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1. When was the last time you saw a left hand pre-64 Model 70?

2. Ever try releasing a cylinder latch while holding a revolver in your right hand?

3. Ever try try shooting a black rifle without a shell deflector from your left shoulder?

4. Ithaca almost got it right with the Model 37, but the safety goes in the wrong direction.

5. I have a scar from the first time I opened a bolt action rifle.

6. John Moses put the safety on the wrong side of the 1911.

7. Need I mention "Bullpup"?
 
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bushmaster1313 said:
1. When was the last time you saw a left hand pre-64 Model 70?

2. Ever try releasing a cylinder latch while holding a revolver in your right hand?

3. Ever try try shooting a black rifle without a shell deflector from your left shoulder?

4. Ithaca almost got it right with the Model 37, but the safety goes in the wrong direction.

5. I have a scar from the first time I opened a bolt action rifle.

6. John Moses put the safety on the wrong side of the 1911.

7. Need I mention "Bullpup"?
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I do it all the time. Use my right thumb. Don't you?
 
At least the Colt Single Action was accidentily built to benifit us. When reloading a lefty can keep the gun in the shooting hand and the right hand does the ejecting and reloading.
When we shoot autoloading .22's (or most any autoloading rifles) ejected cases bounce off our right arm. Sharps rifles and all muzzleloaders have the hammer on the wrong side for a farther thumb reach. And theoretically, the hammer on the right side could be a distraction when aiming.
When we dig through gunshop junk holster boxes looking for those rare Heiser's and Myers, we have the additional disadvantage of having only 7-10% of them being left handed, IF we even find one (I've been very lucky here).
We are the only minority who have never had a political party demand reperations for us. We have been left out of hate crime legislation. We strugled through school with our elbows hanging into space off the desk trying to write. Because some idiot long ago decided we should write left to right we have to twist our left wrists into pretzels to see what we're writing. And the scarlet letter of any left hander is the graphite smears on the bottom edge of our left hands from writing with pencils.
But I've learned to adapt to my discriminations and stay away from left handed scissors, left handed Randall 1911 .45's, and all other specialty items at this point. Because left handers, the one last group of minorities ignored by the victim voting block seeking elitist politicians are not complainers. We embrace our social stigma with pride! It makes us stronger in this cruel world!
 
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Well, now you've got me curious.

When you are holding that revolver in your right hand, how DO you release the latch?
 
I've always shouldered rifles/shotguns left shoulder.
But i'm really righthanded and shoot pistols righthanded.
I've never owned a left handed rifle, shotgun, muzz.
My favorite military style weapon has always been an
AR-15 type platform and i've caught more than a few
hot shell casings down the collar. Ouch......

Chuck
 
Being Left handed as a kid growing up was tough, every one wanted to change the way I did things. Some how I made it in a right handed world and wouldn't change a thing, when it comes to guns I've learned to use them all with out a problem.
 
Although I've learned as a lefty to handle "the right approach" by being more dexterous than my right-handed retard friends, I've come to appreciate the HK P30 with totally ambi controls.

It's the most friendly pistol for lefties I've ever come across.
 
Buckey08 said:
Being Left handed as a kid growing up was tough, every one wanted to change the way I did things. Some how I made it in a right handed world and wouldn't change a thing, when it comes to guns I've learned to use them all with out a problem.
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Very true! When I was hired by the Kansas City PD in 1971, I was issued a RH holster for the issued S&W Model 15 .38 special. I offered that I was left handed and would like a left handed holster. I was told I probably ought to learn to shoot right handed. So I did!
 
My Uncle who was a Korean War veteran (1st MarDiv) said the Corps wouldn't let him shoot the Garand left-handed in boot camp. They told him that "if God and Chesty Puller wanted you to shoot left-handed, they would have issued you a left-handed rifle." He said when he got in combat he shot left handed.
 
