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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 724wd on January 17, 2016, 01:19:17 PM

Title: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: 724wd on January 17, 2016, 01:19:17 PM: My daughter's next step is shooting .223. She shoots her .22 quite well :tup:! But she's left handed and I do not have a lefty upper. Is she in for hot brass across her cheek? :dunno:
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: jay.sharkbait on January 17, 2016, 01:24:48 PM: Nope

A little gassy so eye pro for sure. (Obvious)
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: Biggerhammer on January 17, 2016, 01:39:57 PM: I know my share of south laws that shoot AR's with no problem.
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: Dan-o on January 17, 2016, 02:06:17 PM: I'm a lefty. My AR's are all righty.

I shoot them with no issues, but I ALWAYS wear glasses.
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: Special T on January 17, 2016, 02:24:55 PM: Glasses and one of those brass catchers that hook to the top rail. Tried the velcrow over the forend kind and they seem to shift too much and cause problems.

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Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: notellumcreek on January 17, 2016, 02:28:41 PM: Im a lefty and dont have issues shooting any of my right handed guns.
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: PlateauNDN on January 17, 2016, 02:39:25 PM: :yeah: uncle Sam don't care, he tells you to adapt and overcome, so I did and now it still feels weird shooting a lefty weapon. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: Jim the Plumber on January 17, 2016, 03:31:22 PM: I'm a lefty and have a safe full of right hand AR-15's. No problems, but as jay.sharkbait stated, they can bleed out a bit of gas.
Also on a rare occasion, and depending on the load, un-burnt powder.

Eye and ear protection and she'll be good to go. ( unprotected, the right ear will get hit the hardest shooting a right hand AR, left handed)
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: JJB11B on January 17, 2016, 04:04:48 PM: .
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: Dan-o on January 17, 2016, 04:13:06 PM: :dunno: :dunno:
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: dontgetcrabs on January 17, 2016, 04:19:05 PM: Quote from: Dan-o on January 17, 2016, 04:13:06 PM
:dunno: :dunno:
Shell deflector. For lefties and righties. Can't we all get along? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lefty shooting an AR
Post by: pianoman9701 on January 18, 2016, 12:24:24 PM: Quote from: JJB11B on January 17, 2016, 04:04:48 PM
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:yeah: Beat me to it. I took a lefty (both his dexterity and his politics) shooting my AR and other firearms. No problem with the shells because of the deflection knob thingy.