Not as in LAGC or KAdmos, Left handed.
Not as in LAGC or KAdmos, Left handed.
Or you can simply go revolver.
Glock.
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I went shooting last weekend with my daughter-in-law and some of her friends. One had a Ruger LC9 with the factory laser sights, i was pretty impressed, nice solid little gun. Pretty snappy recoil but manageable
The woman who owned it was 5'4'' about 110lbs and she was having no trouble hitting a 5'' target at 10 yrds.
I saw them listed on Guns America for $385.00
Sorry, i didn't notice if it had ambidextrous controls.
You probably want them there to pick it out.
If they're not interested enough to go to the store and pick out their own gun, they probably won't be interested enough to actually shoot the thing, get some practice, and get defensively minded.
Just my two cents.
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Yeah but Glocks have all stock right handed person controls; mag release and slide release / hold open. I assume Lefty means left handed vs. tree hugging Obama voter.
Browning High Power. The later models have controls on both sides.
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check this one out
http://www.gunsamerica.com/997812744...rd_to_Fin.htm#
Looks nice, 15rounds, inexpensive, lefty controls
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Well, as it happens, I'm also left handed.
Truth is, few pistols really give left hander's many problems.
It's best to be able to hold them and try to manipulate the controls...some are awkward on any gun.
This isn't going to sound good for me, but my build is a bit slight, with smallish hands, it's actually something of an advantage for me as it is for left handed female shooters.
On most righty pistols I can easily release the mag with my index or middle finger, something most lefty's find nearly impossible to do with very large hands.
Slide release may be easy, or may be near impossible without moving hand position, but most guns allow for pull back rather than having to hit the release.
Revolvers can be a bit tricky, except single actions of course which are built just for us
If she is looking too use speed loaders in any kind of competitive fashion, forget about it.
If she's planning to just use the loaded cylinder for defense then it's a non issue. Reloading obviously will take a bit of time, it's not overly awkward once you get used to it.
Well, there's lots of guns with ambidextrous slide releases and safeties but few with a left side ejection port.Well, as it happens, I'm also left handed.
Have you ever had issues with brass ejecting on the right side interfering with your shooting?
It's nice to have the ambi controls, the ejection port has become a non issue, the brass coming across just doesn't bother me.
Over the years there have been a few guns where the brass was mildly annoying but mostly kinda comical. I had a 10/22 that if I wore the classic old woodland military light jacket and left the right breast pocket open, brass would pretty consistently land in that pocket.
On an old Remington .22 rifle(can't remember the model, not even sure it was Remington, plastic POS they no longer make..for some reason Viper comes to mind), anyway about 1 in 50 rounds or so would arc over my head and tap my right shoulder...kept turning my head to see if someone was behind me
I've shot lots of old military bolts as well, you just find a way to do it.
Alot of things I find seem like they work better for lefty's.
I have no idea why right handed people play guitar and other stringed instruments like they do, all the dexterous work is in the left hand.
Same goes for alot of semi auto guns. I don't have to take my hand off the rear handle on an AK to rack the action, and I can better see if it's fully closed, or on guns with BHO's I can tell much more easily that it's out of ammo
Yep. Charter Arms even makes a left handed one.
http://www.charterfirearms.com/produ...hpaw_93820.asp
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Interesting. Do you find these issues are more comon in rifles?It's nice to have the ambi controls, the ejection port has become a non issue, the brass coming across just doesn't bother me.
Over the years there have been a few guns where the brass was mildly annoying but mostly kinda comical. I had a 10/22 that if I wore the classic old woodland military light jacket and left the right breast pocket open, brass would pretty consistently land in that pocket.
On an old Remington .22 rifle(can't remember the model, not even sure it was Remington, plastic POS they no longer make..for some reason Viper comes to mind), anyway about 1 in 50 rounds or so would arc over my head and tap my right shoulder...kept turning my head to see if someone was behind me
I've shot lots of old military bolts as well, you just find a way to do it.
It seems if it's only a mild annoyance with the ejection port right near your head then a handgun should be no problem at all.
I only ask because these Canik pistols from Turkey have stock ambi-controls and ok to be a heck of a deal!
lol
I've often wondered the same thing myself. As a righty guitar player it was a challenge to get used to using the left hand in such a dextrous manner.
The only thing that confused me more was why lefty guitar players would go to the trouble of stringing the instrument upside down so they could experience the same frustration when it seemed like they would have a natural advantage playing a guitar in the normal style.
Yeah pretty much just with rifles. I've heard there are some lefty's who find particular pistols ejection to be bothersome, but I've never had the issue.
I rather like the ejection port where it is, it seems easier to see. I go shooting with my brother alot who is right handed, and often he is standing there with the slide locked back out of ammo, but still slowly lining up his next shot and pulling the trigger. This pretty much never happens to me. I don't know if it's a right/left thing or if he's too "in the zone", or generally oblivious.
Makes no sense right? When I was pretty young I took violin, the teachers always wanted me to use a lefty violin, same for guitar later on. I just instinctively knew they were doing it wrong.lol
I've often wondered the same thing myself. As a righty guitar player it was a challenge to get used to using the left hand in such a dextrous manner.
The only thing that confused me more was why lefty guitar players would go to the trouble of stringing the instrument upside down so they could experience the same frustration when it seemed like they would have a natural advantage playing a guitar in the normal style.
I've tried to get a few right handed players to try out a lefty guitar, but they had already been playing for some time and were as useless on the things as I am.
Another odd one came to mind. Most refrigerator doors are in my opinion left handed. The handle is on the left side for most as they come stock, so I open it with my right hand and my stronger, more dexterous hand is right there free to reach in without even opening the door more than it absolutely needs to.
Left handed scissors are nice to have, but for most other stuff it's usually pretty easy to adapt.
Occasionally there are some safety concerns with heavy machinery, on/off switch or safety stop can be really awkwardly located on some things, an old high school shop lathe comes to mind
CZ82 or CZ83 fully ambidextrous, identical in either hand...
We found out what "dealing" with progressive lefties is all about. Our side gives up something, they give up nothing and the progressives come back in a month or a year and want us to give up more... rinse and repeat...
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