Left Handed Over Under Options

Rupert

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Hello all,

I have begun gaining interest in trap shooting over the summer and have been reading a fair bit about how some/most(?) O/U have a slight cant to them specifically for right handed shooters. As a left eye/left hand dominant shooter what are my best options for finding a sub $3000 O/U?

Thanks in advance!
 
New gun ... no chance for one that will stand up to the rigors of shooting clay targets under $3,000. Used, look at Beretta 680 series O/Us. There are a significant number out there with left hand wood and trigger blades. If you are going to shoot trap, buy a trap configured gun.
 
I'm not sure you'll be able to find such a beast on the new market. It is possible to have a wooden shotgun stock bent to suit - it used to be much more commonplace in the old days. The drop can be adjusted accordingly, to give you a custom fit.
As mentioned above, a trap specific gun has relatively small drop at the comb - you can see the monte carlo styling in most guns. If you plan to venture into other disciplines such as skeet, then getting a trap style gun would be sub-optimal. FWIW - I think you can easily find a reliable, high volume gun for the budget you have set for yourself.
 
The Browning Citori line have a neutral cast, but many of them have a right hand palm swell. There are some with left hand palm swells around as well, and some with no palm swell.
 
You can order in Browning or Beretta guns in LH versions, but it takes a long time to get them ( I guess Stoeger has a 686 Silver Pigeon in stock, retail about $2500). You can also have a gunsmith bend your stock to fit, we do this pretty regularly.

Alternatively the Benelli 828U allows user adjustment of the stock, it starts at about $3400
 
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Shooting Centre said:
You can order in Browning or Beretta guns in LH versions, but it takes a long time to get them ( I guess Stoeger has a 686 Silver Pigeon in stock, retail about $2500). You can also have a gunsmith bend your stock to fit, we do this pretty regularly.

Alternatively the Benelli 828U allows user adjustment of the stock, it starts at about $3400
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The 828u is no trap gun . 725 trap LH .
 
You might consider a gun with an adjustable comb. It will permit the stock to be adjusted to a left hand shooter.
 
I bought a 686 in left hand a few years ago. Before I received it, the dealer had to return the entire gun to Italy to have the stocks switched from RH to LH. It took about TEN MONTHS. That included me pestering the Beretta rep every week.
Hope you have better luck!
 
Urbansherpa said:
I bought a 686 in left hand a few years ago. Before I received it, the dealer had to return the entire gun to Italy to have the stocks switched from RH to LH. It took about TEN MONTHS. That included me pestering the Beretta rep every week.
Hope you have better luck!
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Seriously? It's a small matter to swap stocks with a Beretta o/u. Minimal fitting may be required but certainly it doesn't require shipping the gun back to Italy. A person would be better off to buy a LH stock and have it fitted here and then sell the RH stock or even keep it if you ever sell the gun.
 
As a lefty, I can sympathize with your dilemma!

I shoot a lot of sporting clays and I have tried:

  • Beretta 686 - had RH stock bent to LH. Never quite fit right.
  • Beretta 692 LH Sporting - ejectors and stock broke. Super sh!tty service from repair depot.
  • Browning Cynergy Sporting synthetic - good gun with excellent adjustability for LH
  • Browning 725 Sporting LH - just did not fit me very well, developed carpal tunnel
  • Beretta DT11 with Cole Custom Gunsmithing LH stock - good gun

I just sold my DT11 and am now shooting a Browning Citori White Lightning (a much cheaper gun). It is cast neutral, and I frankly shoot it easily as well as, perhaps even better than my DT11. I know lots of guys shooting beretta a400s too...seem like they are pretty adjustable.

Cheers,

Brobee

PS: if your budget expands and you find a used DT11, I have a left handed sporting stock for sale cheap in the EE right now.
 
Thank you to everyone who has replied to this post.

I keep hearing from people at the trap range that "cheaper" guns under $5K won't be able to handle shooting thousands of rounds and will eventually break. Is there any truth to this?
 
Rupert said:
Thank you to everyone who has replied to this post.

I keep hearing from people at the trap range that "cheaper" guns under $5K won't be able to handle shooting thousands of rounds and will eventually break. Is there any truth to this?
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If you changed that price to $2500, that might be more accurate, as the Browning XT costs much less than $5000, and I know of at least one with over 200,000 shots through it, and another with over 100,000 rounds and several with tens of thousands of rounds through them.
 
Rupert said:
I keep hearing from people at the trap range that "cheaper" guns under $5K won't be able to handle shooting thousands of rounds and will eventually break. Is there any truth to this?
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You can't really put a dollar figure on it. Better guns tend to be more durable but there are exceptions to the rule. What is more important is a proven design from a reliable maker.
 
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