Firing hand?

General water gun discussion.

With what hand do you pull a trigger?

Left hand
4
8%
Right hand
30
59%
Ambidextrous
17
33%
 
Total votes: 51

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Viscen Django
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Post by Viscen Django » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:33 pm

I, personally, am ambidextrous. That is, I have an ability to use either the left or the right hand to activate the trigger/pump.


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Post by SSCBen » Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:52 am

I voted right hand. Despite the fact that when I use my homemade water guns I always use my left hand to fire, on trigger style water guns that would be my right. ;)

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Post by Wild Boys » Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:47 am

I am also kind of ambidextrous. I can pump and fire with my left but just not as well. I use my right most but I can use my left too just to strengthen it up and get used to it. :P

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Post by trekkie00 » Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:40 pm

I usually use my left hand to pull the trigger, but I can use both.
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Post by RacerSoaker445 » Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:47 pm

Wow, since I went on vacation this board has really changed.

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Post by Jadefalcon09 » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:04 am

For me, it depends on the situation, 90% of the time my trigger finger is from my left hand, it just feels more comfortable to me that way, but I have been seen using my right hand. So, I voted Ambidextrous. ;)

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Post by DX » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:53 am

Homemade with left, normal trigger with right. I can also use my left hand to pull normal triggers, but usually don't unless something else [like a water balloon] is occupying my right hand. Climbing fences/logs is another time when firing with the left hand becomes necessary.

Edit-While I'm ambi with triggers, I'm not so much with pumps. Really stiff pumps like my 21K and APH pumps are not something I can use comfortably with my right hand.
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Post by Soakologist » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:19 am

You've got to be kidding me! This is a sticky? Wow...
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Post by hotshotwithcps4100 » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:48 pm

I am Ambidextrous, but I usually use my right hand for pulling the trigger, I use my left hand on guns like the XP backfire etc.
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Post by Dark Elite » Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:05 pm

I voted ambi, because I tend to dual-weild lighter weapons a lot, but I would nearly always pull the trigger of a single weapon with my right hand, because I usually want my faster, more powerful left on the pump and supporting the front of the soaker.

But then again, if I was firing round a corner (which I do occasionally because almost nobody expects it&#33 ;) , then I'd use my left for the same reason that I don't usually. Hmmm, not sure how much sense that makes, but oh well.
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Post by Lt.Winters » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:30 pm

I use my right hand to pull the trigger.
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Post by Magnor » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:34 am

Right hand for triggers, although sometimes I have to switch because I can't pump super hard pumps...

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Post by joannaardway » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:16 pm

Almost always right - same for writing.

Even at Army Cadets I use my right hand (even if a left handed weapon is available), despite the fact that I am left eyed (it's always easier to fire if both are on the same side, and it is generally best to go with the side of the eye if they don't match.).
However, I am still one of the best shots in the detachement (I actually hold the record of the single best round of shooting - however on average I hold about third)

Nonetheless, I can fire left handed, but I only do so in rare cases, such as dual wielding.
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Post by Hannibal » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:12 am

I always use my right hand, no matter what, to fire. It is very difficult for me to use my left at all. I find it very hard to pump with my right hand as well, even though I am a total righty all over. Probably I just am used to it... or maybe my left hand has grown stronger though practice.
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Post by Silence » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:14 pm

Right hand

If I can get my hands (both of them :D ) on a Power Pak, I'll mod it so that it straps onto the back of my left arm, allowing me to both fire it and pump my main weapon.

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