaning over the gun and shooting this way. He shoots horrible the other way. So fast forward to last week he has some other issues I’ve talked about on here medically. We finally had what we hope is nearing the end of his evaluations and we learned he has a brain disorder. This is why he does this and the doctor actually said shooting is good for him and we should let him shoot left eye right handed because that’s how his brain works. So I’m looking for a mount for his ruger 10/22 that will off set the scop so it’s more comfortable for him.
I’m also thinking of getting him a new stock with a 1” shorter length of pull and lighter. This one.
Magpul Hunter X-22 Stock for Ruger 10/22 .22 LR 0.920" Diameter Barrels Uses 10/22 Magazines M-LOK Slots Adjustable LOP Polymer Black MAG548-BLK - 840815101185
Any other thoughts or suggestions would be great. He loves guns and shooting and want to make it more comfortable for him. I noticed he normally does not shoot for a long length of time and believe this to be why.

 

[nortatoga]

I have the Magpul Hunter stock on one of my 10/22's and like it! Look around you can get a better price then that! I got mine from Cabela's because I had a gift card to use. Using it with a scope you will need the cheek weld attachments. Not sure about scope mounts?

 

[stokes]

Why not convert him to shoot left handed?Many years ago I realized my left eye was dominant and I shot right handed.When shooting a rifle with my right eye,it would cause my eyes to become "fatigued" after just a few shots.I had 20/20 vision at the time.After doing a dominant eye test I realized the problem.I started shooting a rifle left handed and the problem was solved.I found it hard to shoot right handed and use my left eye so I just switched hands.With a handgun it is easy to shoot with my right hand and shift my head to use my left eye so now I shoot rifle left handed and pistol right handed.While I was working I found during re-qual,shooting weak handed was very easy.

 

[nortatoga]

Something like this may work? I googled offset scope mounts.

Weaver - Tactical Scope Mount - Offset Rail Adaptor

 

[dsdmmat]

When shooting through a scope the eye dominance should not matter. Iron sights with a short or long gun is where the dominance issue comes into play.

Personally, I would stay away from converting right handed shooters to shooting rifles left handed. I would try putting opaque piece of tape over the shooting glasses lens of the dominate eye. Before trying to find an off set scope mount or switching to left handed shooting.

 

[Calculon]

I found it pretty much impossible to mount a red dot on a rifle for a left eye dominant person who shoots right handed. I bought a bunch of different offset mounts and risers to try to accomplish the task by stacking them but the red dot ended up significantly far away from the rifle bore axis creating at least 2 problems: 1) rifle was noticeably unbalanced due to the weight of the optic "out on a limb", and 2) the steep angle between the bore axis and the red dot made the rifle accurate only to one fixed point (eg 50 yards). Beyond that the point of aim and point of impact diverged pretty quickly.

Hopefully you will have better luck than I did. Let us know how you make out with it.

 

[stokes]

When shooting through a scope the eye dominance should not matter. Iron sights with a short or long gun is where the dominance issue comes into play.

Thats not the case at all.In my case a scope that has a short eye relief was much more fatiguing than open sights.What good is "blocking" the dominant eye?I used to close my left eye and it didnt help at all.You cant "retrain" your eyes to switch dominance.

 

[Calculon]

When shooting through a scope the eye dominance should not matter. Iron sights with a short or long gun is where the dominance issue comes into play.

Personally, I would stay away from converting right handed shooters to shooting rifles left handed. I would try putting opaque piece of tape over the shooting glasses lens of the dominate eye. Before trying to find an off set scope mount or switching to left handed shooting.

Tape on lenses seems to work best if the eyes operate "normally" and it's just a matter of dominance. If there is a visual or structural "weakness" in the eye or significant imbalance in visual acuity it may not be so simple. I've had this issue trying to help someone with a visual issue and unfortunately tape didn't work.

 

[dsdmmat]

Thats not the case at all.In my case a scope that has a short eye relief was much more fatiguing than open sights.What good is "blocking" the dominant eye?I used to close my left eye and it didnt help at all.You cant "retrain" your eyes to switch dominance.

Yes you can. It is done all the time on the skeet and trap ranges throughout the country. The blocking of the cone of vision in the dominate eye a slightly transparent piece of tape forces the nondominate eye to take over.

 

[Kent Goldings]

I’m having trouble visualizing a proper cheekweld while trying to peek through the scope with the left eye.

I’m pretty much in the camp that says learn to shoot left handed. This will allow the child to use any rifle without modifications.

There are some parallax problems mounting the scope offset from the bore Axis.

 

[dsdmmat]

Tape on lenses seems to work best if the eyes operate "normally" and it's just a matter of dominance. If there is a visual or structural "weakness" in the eye or significant imbalance in visual acuity it may not be so simple. I've had this issue trying to help someone with a visual issue and unfortunately tape didn't work.

Then shooting left handed may be the solution for him. It will bring up some othe potential issues to be aware of though. If the non dominate hand is the trigger hand, during emergencies ( hot brass down the shirt) that require one hand to deal with it, the dominate hand is instinctively the one used to deal with the issue leaving the non dominate hand still on the trigger. Just be aware of it and train accordingly.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I have the same problem. Left Eye dominant and right handed. Through a scope, I just close one eye. With Iron sights, I have to close one eye as well. With a red dot, I can keep both eyes open and shooting that way actually helps me since my dominant left eye sees everything else. I don't even see the red dot scope itself. All I see is a normal image with a red dot over it. The housing and tube of the actual red dot scope is gone. With pistols, it doesn't affect me since the handgun is in front of my nose and the sight picture would be the same no matter what hand I shoot from.

I say leave him be.

Edit. Sorry. I didn't realize he was leaning over the scope and using his dominant eye. That's no good. I would break him from that and just have him close one eye.

 

[Saltwater60]

When shooting through a scope the eye dominance should not matter. Iron sights with a short or long gun is where the dominance issue comes into play.

Personally, I would stay away from converting right handed shooters to shooting rifles left handed. I would try putting opaque piece of tape over the shooting glasses lens of the dominate eye. Before trying to find an off set scope mount or switching to left handed shooting.

This is why I never noticed it. He shoots my sons scopes .22 at my parents place. I kept saying he doesn’t do that with me why is he doing it here. I will get the magpul stock and see how it goes. He’s been doing great in school lately so I told him I’d buy it for him anyway.

 

[Saltwater60]

Tape on lenses seems to work best if the eyes operate "normally" and it's just a matter of dominance. If there is a visual or structural "weakness" in the eye or significant imbalance in visual acuity it may not be so simple. I've had this issue trying to help someone with a visual issue and unfortunately tape didn't work.

We tried the tape thing at the range and it didn’t work for him at all. I think it’s because the brain disorder he has. Basically he does not see things the same way you and I do. He has trouble reading and with any 3D objects. I feel bad he wants to be a border patrol agent and I’m certain this will likely preclude him. Also might be having absent seizures.

 

[Saltwater60]

Wow seems like a lot of different trial and error and personal differences here. That’s good to know if one thing doesn’t work try another.
He’s successful with open sights left eye shooting righty with an air riffle for now.
In spring I’ll let him shoot his ruger at camp since he’s only 11 and see how he does with the scop as is. If it’s an issue I’ll go from there.
Thanks for all the help and personal experiences. Doesn’t make it a clear decision, but very helpful to know what others have experienced.