AR-15 Left handed setup

[El Pablo]

FWIW, I talked to a family of firearms instructors, Angie and Brian Houck, and they strongly recommend, in a blended LH/RH household, that all the guns be righties, because in a SHTF scenario, if someone needs to pick up a dropped firearm, they can use it, because it hasn't been converted to LH (or if they are a righty and can't run a LH, etc). This was specifically tailored towards mag releases on Glocks, but I have used it in all other scenarios. Junior shoots RH long guns left handed. He was raised that way, in case someday he needs to grab one quickly.
I understand that this discussion was mainly about ambi, and I love ambi, my AR is slowly becoming ambi, but he's learning on it RH.

In case of SHTF, I'll be reaching for the poncho. I have no desire to be covered in poo.

After many decades of practice, I'm not too worried about forgetting all that muscle memory of shooting righty. I plan on just learning the controls from both sides. Besides, shooting most long guns left or right should be based on eye dominance, not hand dominance. I can get away with it on bolt action, where I can close an eye. Really hard on shotguns, etc, where you really should be shooting both eyes open.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

Which takes what... 30-90 seconds to disassemble?

Never saw the other one, but it sounds pretty cool.

It has three flaws.

1. Poor BUIS. Easily replaced by better quality sights.
2. Will not take a magazine with an overinsertion tab. Magpul Gen-3.
3. VERY UGLY

 

[MacFromOK]

I wasn't necessarily touting the CX4, just mentioned its ambidexterity IN CASE THE OP WAS INTERESTED IN A PCC.

Some folks actually like 'em...

 

[Fyrtwuck]

I have the CX4 and the ARX100. I like them.

 

[YetiSam]

Thanks, that's what I needed to know. Don't think an ambi mag release will work on this lower unless I make some mods. Left side looks like:

Will work on my others.

Had I not already spent way too much money in the last two months, I'd be tempted by your competition AR.

Just figure I should finally force myself to use rifles and shotguns left handed.



I may have ordered a Glock cmmg banshee pistol a few weeks ago to form1 into an SBR.

Norgon release might fit. It's not my favorite, but it works.

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