You can add another to your list -

S&W's screwed up M&P magazine follower that will not work as advertised with the magazine release setup for a left hander.
 
bushmaster1313 said:
1. When was the last time you saw a left hand pre-64 Model 70?

2. Ever try releasing a cylinder latch while holding a revolver in your right hand?

3. Ever try try shooting a black rifle without a shell deflector from your left shoulder?

4. Ithaca almost got it right with the Model 37, but the safety goes in the wrong direction.

5. I have a scar from the first time I opened a bolt action rifle.

6. John Moses put the safety on the wrong side of the 1911.

7. Need I mention "Bullpup"?
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Im very lefty. Even when eating I move the knife and fork around in my hands depending on what Im doing. Cutting meat? Fork in right hand to hold the meat, knife in left to cut then switch the fork and knife to eat! :confused:

2. I reload a revolver fairly quick but it takes 2 hands and kinda juggling from one to the other. Its a bit difficult to explain but I do it ok. Ive seen others do this in no time at all. Probably faster then most right hand people

3. Never had a problem with black rifles. Never got hit with shells, deflector or not. AKs are actually very lefty friendly!!!

5. I use my patented two finger hook method! Left arm comes around with the pointing finger and middle finger together as a hock. Grab the bolt and twist wrist, pull back, reload. On Mausers I can do this while keeping the sights aligned and without un shouldering. I can do it as fast as right handed people. On Mosins Im a bit slower as the bolt is further away and is usually harder to pull then the Mauser.

6. They make ambi safeties now! :)

7. Some bullpups are now made to eject forward above the barrel or have different bolts for lefties to buy.
 
I find the Garand easy to operate left handed as long as I'm not trussed up in a sling. Ithaca made a left hand safey for the Model 37. I have one in my ugly old 8 shot pump-o-matic. Glocks are easy to run LH. Similarly, 1911s IF there's an ambi safety installed.

AKs are easy to operate LH. The safety is probably easier to operate as a leftie!

FALs and G3s aren't much fun.

Smiths? Never even thought about it! Have always done "border shift" reloads. Well enough to win matches at Ft. Benning, but granted revolver shooters there weren't hugely numerous...

Only one AR has ever insisted on ejecting shells close enough to kiss the RH cheek without a deflector. I finally sorted that drama with a few tweaks.

Granted, a stalking bolt rifle with a scope can be awkward. But for a precision rig shot off a rest or bipod, I PREFER the right hand set-up. For several reasons.

But Winchester did finally relent and produce a few nice LH Model 70s...:

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I find that metric FALs, to me, are same as the AKs. Cocking handle is on the same side and i can use my trigger finger to release the mag.

Inch FALs only bother me because the safety hangs down below the grip where my hand goes.

As for safeties i never use them, on any gun beside the 1911. My Glocks and S&W 5946 dont have them. And my AKs, ARs, and FALs are stored empty and go to the range empty. I dont have kids and im the only one who knows the safe combination.

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Alpo said:
Well, now you've got me curious.

When you are holding that revolver in your right hand, how DO you release the latch?
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Heres how I do it:

Firing using the left hand I use a two handed hold. When the cylinder is empty I shift to my right hand, repositon my left hand so it is in front of the trigger guard and I am grasping the cylinder. I press the cylinder release forward with my right thumb and push the cylinder out to the left with my left fingers. My left thumb is on the left side of the cylinder. I then rotate the gun so it is barrel up and eject the casings with my left thumb. If I am speed reloading, I am retrieving my speed loader/speed strip with my right hand. I insert the cartridges with my right hand, activate/release the cartridges from the speed loader, drop it, then grasp the grips with my right hand while closing the cylinder with my left. I then move the revolver back to my left hand and continue shooting.

Takes about 9 times as long to describe the action as it does to perform it.
 
Yeah, that's how I do it. Only difference seems to be you need to put the gun in your right hand first, while I start out with it there.

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What happened to your front sight there? Is that something custom? From the pic it appears to have been used as a fireplace poker or something:p
 
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