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Posted: 12/18/2013 7:30:06 AM EDT
| I am left-handed and so far every gun I have owned is originally built for right-handed shooters. Now I am looking to build my first AR and I would love it if the gun would would get in the way of my left-handed shooting. I still like the idea of the cartridges ejecting on the right side of the gun, but any other suggestions of parts and such would be greatly appreciated. |
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what are you asking? do you want to build a left or right handed ar? check out stag if your looking for a lefty Here's the Stags... Stag Lefty ARs |
| Sorry for the lack of clarity, the parts that I would like to accommodate my left-hand shooting would be the safety, charging handle, and any grips. If it is possible to do this without a huge price increase I think a ambidextrous option would be the absolute ideal way to go. I am rather ignorant of the possibilities or where to start looking. Thank you for your guidance. |
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Sorry for the lack of clarity, the parts that I would like to accommodate my left-hand shooting would be the safety, charging handle, and any grips. If it is possible to do this without a huge price increase I think a ambidextrous option would be the absolute ideal way to go. I am rather ignorant of the possibilities or where to start looking. Thank you for your guidance. Shouldn't be a problem at all. Buy an ambidextrious safety and a brownells left handed charging handle (Brownells Link. |
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I am a lefty too, and after doing a little research leading up to my first AR purchase, I decided to stick with a righty AR. that way all the parts are the same, readily available, and affordable. One plus to using a righty AR is being able to inspect the chamber easily if you have a problem - no flipping the rifle completely over to inspect and clear.
I made just a couple minor alterations to my righty: 1. Battle Arms Ambidextrous Safety Selector 2. Raptor Abidextrous charging handle 3. Finding a red dot that isn't bulky on the right side (in my lefty field of vision) - I got an Aimpoint Pro, as I can rotate it in the mount. That's it. My rifle is fully ambidextrous so the wife and buddies can still use it as any other AR, but fully functional for southpaws like us. I actually prefer the mag and bolt releases just as they are. ETA: Pic added: Aimpoint Pro rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, Raptor Charging Handle may look odd... I painted the inside surfaces of the handle itself in Magpul Foliage Green to match my other furniture 
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I am a lefty too, and after doing a little research leading up to my first AR purchase, I decided to stick with a righty AR. that way all the parts are the same, readily available, and affordable. One plus to using a righty AR is being able to inspect the chamber easily if you have a problem - no flipping the rifle completely over to inspect and clear. I made just a couple minor alterations to my righty: 1. Battle Arms Ambidextrous Safety Selector 2. Raptor Abidextrous charging handle 3. Finding a red dot that isn't bulky on the right side (in my lefty field of vision) - I got an Aimpoint Pro, as I can rotate it in the mount. That's it. My rifle is fully ambidextrous so the wife and buddies can still use it as any other AR, but fully functional for southpaws like us. I actually prefer the mag and bolt releases just as they are. ETA: Pic added: Aimpoint Pro rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, Raptor Charging Handle may look odd... I painted the inside surfaces of the handle itself in Magpul Foliage Green to match my other furniture http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w89/mts411/2013-12-18110425.jpg suhweeet camera angle. makes it look like an SBR running like a 10.3" barrel. |
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I am left-handed and so far every gun I have owned is originally built for right-handed shooters. Now I am looking to build my first AR and I would love it if the gun would would get in the way of my left-handed shooting. I still like the idea of the cartridges ejecting on the right side of the gun, but any other suggestions of parts and such would be greatly appreciated. I too shoot from the left shoulder. I recommend you stick with standard components that eject to the right. The case deflector completely eliminates any problems for a lefty in that regard. To accommodate your lefthanded manual of arms, you could buy a billet lower receiver that has safety selector, mag release and bolt catch on both sides. Or, for less money, buy a milspec forged lower and add a BAD-ASS ambi selector switch. Put the long lever on the thumb side and the short lever on the trigger finger side. For the upper, start by asking yourself whether you will be manipulating the charge handle with left or right hand. In my case its the left, so the large BCM Gunfighter handle is just right for me. If you intend to charge with your right hand, get Rainier's Raptor ambi charge handle (more expensive). The mirror-image left handed ARs from Stag and others are overkill, IMO and contain too many unique parts. good luck - CW |
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I will echo what other have said, stick with a standard upper.
For the lower I don't see the need for a bolt release on the right side, it is easy enough to drop the bolt by extending your firing hand middle and ring finger to hit the paddle. I do use an ambi safety, mag release, and charging handle. For the safety BAD is what I recommend, for the mag release I use a Troy but there are several options, for the charging handle I use the BCM A44, the raptor is another good option. |
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