Pistols for Lefties

[Airforce1]

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Loneviking wrote:

I just picked up my (new to me)CZ 82 (the civilian version is the CZ 83) from the gun store.

It's a great gun for a lefty! The safety can be flicked on and off by your thumb; the magazine slides can be released on either side and the slide release is on the left side of the gun.

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I'm a lefty as well and the CZ-82 is an excellent weapon for lefties. The slide release is on the usual side but is easily triggered by a quick swipe from your left index finger. And I can out shoot all the tupperware guns out there with it, laser accurate with its polygonal barrel. 12+1 rounds of 9x18 is nice too. Have 2 of them and couldn't be happier.

 

[jddssc121]

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I am southpaw as well, I have the M&Pc in .40. Great pistol

 

[bugly]

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Since I am a leftie, also, I have the experience of living in a world that is set up for right-handed people. I have had to modify everything I do so I can operate the "rightie" stuff that seems to be everywhere. So, as a consequence, I have the ability to adapt myself to anything. Right handed pistols, such as my 1911 are easily modified to be used by us superior lefties and you can do it yourself with a little care taken to install the parts.

 

[bugly]

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sorry, double tap....right-handed mouse....

 

[Daddyo]

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My Ruger p89 has dual magazine release and decocker/safety, but its probably too fat for a lady.

My Keltec PF-9's magazine release is easily reversible. It's quickly becoming my EDC.

 

[Spectre]

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grimstar wrote:

+1  

for the Bersa Thunder 9, also available in a compact version, and also sold under the name Firestorm.

Almost fully ambi right out of the box, the mag release isn't, but can be switched to left handed operation if you desire...and without extra parts required, I believe.

I have the compact mini-9 version, and have had no problems with operating the mag release with the middle finger of my left hand.  I have also had zero problems of any kind with it, so far.  It also has an excellent trigger pull, better than many handguns I've handled.

It's also only $350 bucks or so, out the door.  An excellent gun for the price.  There is a forum for Bersa owners and almost everyone who has one of the thunder 9 / .40 's  seems to be very impressed with them.

Carry Safe, Carry Often,

Grimstar

Took the words right outta my mouth.

 

[ScottM]

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curtm1911 wrote:

I am a lefty also and carry a 1911. I use my trigger finger to operate the mag release during reloads and my right hand to insert the new magazine. The only ambi control I need on a 1911 is the safety lock lever. I can alsotrip the slide lock lever with my trigger finger, or I just rack it. No problems ever and your finger is off the bang switch. Lefties, give it a try sometime, it works real slick. Just an observation and tried and provenmethod.

^^^What he said. I find the mag and slide release no big deal as a lefty, I do really like having a ambi thumb safety though I can click the righty safety off on the draw it worries me to do that before the gun is out of the holster and pointed in the general direction off the target. My 1911s are perfectly reliable so far, both have run several thousands of rounds with no FTFs or FTEs.

 

[RHVette]

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Euromutt wrote:

ODA 226 wrote:

On a historical note, John Browning positioned the slidestop (on the 1911) on the left side of the slide with the contention that it should be operated with thethumb of the left hand and NOT the thumb of the right.

Which says more about the state of combat handgunning circa 1907 than anything else. Envisioning the slide stop on the 1911 being operated with the left thumb by definition requires the weapon to be held in the right hand, so you're not exactly scoring points with the left-handers here.

And while I'm probably committing heresy here, I don't entirely see what makes the 1911 supposedly the greatest design of handgun ever made. Just on the "Best 1911..." thread, I read descriptions of endless FTFs and TFEs unless the feed ramp was polished just so, the weapon readjusted after breaking in, only one particular brand of magazines was used, etc. etc. Strikes me that a design that's that finicky, and needs so much work merely to function reliably, cannot be called perfect by any means. I'm sure a well tuned 1911 is an utter joy to shoot, easy to point, crisp, accurate, etc., but the same could be said for a Luger. From what I understand, the old P08 was essentially a target pistol masquerading as a combat handgun; wonderful to shoot if kept meticulously clean, but so much as put it in the same zip code as a speck of dirt, and it would malfunction.

It sounds a bit like a Ferrari; great fun to drive, I'm sure, wonderful performance, but it takes a ton of maintenance to keep running. A Honda Civic might not be anywhere near as impressive, or fun to drive, but it'll pretty much start and get you where you need to go when you need to almost all the time (oh, and it's so much more affordable).

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On the topic of AR pistols, by the way, check out Olympic Arms' offerings.

That's partly what makes the 1911 the "Best" gun. You can customize to do just about any job you want it to. The problem is that a lot of people want a target gun with mil-spec durability, but the two are antithetical to each other. To get better accuracy, you need to close tolerances, but this makes the system less reliable.

As to the OP, have you considered the Browning Hi-Power or a SIG? I find my SIG's decocker easier to use with my left thumb, so maybe that's easier for a lefty? The HP is a good bit ambi as well, like the 1911, it only takes about 5 minutes to swap the mag release around and put on an ambi safety. Another good thing, both of these guns chuck the spent cartridges pretty far. That's something a lot of people forget about. Yes, the controls are ambidextrous, but where are the casings going?