Stag Arms AR

My buddy has one.We shoot every weekend no problems yet.

If I was left handed I would have at least 2. Based on my ownership of a right hand model.

My wife is left handed. I built her rifle with a lefty upper from stag. After training her to shoot either handed, we learned that the ejection of the AR is a non-issue for leftys. So before buying a left handed rifle, shoot a standard one. I'll bet you wont have a problem.


Why would you want to shoot .22 in an AR?

it's already basically a high power .22, but I think he meant 22LR because its cheap, and the kit could pack up small for taking with you as your "survival" rifle. You can carry an obscene amount of .22LR before the weight bothers you.

I'd see if you can try a friends AR or try one at a local gun club. Many lefties are not bothered by righty AR's, and that eliminates the need for any proprietary parts. Righty parts will be fairly easy to scrounge after SHTF since that's what most people and military/LEO have.

I wouldn't worry about getting a lefty. The block that the forward assist goes through is the lefty deflecting block for brass.

If the cost is significant and the block for some reason doesn't work for you then there is a deflector that works even better that goes near the ejection port.

Bringing back an old thread....new here.... I am right handed, but left eyed dominate, so i shoot lefty. Some people don't mind shooting a right hand AR when they shoot left, but it does bother me. I have shot ARs with both right side and left side ejection ports and do perfer a left side ejection port. I ordered a Stag lefty rife. should arive soon.

to answer yoru original post Stag does now make a conversion kit for a .22LR if you so desire. the barel stays the same but it replaces the whole bolt asembly. They do make that in both right and left hand versions.

Jeffrey said:

My wife is left handed. I built her rifle with a lefty upper from stag. After training her to shoot either handed, we learned that the ejection of the AR is a non-issue for leftys. So before buying a left handed rifle, shoot a standard one. I'll bet you wont have a problem.


Why would you want to shoot .22 in an AR?

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I second that. I'm left handed and I have no trouble what-so-ever with standard AR-15s.

As for Stag they make great stuff, I've heard mostly good things about them.

I'm thinking about getting a stag myself. I am also left eye dominant and I have only shot the standard AR15 but now I'm kind of torn. Maybe I should get the lefty version or just stick with standard. I don't know! lol.

ApocalypseMan said:

I'm thinking about getting a stag myself. I am also left eye dominant and I have only shot the standard AR15 but now I'm kind of torn. Maybe I should get the lefty version or just stick with standard. I don't know! lol.

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if you can try to find someone to let you shoot a lefty before you purchase, that is how I made my decision. Not sure where you are located, but some shooting ranges might have one for you to rent, or you could call up stag and ask if they know of a place where you can try one out.

Best to shoot things before you buy them!

good luck!

Better quality than a DPMS but still entry level IMHO.

.22 conversions are pretty much universal, better to get a dedicated .22 upper as they do not have a gas tube to get all fouled up from filthy rimfire powder.

Gronk said:

Better quality than a DPMS but still entry level IMHO.

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And that's relatively recent. It wasn't that many years back that they were one of the brands to avoid, along with Oly and a few others. They only picked up the quality because they were forced to by the competition. Any company that cares so little about their customers is not someone I will give my money too, regardless how much they have changed. Just my 2 cents.

I have a Stag Arms Righty that has been very reliable. It is my #2 rifle. Word of advice, you need to have spare parts for any battle rifle, but especially if you are going to have a lefty AR since they are not common and parts WILL be hard to find. I recommend one spare complete bolt carrier group plus any other parts that are different on the left vs. right AR.

LaughingJack said:

I second that. I'm left handed and I have no trouble what-so-ever with standard AR-15s.

As for Stag they make great stuff, I've heard mostly good things about them.

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Although I've never owned any Stag product, I can vouch that Stag is a respectable product.:thumb:

Gronk said:

Better quality than a DPMS but still entry level IMHO.

.22 conversions are pretty much universal, better to get a dedicated .22 upper as they do not have a gas tube to get all fouled up from filthy rimfire powder.

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That is the trade off as far as the "economical aspect" of it where as the dedicated upper would lighten your wallet more than the conversion kit, being that you would have to clean as recommended by the OEM before re-converting back to 5.56x45.

It's ALL about personal preference. I chose the conversion kit which works great in either my AR15 or M4. My decision....cost.

Never fired a Stag but I only hear good things about them. And their parent company CMT makes a lot of parts for everyone else, even the military. My last LPK is Stag and I'll say the trigger is better than the Del-Ton, DPMS, ArmaLite, RRA and Bushmasters I've tried. Clean break, no creep and fairly light for a military trigger.

I am not left handed but have shot a friend's left handed AR-15 by Stag a bunch of times. It was as accurate as any other commercially available AR-15 (much of which has more to do with ammo and skill, than the AR's maker) at 25, 50 and 100 yards.

I have experienced no FsTF or FTEs with this rifle. Were I in the market for an AR-15, I would consider one.

About the only items I would change out were I making this my go to gun would be the bolt/bolt carrier with a ZeroFAIL/BCM/Spikes that is coated, chromed, MP'd and has the black gas rings... but this would be true of any average commercial AR.

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pic of my stag and bushmaster. I've redone the camo on the Stag since this pic.

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Nice pair of firesticks!:thumb:

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That is the trade off as far as the "economical aspect" of it where as the dedicated upper would lighten your wallet more than the conversion kit, being that you would have to clean as recommended by the OEM before re-converting back to 5.56x45.

It's ALL about personal preference. I chose the conversion kit which works great in either my AR15 or M4. My decision....cost.

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Indeed it is. For me its pulling the gas tube for cleaning that's a PITA.

Sooner or later you'll bend or deform the tube to the point of it being unusable.

Having a dedicated upper reduces down time.