Onepocket Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Has any right handed shooters ever tried a left handed shotgun? Seems like it would be an advantage to see the ejection port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Has any right handed shooters ever tried a left handed shotgun? Seems like it would be an advantage to see the ejection port. I think so. Being able to look right at ejection port without rolling the gun is a small advantage and I never notice the shells ejecting across . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo11 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm right handed but shoot rifle and shotgun left handed only due to an eye injury and it is an advantage to me I just took a little time to relearn how to shoot left handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler79durdan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Depends on the shotgun... I have an o/u with a cast right stock. If I try to shoulder left side, the sight picture is way too far off. Ive seen left handed autoloaders with cast stocks. My auto is a right hand gun but I like to practice shooting from both shoulders (no right/left cast). Either way it shoots just fine from either hand. I use a more squared off stance which makes shooting either hand much more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidgun Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Only left handed shotgun I can think of are Benellis for competition purposes. They have directional buttpads. Maybe there are others but that is the only major brand I can think of ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheels Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Remington made some left hand 1100s. The last one I saw for sale went for $1200! I'm a lefty and once had a left hand 870. I hunt with O/U but use an slp for 3 gun with a reversed safety. Is it an advantage? I really couldn't say as the only autoloaders I've ever shot were r side ejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rboyes Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm a righty with a lefty M2. I switched the butt pad to a righty. No issues with ejecting hills being a distraction. It's nice having the bolt handle right there. I also reversed the safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onepocket Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I shoot long guns lefty and pistols with my right. I have a right handed versamax and if I run the gun dry I can slide in a shell with out having to dismount the gun and clear a jam the same way. Just curious if any one had tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colodrew Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm a righty with a lefty M2. I switched the butt pad to a righty. No issues with ejecting hills being a distraction. It's nice having the bolt handle right there. I also reversed the safety. Would you want to trade or sell the butt pad you removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriggs Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I've always shot right handed rifles and shotguns even though I'm a lefty...and i can say the few times i ran a lefty AR i did not like that fact that i couldn't see the chamber when the bolt locked back. to me it was always nice to visually check without having to roll the gun over and as long as i was using an AMBI lower and controls...all seemed fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledoc Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I shoot long guns lefty and pistols with my right. I have a right handed versamax and if I run the gun dry I can slide in a shell with out having to dismount the gun and clear a jam the same way. Just curious if any one had tried it. Hello Friend, I do the same; rifles/shotguns with the left and pistols with the right due to vision in right eye. Works pretty well for me. Uncledoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) When I bought my M2 I looked into getting a left handed model (I'm right handed). I thought it would be faster port loading and clearing jams on the left side since I was loading weak hand. But the bot release is still on the right side, which would have made it pointless (as well as slow). Edited April 7, 2014 by cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhcoog1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm left handed and shoot a right handed shotgun. Love being able to see the port in my field of vision and know if anything is wrong. Given the advantages, I thought long and hard about going to a side charging RH ar15 upper as well (I current have a LH stag upper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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