What 9mm for a lefty would you recommend?

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Posted: 6/24/2017 2:27:56 PM EDT

I just gave my SA Mod 2 to my son for his 21st birthday. Need a replacement. Best suggestions for a ambi or lefty CC 9mm?

Posted: 6/24/2017 4:07:11 PM EDT

[#1]

As a left handed I activate the slide stop and mag release with my trigger finger which I find much more efficient than shifting the gun to use a reverse or ambi controlled gun with the thumb. I this context pretty much anything is fine. I would probably avoid sig traditional with the decocker but other than that ( and 1911 without an ambi safe) anything else works fine

Posted: 6/24/2017 4:29:40 PM EDT

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As a left handed I activate the slide stop and mag release with my trigger finger which I find much more efficient than shifting the gun to use a reverse or ambi controlled gun with the thumb. I this context pretty much anything is fine. I would probably avoid sig traditional with the decocker but other than that ( and 1911 without an ambi safe) anything else works fine

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Lefties adapt.
(Lefty here)

Purposely got a gen4 g19 for the reversible mag release. I switched it back, I use the meat of my middle finger pretty adeptly to do mag changes.

Off topic...

Give a right handed person a lefty scissor and a left handed person a righty.
Who wins and finishes a task first?

Posted: 6/24/2017 4:38:19 PM EDT

[#3]

Take your pick. Most work well. Iv used a XD40SC, P30/VP9, Glock, 1911. Right now I stay with a unmodified G19 Gen4. I really do like the VP9/P30 as I find it much easier to drop the mag eith the lever style mag release.

Posted: 6/24/2017 4:38:29 PM EDT

[#4]

Any of them. I have no issues using any stock pistol, the only exception being a 1911 style ambi safety if for carrying purposes.

Posted: 6/24/2017 5:01:26 PM EDT

[#5]

Fellow wrong handed shooter here. Can't really go wrong with any of the major brands. He'll adapt with any of the single sided control guns. Personally, I like Glocks even though the controls are on the left half of the pistol. M&P's have always been great in that regard too.

The ones I tend to have problems with are Sigs, as it gets a bit tricky to lock the slide back on the classic P-series (320 is great). Also, 1911's that don't have an ambi safety are a no-go for me.

I'd just take him out to see what he gravitates towards. Lucky kid!

Posted: 6/24/2017 5:43:02 PM EDT

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Fellow wrong handed shooter here. Can't really go wrong with any of the major brands. He'll adapt with any of the single sided control guns. Personally, I like Glocks even though the controls are on the left half of the pistol. M&P's have always been great in that regard too.

The ones I tend to have problems with are Sigs, as it gets a bit tricky to lock the slide back on the classic P-series (320 is great). Also, 1911's that don't have an ambi safety are a no-go for me.

I'd just take him out to see what he gravitates towards. Lucky kid!

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Southpaw here as well.

The more classic metal framed Sigs are some to avoid. The slide release is too far back that short of reaching around the slide or slingshotting it, there is no way to activate it. As stated above, the P320 is completely ambi, and I love mine for CCW duty.

I also agree with the others regarding the mag release. I find it much easier to keep it on the "righty" side and use my index/trigger finger to activate it. I have in the past had it around on the "lefty" side of the gun but never felt completely comfortable with it on that side.

Posted: 6/24/2017 6:00:41 PM EDT

[#7]

I'd say S&W M&P9 or HK VP9

Posted: 6/24/2017 6:07:24 PM EDT

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Southpaw here as well.

The more classic metal framed Sigs are some to avoid. The slide release is too far back that short of reaching around the slide or slingshotting it, there is no way to activate it. As stated above, the P320 is completely ambi, and I love mine for CCW duty.

I also agree with the others regarding the mag release. I find it much easier to keep it on the "righty" side and use my index/trigger finger to activate it. I have in the past had it around on the "lefty" side of the gun but never felt completely comfortable with it on that side.

