left handed glock shooter

[ashman627]

My good friend just bought a g34 from me and being left handed and using a low grip is struggling with his left thumb interfering with the mag release.Any suggestions?

Thanks

[yoshidaex]

not sure if there is a ambi mag release for a G34. You might want to do a search here. Is he having issues dropping the mag or is the mag falling out accidentally?

[dfwmiket]

Try taking off the extended release and putting in a regular one.........that solved the problem for me when I was shooting Glocks.

[mjohns930]

Cylinder and Slide makes an Ambi release for the Glock. Not sure how well it works. You have to push down on the release on the right hand side of the gun. Seems kind of difficult to me but here is a link. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/Pro...%20for%20GLOCK~

[sslav]

My good friend just bought a g34 from me and being left handed and using a low grip is struggling with his left thumb interfering with the mag release.Any suggestions?

Thanks

I am a left-handed shooter and I am having trouble picturing the problem. Both of his thumbs should be on the right side of the gun. Which means that they are on the opposite side of the mag release. I do not understand how any interference is possible. Perhaps your friend should adjust the grip.

[frenchwrench]

So his thumb is being hit by the right side of the mechanism as he pushes from the left side? Use trigger finger to actuate mag release and his thumb will be out of the way. Takes some practice reps to make it work.

[Matt Griffin]

Ah, I see. To be honest, he needs to change his grip. His thumbs shouldn't be exerting pressure on the side of the gun at all, that has zero benefits and several drawbacks. I hit the extended release (corners softened on the Limited gun) with the closest joint of my middle finger (where a ring would be) and this affords me the least amount of grip change, while being completely reliable. I don't favor the trigger finger or middle finger pushing the button with the fingertip, it seems too disruptive to the grip.

H.

[mpolans]

I'm a lefty using a Glock 35 for USPSA Production. Tell him to use a higher grip and use his left index finger to hit the mag release . . . swap in a standard length mag release if needed (I did this so the sharp edges of the extended one wouldn't dig into my hand.)

I use my left index finger to hit the mag release on all the guns I shoot...Glock, Sig, 1911/2011, etc. It's been way faster than using my thumb to hit an ambi release on everything I've tried so far.

I'd only buy an ambi mag release if I were right handed.

[sslav]

I use my left index finger to hit the mag release on all the guns I shoot...Glock, Sig, 1911/2011, etc. It's been way faster than using my thumb to hit an ambi release on everything I've tried so far.

I'd only buy an ambi mag release if I were right handed.

I use my left middle finger. Aside from that I agree 100% - I think right handed mag releases actually work better for left-handed shooters than they do for right-handed shooters. When I got my Beretta CX4 Storm I had reversed the mag release for left-handed use. It lasted exactly one trip to the range, then it was back to the "right-handed" mode.

[matt2ace]

I always thought that lefties have an advantage with mag release. I use my trigger finger to hit the release. I never use a large mag button on my Glock or STI guns.

[G17Racing]

There is a ambi mag release on GlockStore.

Here's the link, dont know its rating though.

http://glockstore.com/pgroup_descrip/7346_...%3Dambidextrous

[Singlestack]

Production legal?

[G17Racing]

You got me there, Im not sure...doubt it though.

Will have to ask around

[TMC]

Is this cut-out what makes the ambi release on the 21SF work? I have seen the same cut-out on new 17 round 19mm mags. Maybe Glock will have an ambi relase for the 17/34 frame.

Edited November 16, 2008 by TMC

[mjohns930]

Is this cut-out what makes the ambi release on the 21SF work? I have seen the same cut-out on new 17 round 19mm mags. Maybe Glock will have an ambi relase for the 17/34 frame.

That one in the middle is for the ambi release on the 21SF. One would think Glock is planning on doing that to the rest of the line of guns seeing as those mags have been out like that for quite a while. But IIRC those mags have been out for the small frames for around a year give or take a bit....