Canadian Army question
- Thread starter strathconaman
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dsmitherin
CGN Regular
- Location
- GTA/Horseshoe
no.
Of course you can request a left handed AR - you won't get one, and you may forever be labelled as "that guy" but you can certainly request one. There are lots of things you can do, and can request, in the military, it doesn't mean you'll receive a satisfactory answer, or like the long term results.
I own an ar and fire southpaw all the time with her. I really dont understand why people are making such a bloody big deal about it. Bullpups are the only rifles that require lefties to switch usually. I dont own left handed guns and I do just fine. Guess it is the same crew of people who think they need to outfit their guns with the best accessories inorder to shoot them. People like to over think everything.
Be lucky the A2 now comes with a ambi mag release and charging handle. If you were left handed before was called adapt or figure a way. You wont fire the Carl G left handed, and they pretty much have to adapt if you run a BHP.
I always had mine removed. If you ran a 1 or 3pt sling, and if your a righty. You always had to make sure to check if the mag did not pop out. Had a tendency to hit it by accident, or if the rifle was bouncing off your vest doing a task.
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- Location
- The Orion Arm
I'm right handed but left eye dominant. I've always shot left and never had a problem
This. In my 15 years with the CF I never once had a problem being a lefty shooter, getting hit with brass, etc. and that was before we got the A2's with the ambi controls.
-Saryet, out!-
all of the ar series were designed so that they could be charged with either hand- it's only the mag release and the safety that are right handed, and those are easily changed if need be- I've got an ar15a2( the one with the bump and the fixed carrying handle) and never had a problem with either brass or perceived brass hitting my face- but then again I was taught how to shoot properly with my cheek on the cheekpeice, not climbing the neck like so many today
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
A left-handed rifle - good one!
How about something less complicated, like a little spacer to lengthen the butt or a Short stock? Yes both of these existed for the C7 and C7A1, but no one ever saw them. A decade and a half ago on the old Canadian Firearms Digest (heh? who remembers that?), there was one loudmouth who went on and on about his Bosnia service and how it qualified him as an expert commentator on almost all matters service rifle. He had other opinions too which are off topic. One thing that I do remember was how he fought with his Company Quartermaster, which is never a good idea, to get an issue of Short butts for his section. The theory being, with body armour on the regular length butt is too long for proper sight acquisition.
I've fired several good walk-up annual qualifications with C7A1 by selecting a Short butt rifle, on the principle that it was set up and held aside for short statured shooters, and would be uncomfortable for a normal sized shooter, therefore having less barrel wear. I have neither short or normal length arms, but a tolerance for recoil and positioning.
The other little advantage is a 1/2" spacer for the buttplate that makes the rifle just a little longer. This really helps when doing rifle drill and your fingers barely touch the front sight guard. It is never comfortable doing drill slightly twisted over to one side.
How about something less complicated, like a little spacer to lengthen the butt or a Short stock? Yes both of these existed for the C7 and C7A1, but no one ever saw them. A decade and a half ago on the old Canadian Firearms Digest (heh? who remembers that?), there was one loudmouth who went on and on about his Bosnia service and how it qualified him as an expert commentator on almost all matters service rifle. He had other opinions too which are off topic. One thing that I do remember was how he fought with his Company Quartermaster, which is never a good idea, to get an issue of Short butts for his section. The theory being, with body armour on the regular length butt is too long for proper sight acquisition.
I've fired several good walk-up annual qualifications with C7A1 by selecting a Short butt rifle, on the principle that it was set up and held aside for short statured shooters, and would be uncomfortable for a normal sized shooter, therefore having less barrel wear. I have neither short or normal length arms, but a tolerance for recoil and positioning.
The other little advantage is a 1/2" spacer for the buttplate that makes the rifle just a little longer. This really helps when doing rifle drill and your fingers barely touch the front sight guard. It is never comfortable doing drill slightly twisted over to one side.
Army Issue
Regular
- Location
- Port Credit, Mississauga
Well you can request anything you like but what's gonna be granted is another matter. You are entitled to kit like Shoulder flashes and Multi tools and large packs but receiving them is another matter. And that stuff you are entitled too.
Haha. Can anyone get the new Velcro ranks and large flags for the new shirts?
It's called a Brunton bump... AKA case deflector.
