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20 ga. youth model (left hand)
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:19 pm
Help needed to find 20 ga. youth model automatic for left handed shooter. Any suggestions?
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:21 pm to eboulsu
Do him a favor and make him learn to shoot righty. I did. Makes things a lot easier down the road.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:22 pm to eboulsu
I bought a little browning pump, loads and ejects from bottom.
Edit. Sorry you said auto
Edit. Sorry you said auto
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:30 pm to Geauxtiga
Shooting with your non-dominant eye down the barrel is a bitch.
OP, any reason Over & Under models are out of the question?
eta: before anyone brings it up, I understand the difference between pointing and aiming
OP, any reason Over & Under models are out of the question?
eta: before anyone brings it up, I understand the difference between pointing and aiming
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 8/14/13 at 5:33 pm to eboulsu
If you around the NOLA area check out Puglia's sporting goods.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 6:12 pm to MrCoachKlein
quote:Well you slammed that door in my face.
eta: before anyone brings it up, I understand the difference between pointing and aiming
quote:I guess it is. I'm lucky in that, though I'm left-handed, my dominant eye happened to be my right eye.
Shooting with your non-dominant eye down the barrel is a bitch.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 6:13 pm to Geauxtiga
Whaaa?? Shoot righty? I've shot lefty all my life and have had no problems bringing down birds, reloading, etc
Posted on 8/14/13 at 6:33 pm to DonChowder
I think he meant it's easier to find right handed guns.
I would check to see which I was dominant.
App shot right handed my whole life and just found out I was left eye dominant.
I'm a good shot but would probably be better if I would have learned left handed
I would check to see which I was dominant.
App shot right handed my whole life and just found out I was left eye dominant.
I'm a good shot but would probably be better if I would have learned left handed
Posted on 8/14/13 at 6:42 pm to Geauxtiga
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Do him a favor and make him learn to shoot righty. I did. Makes things a lot easier down the road.
It is not easier down the road. I was forced to shoot right handed and it sucks.
Always start them shooting with dominate eye not worrieg about which hand they write with. There are plenty of left handed guns out there but not stocked on the shelf. I usually go to gun shops and order one. If you shoot a right handed auto you could powder burn an eye. Pumps are ok but the safety is backwards and causes accidents when you finally buy a lefty. Doubles work great because of the safety on the thumb.
If buying new order him a lefty and you will both be happy. I am still angry with my parrents for forcing me the wrong way.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 8:14 pm to ISmellMischief
How old is your son?
My dad faced a similar dilemma when I was 13. He ended going all out and got me a LH super black eagle (the original). That thing kicked my butt for a few years but I loved it. Its still my primary waterfowl gun 13 years later.
If its not too much of a stretch for him to handle a 12Ga, you may as well just get something he can grow in to since a LH gun is going to cost you a small fortune no matter what.
My dad faced a similar dilemma when I was 13. He ended going all out and got me a LH super black eagle (the original). That thing kicked my butt for a few years but I loved it. Its still my primary waterfowl gun 13 years later.
If its not too much of a stretch for him to handle a 12Ga, you may as well just get something he can grow in to since a LH gun is going to cost you a small fortune no matter what.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:32 pm to eboulsu
I'm a lefty, shooting left handed but with right handed guns. Unfortunately I only know of one LH 20 ga LINK and it aint cheap for a kid. Rem did make the LT 1100 the early 70's, but good luck finding it.
Look into an inertia action in a RH if you cannot find the LH. I've never had any issues with the ejection and just always adapted use the safety. No gas blowback into the face with the inertia.
AL 391 is a right handed 20 auto inertia drive but has the reversible safety for lefties. I haven't seen a LH version. It has the stock shims that would allow it to grow with him.
Alternatively you can try to find an old LT 1100 or get off ~$14-1500 for a Benelli M2 and a custom youth stock if needed. I think it has a 14.5" LOP stock
Look into an inertia action in a RH if you cannot find the LH. I've never had any issues with the ejection and just always adapted use the safety. No gas blowback into the face with the inertia.
AL 391 is a right handed 20 auto inertia drive but has the reversible safety for lefties. I haven't seen a LH version. It has the stock shims that would allow it to grow with him.
Alternatively you can try to find an old LT 1100 or get off ~$14-1500 for a Benelli M2 and a custom youth stock if needed. I think it has a 14.5" LOP stock
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:52 pm to eboulsu
I'm left handed in all facets. I learned early that an automatic is out of the question for a shotgun for me. Browning BPS and Ithaca Model 37 all the way.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:00 pm to xenon16
I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but 99% of the preceding is the proverbial "much ado about nothing," which is (hopefully) more diplomatic than simply calling it BS.
A lot of this discussion reminds me of the old "shoot right handed but left eye dominant" crap that people worry about when shooting handguns (which is only an issue if you're using the outmoded Weaver stance).
Any "right-handed" shotgun, or rifle, can be shot by a leftie. The only time it might be an issue is if it's a bolt-action gun, or an AR 15 which hasn't been fitted with an ambi charging handle (a very simple fix).
I shoot long guns left-handed..... Semi-auto shotguns, AR15's, AR10's, pump shotguns, AK47's --- and even shot a fully automatic M60 machine gun during training with my uncle (Sam).
Is someone scared that an empty casing is somehow going to distract them as it's ejected to the shooter's right ?? The same thing happens every time you shoot a semi-auto pistol, and we don't see people searching for left-handed Glocks (or 1911's).
Just go buy the best gun you can afford that fits the shooter. People have already mentioned the shims and the reversible safety button (on Berettas). That leaves zero problems.
I shoot about a case of shotgun shells/week (sometimes slightly less). I shoot a Beretta A400, but for years shot a Beretta 391. Shooting these guns left-handed simply isn't an issue.
p.s. I do everything else, including shooting handguns, right handed.
A lot of this discussion reminds me of the old "shoot right handed but left eye dominant" crap that people worry about when shooting handguns (which is only an issue if you're using the outmoded Weaver stance).
Any "right-handed" shotgun, or rifle, can be shot by a leftie. The only time it might be an issue is if it's a bolt-action gun, or an AR 15 which hasn't been fitted with an ambi charging handle (a very simple fix).
I shoot long guns left-handed..... Semi-auto shotguns, AR15's, AR10's, pump shotguns, AK47's --- and even shot a fully automatic M60 machine gun during training with my uncle (Sam).
Is someone scared that an empty casing is somehow going to distract them as it's ejected to the shooter's right ?? The same thing happens every time you shoot a semi-auto pistol, and we don't see people searching for left-handed Glocks (or 1911's).
Just go buy the best gun you can afford that fits the shooter. People have already mentioned the shims and the reversible safety button (on Berettas). That leaves zero problems.
I shoot about a case of shotgun shells/week (sometimes slightly less). I shoot a Beretta A400, but for years shot a Beretta 391. Shooting these guns left-handed simply isn't an issue.
p.s. I do everything else, including shooting handguns, right handed.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:26 pm to dawg23
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Any "right-handed" shotgun, or rifle, can be shot by a leftie.
I thought that is what I said. I shoot a RH gun, lefty. And recommended a RH 391 to boot
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