01-15-2024, 10:58 PM
StoneHendge Wrote:I'm right handed and right eyed and have been "forced" to shoot my 6.5CM AR left eyed and left handed in "practical" matches I can understand the desire of the OP for a left handed AR. Hot brass flying in front of one's face is never fun.
As a left hander I've never had an issue with ejected brass from an AR, ever. You just don't notice it, and the brass deflector is there to do its thing. What is an issue is suppressor spit in the face from the ejection port on some weapons like the H&K MP5 K with a suppressor (not the dedicated SD). You wear shooting glasses in CQB anyway and get used to the spit. However suppressed AR's are not really an issue, and it's easy to see what's going on with the chamber just by looking at the port without changing stance - something you can't do RHanded without tilting. With other guns, as a LHander you have to get used to coming over the top with the off-hand to operate charge handles, or swap to RH for things like a formal unload.
With bullpup rifles like the Steyr you need dedicated LH bolts.
But the AR is very forgiving for left handed shooting, either for Lefties or when doing bilateral CQB. Even more so with ambi controls.