The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Yes.

millman wrote:Yes.

LMAO!!

WeldonHunter wrote:

millman wrote:Yes.

LMAO!!

I am pleased to see that folks find me funny. I thought that I was just funny looking.

I had never even heard of then until you mentioned it a little while back.

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BrokeDad wrote:

dolk wrote:Am I the only one that owns a left handed AR15?

Do you also drive on the left side of the road ?
Does that require left handed ammo ?

The ammo looks normal, but it requires left handed primers.

Isn't it just a matter of changing the upper to make it left handed?

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Isn't it just a matter of changing the upper to make it left handed?

It ought to be easy to manufacture. I'm not sure it's easy to change. I doubt you could change an existing one feasibly.

But starting from scratch just flip some things in the drawings and there you go.

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Isn't it just a matter of changing the upper to make it left handed?

That is correct. The upper receiver is all that is different. You can't just flip the parts over, the entire upper has to be machined on the opposite side. There are a few other items you need (don't have to have, but makes it better) like a "Ambi" sel3ector, and a few other items, but they are not required.

I shoot left handed because I have a very bad right eye and I can't see to the end of the barrel with it. And I can't get my head over far enough on most firearms to look with my left eye. It is another reason I bought the Savage 350 short shotgun. It is a bottom eject and can be fired either way.

When I bought my AR I highly considered going with a Stag lefty model, in the end I decided to just stick with a right handed AR.

I thought about going lefty because of minor annoyances shooting the M-16 and I figured if I'm paying $1000 for a gun which I plan to own for the rest of my life, why not have it made to fit me. With the M-16 I'd have to rotate the rifle to see the selector switch. This can be overcome with practice and muscle memory, also the AR15 doesn't have a multi position selector switch, it's really more of a off/on switch. On occasion with the M-16 a hot shell casing would hit my arm or go up my sleeve. A lefty charging handle would probably be slightly nicer too.

I decided to go with a regular model because I decided I wanted a BCM. Also the rest of my family is right handed so I figured they could learn on a regular model and the issues weren't too big of a deal to me. If I really wanted to I figured I could do a left handed Stag build later on if this stuff settles down but I probably won't bother.

I've set my rifle up to be ambidextrrous due to being left eye dominant, so i practice shooting both ways. Fortunately, my mosins can be shot lefty rather easily.

In my AR, I have an ambi selector, magpul BAD lever for the bolt release and a Rainier arms raptor Ambi charging handle.

So when I go shoot, I practice both sides.


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If I'm not mistaken you have to change the upper receiver, AND the bolt. Sorry if someone already said this, but I didn't see it.

Whichever shoulder you shoot off of, it is a good idea to learn to shoot off of both shoulders. Half the corners in the world go to the left. Also, those deer like to appear from the right side, making it a left-handed shot or none at all, sometimes.
IIRC, the Stag Arms lefties are lefty all the way; upper, lower, controls.

Some benchresters/varminters, and even some snipers prefer to shoot a left-handed bolt action off the right shoulder to facilitate using the offhand (left) to operate the action, not disturbing the firing grip.

So, offhandedly, I'd say you're left of center on this one, dolk!

As a left handed long gun shooter, I chose not to buy a lefty Stag AR. I didn't want to limit my options for all the AR's I own and I was issued a M16 and learnt to shoot a non lefty. Going back and forth with a lefty and a regular AR could be confusing.

The only thing I like to change in the selector switch. I like the BADASS ambi selector, I flip it to fire with my thumb, and back to safe with the side of my trigger finger.

Im a lefty but after having to shooting left handed with a right handed m4 for so long I dont see the point of changing my ar over. Im used to it