Bshooter Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I heard that Mitchell Arms used to make a left handed 1911, anyone know if they still do? If not is there a company that does. I have a fiend that if left handed and would really be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroe3 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I'm not sure we should be helping gun up a left handed fiend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 why not just use ambi safety and switch the mag button over? Shouldn't be a problem and you probably won't get hit with brass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bshooter Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Not sure the left handed friend would take kindly to that comment because "she" is a fiesty shooter. She shoots an XDm now but wants to go to a 1911 but wants the slide release to be on the correct side for a left hander. Anyone know if they still make them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Cabot had one at SHOT. IIRC, it was $5000. Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Joe Chambers has also made one. Better be willing to get the check book out though. http://www.1911addicts.com/showthread.php?681-A-Simple-Pair-of-Pistols...pics! Like others said, it would be FAR cheaper and easier just to get a 1911 and add a mag release on the right side, and an ambi safety. Teach her the "proper" over-hand technique and she'll never have to use the slide stop. Edited June 17, 2012 by polizei1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Not sure the left handed friend would take kindly to that comment because "she" is a fiesty shooter. She shoots an XDm now but wants to go to a 1911 but wants the slide release to be on the correct side for a left hander. Anyone know if they still make them? I'm not left handed, but I cannot reach the slide stop/slide release on a 1911/2011, Glock or M&P because of short fingers growing ut of small hands. I just rack the slide, whether loading or reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalaur Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Its a slide stop, not a slide release. Most folks who shoot competitively grasp the slide to manipulate anyway. +1 to getting ambi safety and lefty friendly mag release and don't use the slide stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 What is a true left handed 1911? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 What is a true left handed 1911? Ejection port on the left handed side. Essentially a reverse copy of the 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rq375 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Randall Firearms made some left hand 1911s, not cheap but they do come up now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bshooter Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Randall Fire arms, are they still in business? Has anyone seen any of these for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpolans Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I'm a lefty and frankly, other than throwing on an ambi safety, I think the regular 1911 is just fine. I certainly wouldn't think it was worth the extra cost, much less the tremendous PITA if you ever wanted any custom work or aftermarket parts added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhp147 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 To make my 1911s more left hand friendly, I polish up the magazine catch exterior and the tunnel the spring catch lock rides in. I also use an extended mag release (I like the 10-8 Performance best). There is a Brown competition weight mag release spring to make it easier for her trigger finger to activate it. I don't use the overhand slide release because it takes more time for me and my trigger finger falls naturally on the normal 1911slide stop/catch/release. For speed or for ease of operation both up and down with the trigger finger, I have the ugly Wilson slide stop with the little shelf on it. I would try the Harrison design if I was looking to outfit a new gun. As to ambi levers, I originally liked the widest I could find for more leverage. Might be a consideration with a shooter with less hand strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Neill Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 One problem with the old Randalls - and any other completely reversed 1911, is that they are restricted to use left handed magazines. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvary45 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Im a lefty and i personally think that the 1911 is more lefty friendly than righty. As for slide stop my trigger finger rest there naturally during reloading and the push from inserting the mag automatically forces my finger to release the slide stop. Mag catch is in the perfect spot too, I use my middle finger to activate mag catch without having to shift my grip around to do so. Ejection port no big deal unless your thumbs are pointing straight up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickbeijer Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Drummen custom guns in the Netherlands makes them left-handed left hand caspian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMarshall Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm a lefty and the 1911 is perfect for leftys with ambi saftey and extended mag release. Your index finger is perfectly positioned to drop a mag and in fact they makes modified mag release for rights that moves the button to the other side so they can use their right index finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyg00 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I think Caspian at one time had left handed kits for sale. The guy you might want to talk to about a left handed build would be Otto Matyska,(Ottocomp) here in St. Louis, 314-638-3327. He is a world class gunsmith and also happens to be left handed. Marty A-7424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Being a lefty I find that using my left hand index figure to manipulate the slide stop and mag release is an advantage. The gun dose not shift in my hand and there is no way that my trigger finger will be in the trigger guard during a mag change. Since I use standard firearms I can uses anyone's firearm in a pinch and in the unlikely event that I would want to sell one of my 1911's, since they are standard I would not need to find a specialized Audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Its a slide stop, not a slide release. Most folks who shoot competitively grasp the slide to manipulate anyway. +1 to getting ambi safety and lefty friendly mag release and don't use the slide stop. Really? Everyone I have seen that is dropping the slide uses the slide release. Gripping the slide is much slower but I love the folks that do it that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Im a lefty and i personally think that the 1911 is more lefty friendly than righty. You are a smart man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Its a slide stop, not a slide release. Most folks who shoot competitively grasp the slide to manipulate anyway. +1 to getting ambi safety and lefty friendly mag release and don't use the slide stop. You would change your mind if you went and shot or saw the single stack classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalaur Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Its a slide stop, not a slide release. Most folks who shoot competitively grasp the slide to manipulate anyway. +1 to getting ambi safety and lefty friendly mag release and don't use the slide stop. You would change your mind if you went and shot or saw the single stack classic. I have shot the single stack classic, and no, it didn't change my mind :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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