45cal seneca

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I bought one for my grand daughter. It came today and is in very good condition. It was made 1976 I believe. It looks brand new the person I got it from took very care of it. Kaylyn will like it. She have to learn to shoot a right handed rifle. Yes she is a lefty...
 
The Seneca is a great rifle for a beginner shooter. Have you checked her for "dominant eye"? She may be a lefty and be right eye dominant. In that case shooting right handed would be best. More than half left-handed people are actually right eye dominant and should shoot right handed. About 20% of right handed people are left eye dominant and should shoot left handed for best results. Most won't, prefering to close their dominant eye
 
I never new that a bout lefty's. Also she is only 15and can get use to shooting right handed. I should try shooting left handed. My left eye has been redone.
I can see very good with it. I don't know when they will do my right eye. It is the VA. I'm going to the range tomorrow,went today, /we have a club shoot Sunday. I think I might take the Seneca. Try shooting it left handed.
 
A very small percentage of people actually have no dominant eye, or perhaps it's two dominant eyes... It's actually called monocular vision - they can use either eye independently. The primary disadvantage is that they have no stereoscopic vision, thus no inherent depth perception - 3D movies are a complete waste. Fortunately, 99% of depth perception is learned, so it's not a handicap.

I'm one of those people; I could shoot either hand equally well except that my left hand and forearm are slightly weaker.
 
Determining eye dominance is easy: with both eyes open and focused on an object some distance away place a finger at arm's length under the object. Without moving the finger, alternately close one eye, then the other. Your dominant eye will be the one that your finger is pointing correctly with the other eye closed. Your non-dominant eye will show your finger off to the side and not directly under the distant object. There are several methods that work as well shown in in basic shooting books.

Except for mykeal, most Shooters should shoot with both eyes open from their dominant eye's side for best accuracy even if it is not their dominant hand.
 
+1 to what Curator said about the Seneca as a beginner's rifle. Wished I could have afforded one when my sons were learning to shoot muzzle loaders.

Regarding eye dominance, whenever I do the tests my right eye is dominant. However, when I am looking through the sights of a rifle with both eyes open my left eye seems to take over so I am forced to close it. Been that way for years. Is this something I can "cure" or am I just crazy?:banghead:
 
I think an easy way to tell what eye is dominate is to have someone look through a peephole in the door. Tell them you heard a noise outside and go see whats going on. They will always use their dominate eye to look out of the peephole.

My oldest son is left handed but shoots right handed and hits a baseball right handed. He writes left handed. He has a dominate right eye. He wants to learn to play guitar and needs a left handed instrument.

The name for left handed people is sinistrous. Thats where the word sinister came from. Just thought you might like a little trivia.
 
Is this something I can "cure"
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Actually you can change your dominant eye but it's very difficult. You essentially have to train your brain to ignore it's instinct and follow a conscious command to use the other eye. It will be uncomfortable and even a bit painful. I can switch from monocular to binocular (stereoptic) vision but it takes a great deal of concentration and leaves me with a serious headache. I would advise you to simply enjoy what you have.
 
I've got a .36 caliber Seneca that I've never fired. (I think it has been fired, I just never have.)

Very nice little rifle though. Beautifully balanced with great lines.

She'll enjoy it.
 
I shot the Seneca today at our Muzzle club. Now I never shot it before or benched it. I just took it apart and cleaned it. I left the white on the front sights. I use bright orange. We shot gongs today and out 20 I got 14. Which is not bad. For a used rifle and somebody else benching it. Cajun Bass is right,
It is well balanced. My Grand Daughter will love it, I do....................
And it is not bad for a old guy. With my right being my dominate. Well it has a Cadillac in it. My left did too. The VA fixed the left one. The Seneca is the right size. To try shooting left handed. I think I will.
 
I own both the .36 and .45 versions of the Seneca...would not sell or trade them for anything. Beginners rifles?? They were the best made by T/C as far as I'm concerned...T/C must of thought so too since in later years you could only get them through their custom shop and today those rifles demand a premium price...used!
One of the fun things to do with the .36 is to shoot .38 caliber (.357) hollow base wadcutters through them (no patch)...I won a match useing those many years ago...did it just for fun and was surprised!
 
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