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My thumbs are barely long enough to hit the mag release on a G17 without slightly rotating the grip in my hand. Even though it can touch, I can't seem to press it hard enough.

Posted: 6/24/2017 6:38:51 PM EDT

[#9]

S&W 3953. Old school smooth-sided DAO 9mm.

Posted: 6/24/2017 10:10:20 PM EDT

[#10]

i dont know much about them but from what i have read new order fire arms does make a lefty gun
http://neworderfirearms.com/pistols/

Posted: 6/25/2017 12:04:12 AM EDT

[#11]

PPQ M1

Posted: 6/25/2017 12:13:07 AM EDT

[#12]

USP or USPCompact.

I conceal a USP 9 daily.

Posted: 6/25/2017 3:56:57 AM EDT

[#13]

The FNX and FNS are fully ambidextrous.

HK USP's, and P30's can work also.

Sig 320.

Posted: 6/25/2017 5:27:41 AM EDT

[#14]

Sig P320
Glock 19
S&W M&P9

In that order.

Posted: 6/25/2017 7:44:58 AM EDT

[#15]

GLOCK 43

Posted: 6/25/2017 7:54:56 AM EDT

[#16]

Walther PPQ is good to go. Double sided slide release is long enough to reach without shifting your hand at all.

Of course I never had any issues with any gun as a lefty because I adapt to it.

Posted: 6/25/2017 8:05:53 AM EDT

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PPQ M1

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Posted: 6/25/2017 9:37:57 AM EDT

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Take your pick. Most work well. Iv used a XD40SC, P30/VP9, Glock, 1911. Right now I stay with a unmodified G19 Gen4. I really do like the VP9/P30 as I find it much easier to drop the mag eith the lever style mag release.

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^ this

Posted: 6/25/2017 4:34:28 PM EDT

[#19]

I'm happy with my gen 3 glock 19. I use my trigger finger for the mag release and slide release.

Posted: 6/25/2017 4:53:35 PM EDT

[#20]

All the same guns that work for righties are great. You can reverse magazine buttons on almost anything nowadays save the oldies like the 1911, and even then adapting to drop a magazine with the index or middle finger can become quite natural for many.

Posted: 6/25/2017 4:54:29 PM EDT

[#21]

When the question is "9mm", the answer is "Glock 19".

Posted: 6/25/2017 5:37:15 PM EDT

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That's a weird recommendation

Posted: 6/25/2017 6:54:47 PM EDT

[#23]

P10c, fully ambi, fantastic stock trigger.

Posted: 6/26/2017 12:57:20 AM EDT

[#24]

CZ-85 or CZ-85 Combat. Ambi controls, 16 rounds in the magazine with 1 in the chamber. The 85 has fixed sights, the 85 Combat has adjustable sights. And my favorite, you can carry cocked and locked.

Posted: 6/26/2017 7:36:57 AM EDT

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That's a weird recommendation

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GLOCK 43

That's a weird recommendation

He asked for a 9mm concealed carry recommendation. As a lefty, I stand by it.

Posted: 6/26/2017 11:26:06 AM EDT

[#26]

Another vote for the Sig P320 (I'm LH). It replaced my G19.4 as my CC.

Posted: 6/27/2017 12:07:00 PM EDT

[#27]

P320 gets my vote

Posted: 6/28/2017 9:23:43 AM EDT

[#28]

I bought 3 or 4 handguns when I first got into them based on their LH-friendly features, and the gun I shoot and carry most now is a gen4 19... and I don't even have the mag release switched.

I, like a lot of other posters, have actually grown to like righty controls for the most part.

I bought a VP9 for example, as it was totally ambi, and the ambi controls actually stop me from running the pistol properly - the slide release lever on the RHS of the pistol comes so far back that it interferes with my grip and never locks back on the last round.

Buy literally whatever you like.

