Thread: Left Hand Shooters

So, to recap, I am left eye dominant, right handed shooter. Additionally like shooting Lee Enfields which are endowed with larger magazines and with charger bridge for easy stripper clip loading. Having a scope on a Lee Enfield usually means goodbye to stripper clip use.

In comes two items from ebay, one the offset scope mounts in the posting above, the next a Picatinny rail with curved underside, which happens to fit the radius of my BSA SMLE receiver. I filed the rail to accommodate the charging bridge and made an indent to continue the thumb notch. Best tools for working on the aluminium alloy Picatinny rail were a flat and a round rasp file, anything finer clogs up. Drilling of holes in receiver, then threading using plenty oil and frequent reverses to break shavings. I was not concerned to "ruin" the rifle as it already had had a parker hale scope mount screwed into receiver and charger bridge as per usual. A Chinese 3-9x40 in the Chinese scope rings atop the Chinese Picatinny rail, to keep it all authentically Empire made. Sorry about the Opium Wars.

I had had a thought that an offset scope mounting would allow me to use my left eye while gunning from my right shoulder. Possible but a recipe for a wry neck. Looking at ergonomics, with stock against my biceps, my trigger finger was going round the front of the trigger guard so a stock lengthener was required. Botched one up from some oil-proof backed felt from the Warehouse, a wooden block, carpet nails, glue and a nylon strap with snap buckles. Now able to shoot comfortably while aiming with my left eye. Point of gravity has shifted somewhat forward what with the scope and the longer stock, so I'll fill up the unused stock compartment with lead shot.

Looking forwards to take it to the range, now no longer limited by the open iron sights I can finally get an idea of what she is able to do with Robert's lead pills. I don't think the offset will cause any big problems sighting in. It is interesting that due to the left hand rifling official documents stated the Mk VII spitzer drifted 1 inch to the left every hundred yards after passing 100 yards. From this, if impact is 0.5" to the right of aim at 100 yds, it will be 0.5" to the left of aim at 200 yds.



The hole in the stock under the rear open iron sight, ??for a bipod or something. Too far back for lobbing sight, and it's anyway a Mk III* with no lobbing sights or mag cutoff.