[poker2112]

hey looking to buy an upper........ need some feedback on southpaw receivers ........... which ones are good and bad .....also shooting righthanded ar's does the brass hit you?????? thanks !!!!!!

[Jackal]

Stag Arms are good I hear.

[mcooper]

I'm a lefty as well. I have no problem with right handed AR's at all. However, A1 uppers will sling brass in your face. Most or all a2 and a3 uppers have a build in brass deflector.

I say got with a right handed upper as the parts are probably easier to come by or cheaper.

[rangerruck]

receiver really doesn't matter for a leftie, but stag arms makes the whole deal for lefties.

[Ben Shepherd]

Any upper with the defector bump in front of the bolt assist button shouldn't hit you with brass. I've shot one with the stock fully collapsed and it still doesn't hit me.

As mentioned above, check out stag arms. Good stuff excelent fit and finish. I'll be buying one to replace my bushmaster that I sold to my younger brother as soon as I financialy recover from the wifes tromix converted siaga.

[earplug]

Military lefties have been dealing with this for years.
As stated any upper with the brass deflector will work. Adding a brass catcher will help.
Keeping the rifle normal will help keep things simple.
Lefties can use the forward assist as a nose weld.

[taliv]

i prefer the right-handed uppers. they work just fine and believe it or not, i think it's better ergonomically for left handed users than right handed users because...

with my left hand on the pistol grip, my index finger can reach the bolt-release, but
with my right hand on the pistol grip, my thumb cannot, so i have to take my hand off the grip and yank the charging handle OR take my left hand off the foregrip to slap the bolt-release.

i've never been hit with a piece of my own brass, so no need for a brass deflector bigger than the one built into the recevier.

the only thing where we have a disadvantage is in High Power competition when you're single-feeding rounds in the prone position.

[Nightcrawler]

My old M16A1 used to brass me in the face sometimes. It was worse firing prone.

The M16A2 did sometimes too, but not nearly as often.

I'd be conflicted about a left-handed upper. I'm quite used to having the chamber right there where I can see it. Makes SPORTS, etc., easier.

Could be worse. M249 SAW spat brass down my right sleeve! :eek:

[clown714]

never had a problem,being lefty.

clown

[Mr White]

If you're thinking about entering any high power rifle matches with it, you'd have to compete in the match rifle class, rather than the service rifle class.

And honestly, I plink and shoot matches with a RH AR and don't have any problems with it. Just make sure you get an upper with a brass deflector. One other thing I'd recommend is an ambi safety on a RH lower. That wouldn't DQ it from service rifle matches and would make your life easier.

[MechAg94]

I have never had trouble with AR's, but I shoot righty. I was taught and learned that way as a kid. Never really tried to shoot lefty. For me it is not a big deal. Each to his own.

[Nightcrawler]

I have never had trouble with AR's, but I shoot righty. I was taught and learned that way as a kid. Never really tried to shoot lefty.

Are you right eye dominant?

If not, it might be worthwhile to shoot strong-handed. Shooting weak handed and weak-eyed, while a good skill to learn, could be handicapping you unnecessarily.

In situations of cross-dominance, it's better to shoot from the strong eye than the strong shoulder, in my opinion.

[dougestyle]

I'm left-handed and shoot with a right-handed A2. No problems at all my friend.

[kennedy]

I am a lefty, shoot pistol left handed and shoot rifles right handed, so my right handed armilite works just fine.

[Raygun]

One more lefty that uses a right-side-ejecting AR15 without any problems. Don't know how Stag or DPMS make any money on their left-ejecting stuff.

[Zach S]

I dont have any problems with the AR15, as long as it has a brass deflector. My 5.56 normally threw the brass towards 2 oclock. Like Nightcrawler, I kinda like having the chamber where I can see it.

The ambi safety is your call. I put one on my first AR, but didnt use the southpaw side. My current AR doesnt have one.