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Left Handed Defensive 12Ga Pump Shotgun

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#1 ·
Left handed would be bestest, ambidextrous 2nd place.

I don't even think about the shells going by when I use a righthanded gun. But dealing with a right handed safety is getting close to unsafe for me. I need to take the safety off before even bring the gun up. This could lead to problems.

I believe Mossberg may fit the ambidextrous choice but are there any other.


Thanks, mj52
 
#3 ·
The only two pumps that come to mind is the Browning BPS and the Ithaca Model 37 which have downward ejection (as designed by John M. himself) so are truly ambidextrous.

Of course, SxS and O/U don't have that problem just not a lot of shell capacity so you have to learn the quick load if you want to use it for a P/HD gun.
 
#9 ·
When I was a young lad, my pop used to tell mom jokingly "this boy's a south paw! He needs one of them left handed hotdogs!" If I was about to bite one he'd say "that's a right handed hotdog! You need to turn it around and eat it from the other end." He was a good fellow.

Remington has been making lefty 870's for years. Finding one might be a tad difficile, though.
 
#15 ·
Us Leftys Must Hang Together Or We Will Certainly Hang Separately

Excellent answers already given and thanks. 1) Model 37. I have forgotten how the Model 37 safety works. 2) LH Rem 870. I think the thumb safety on the LH 870 is also reversed, if memory serves...help here. This might create safety/operation/training concerns?

3) Tang safety Mossbergs I can work OK. Have had several. All kick too hard nowadays. 4) Left Hand Rem 1100 semi auto. An older design. A Very sweet soft recoiling shotgun. I do not know about how that safety works. Been too many years ago. If I had an AR15...

...I would hold out and build another dedicated LH Stag Arms model 20" HB rifle with a ambo safety. We lefties have an AR15 operation control advantage. But over time and many many rounds, the gas port discharge becomes a vison hazard for us.

Yep...I also have no problem shooting a right hand Mossberg pump shotgun, as along as it has that ambo thumb tang safety. Never even see the ejected cases, FWIW. Good question and thank you. We must hang together or we will certainly hang separately. HB of CJ (old coot lefty) :) :) :)
 
#17 ·
Excellent answers already given and thanks. 1) Model 37. I have forgotten how the Model 37 safety works. 2) LH Rem 870. I think the thumb safety on the LH 870 is also reversed, if memory serves...help here. This might create safety/operation/training concerns?

3) Tang safety Mossbergs I can work OK. Have had several. All kick too hard nowadays. 4) Left Hand Rem 1100 semi auto. An older design. A Very sweet soft recoiling shotgun. I do not know about how that safety works. Been too many years ago. If I had an AR15...

...I would hold out and build another dedicated LH Stag Arms model 20" HB rifle with a ambo safety. We lefties have an AR15 operation control advantage. But over time and many many rounds, the gas port discharge becomes a vison hazard for us.

Yep...I also have no problem shooting a right hand Mossberg pump shotgun, as along as it has that ambo thumb tang safety. Never even see the ejected cases, FWIW. Good question and thank you. We must hang together or we will certainly hang separately. HB of CJ (old coot lefty) :) :) :)
You can buy a left handed 870 trigger assembly (w/LH safety). Not really worth it in my opinion.

Beneli makes a real nice LH semi-auto shotgun (Montefeltro & Super Black Eagle) that I drooled over for along time but never pulled the trigger. I believe the safety on the Beneli Supernova is reversible.
 
#16 ·
Another bonus of being lefty: the M1, M14, and Kalashnikov are all left-handed weapons! Sure, there is a right-handed manual of arms (do not waste your time with it if you are fortunate enough to be left handed) but it is nowhere near as efficient as doing it left handed. Clearly, the designers knew most people were right handed and must have intended them for right handers, but they put the operating handle on the right as if they were bolt guns. But they aren't bolt guns and they are more efficiently run left handed.

I can keep a firing grip, work the action, and throw a clip into an M1 without having to take it off my shoulder. The right hand thumb goes under the stock, and the fingers squeeze the clip home. You can run the action on a 14 while maintaining a firing grip. And all the ergonomic complaints people have about Kalashnikovs melt away if you shoot it left handed.
 
#21 ·
Being a southpaw myself, I would agree with the above quote.

SEI even went so far as to produce a bolt release for the M14 IOT help out right handed folks.
As it is built, a left handed guy can work the safety, op-rod handle, mag release, and magazine without ever moving the left hand from the grip.
Ejected brass should end up at the 1 to 2 Oclock position, so no issues there for lefties.
The AK is a very southpaw friendly rifle as well.

Both allow for easy transition between hands IMO.

As for shotguns, I prefer the semiautomatic Bennelli's and Berretta's.

The only thing I have done to my M121 is reverse the safety. ( Same with the 10-22)

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