870 with pistol grip

[YammyMonkey]

Could some of you who have 870's with a full pistol grip stock (not just the pistol grip) do me a favor and shoulder it up lefty and see if you can hit the safety button with your left thumb?

BTW, I have kinda small girl-sized hands so please try to take that into consideration.

If I get a defensive shotgun it'll either be an 870 or a 590A1, just looking through my options.

Thanks a lot.

 

[greyeyezz]

No can do with my Choate Mark 5. A good inch too far away.

 

[Third_Rail]

Get the Mossberg... tang saftey = much better for ambi use.

 

[Rupestris]

With a pistol grip stock the Mossbergs safety is near impossible to reach too.

Get the 870 and have a left handed safety installed. Shouldn't cost but $30 or so installed.

Edit: Found this on the Gander Mountain website:

"Convert Remington common fire control to left hand safety (price includes safety & labor) $30.00 "

 

[Fred Fuller]

Yammy,

Are you left handed? Remington makes a mirror image lefty Express version currently, one of the dealers I see often had a used lefty Wingmaster in stock last time I was there, $249.

If you're just trying the idea considering weak- side utility, I dunno- no peegee scattergun stocks here, gave the last one away several years ago to a friend who just haddahadda have one.

And tang safeties and peegees are a difficult match, as has been said...

Good luck, stay safe,

lpl/nc

 

[Bear Gulch]

The Ithaca loads and ejects through the bottom, making essentially ambii without the hassle if you try to sell it later.

 

[YammyMonkey]

I have to shoot lefty (cross dominant eye). :banghead:

If I go with the Mossy I'll just stick with the standard stock and tang safety. I didn't realize you could switch the regular safety over to "lefty." I usually have a hard time finding left handed guns and was wanting to get a slightly older used Wingmaster and convert it for defensive use.

Thanks for the info guys.