Posted: 7/5/2017 12:34:29 PM EDT

[#29]

Beretta APX

Posted: 7/5/2017 3:41:16 PM EDT

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CZ-85 or CZ-85 Combat. Ambi controls, 16 rounds in the magazine with 1 in the chamber. The 85 has fixed sights, the 85 Combat has adjustable sights. And my favorite, you can carry cocked and locked.

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Came here to post this.

Posted: 7/6/2017 11:40:26 PM EDT

[#31]

I'm a lefty and I'm very much liking my Beretta PX4 Storm compact. Decocker and slide stop are on both sides and the mag release is easily swapped from side to side.

The Beretta Nano is also very lefty friendly, with no external controls at all other than the mag release, which is identical to the PX4 release in that it can be swapped from side to side.

Posted: 7/7/2017 12:00:07 AM EDT

[#32]

P30SK, VP9SK.

Posted: 7/7/2017 4:48:32 AM EDT

[#33]

Anyting with a paddle mag release will be easy to use. I'll agree with those that recommend a VP9, P30, or USP.

Posted: 7/7/2017 4:51:57 AM EDT

[#34]

Gen 4 Glock 19.

Posted: 7/7/2017 11:26:56 PM EDT

[#35]

P30/30L

Posted: 7/10/2017 3:10:33 PM EDT

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Walther PPQ
Sig P320
Glock 19
S&W M&P9

In that order.

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Fixed it.

Posted: 7/11/2017 10:30:21 AM EDT

[#37]

Another vote for the FNS/FNX fully ambi lineup, as the Compact versions are also very nice shooters.

Posted: 7/12/2017 9:54:59 AM EDT

[#38]

HK P30/30L. Truly ambi from Factory, NO mods/switching to do!

Posted: 7/12/2017 10:16:49 AM EDT

[#39]

Your choice of 9mm Glock.

Glock controls are easily manipulated by lefties, and like previous poster I keep my mag release in RH configuration. I think it's more effective.

Posted: 7/12/2017 11:47:29 AM EDT

[#40]

I would go with a p320c or 320sc or a p10c.

Posted: 7/13/2017 12:09:08 AM EDT

[#41]

FNS or FNX good choice for lefties.

Posted: 7/23/2017 8:36:32 AM EDT

[#42]

I'm also left handed and can adapt to just about any gun. My oldest son gave me a Walther P99 for Christmas one year. Mag release is on each side of the trigger guard. Very easy to manipulate. Slide lock. Push upward with my left index finger when I pull the slide to the rear with my right hand.

Posted: 7/23/2017 10:05:23 AM EDT

[#43]

As a lefty I haven't run into anything that wouldn't work for me yet. Sigs need grips without the hump on the left side (Hogues work fine for me) and 1911s need an ambi safety. Otherwise my hand pushes up on the left side safety and engages it during recoil.

Pick whatever you like, learn to use it, and shoot the shit out of it.

Posted: 7/23/2017 10:27:01 AM EDT

[#44]

Im a lefty, but I never use lefty controlls on ambi guns. Ive gotten used to pressing the mag release and slide stop with my trigger finger.

Posted: 7/29/2017 9:23:39 AM EDT

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P320 gets my vote

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Posted: 7/30/2017 6:40:38 PM EDT

[#46]

CZ 85.
It is the ambi brother to the CZ 75 and is a great shooting gun.

Posted: 7/31/2017 1:07:59 AM EDT

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I'm happy with my gen 3 glock 19. I use my trigger finger for the mag release and slide release.

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this

Posted: 7/31/2017 10:32:43 AM EDT

[#48]

Another vote for the HK VP9.

I also carry a Walther PPS mk I.

Paddle mag releases for the win.

Posted: 7/31/2017 8:57:14 PM EDT

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P30/30L

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Posted: 8/3/2017 9:19:09 AM EDT

[#50]

As with all handgun questions the answer is Glock 19!!!LOL

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