semi autos for lefties

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I've been looking into trying for my black badge in the near future, but I'm a lefty, so I'm looking for a semi auto that comes in a left hand version –*slide release, magazine catch on the right side of the firearm. I'd love to do this with a sig p226, but they don't make them for lefties (not sure why, they supply lots of agencies, and some of those people must be southpaws like myself). Does anybody know of a good semi auto that comes in a left hand version?

any help would be much appreciated.
 
Try a H&K USP in Variant 2 configuration. The safety/decocking lever will be on the right side, to be operated with your left thumb. The mag release is ambi & located at the base of the trigger guard. Slide stop - don't worry about it, you won't need it most of the time.

USP VARIANTS

Variant 1 DA/SA with control lever (safety/decocking lever) on left
Variant 2 DA/SA with control lever (safety/decocking lever) on right
Variant 3 DA/SA with control lever (decocking lever) on left
Variant 4 DA/SA with control lever (decocking lever) on right
Variant 5 DAO with control lever (safety lever) on left
Variant 6 DAO with control lever (safety lever) on right
Variant 7 DAO with no control lever
Variant 9 DA/SA with control lever (safety lever) on left
Variant 10 DA/SA with control lever (safety lever) on right​
 
Other than some wierd custom jobs, there are no dedicated left handed pistols that I am aware of. Most newer service type pistols are a bit more ambidextrous friendly though. HK USP's are probably the closest that you will get, but Walther P99's aren't set up too badly either. Berettas and Glocks are pretty easy to work with left handed. Sigs aren't bad, but their decocker lever is a bit of a bugger.
 
Another Beretta fan here. It works well for me doing lefty drills and presentations. I understand the newer H&K 2000 models have a dual sliderelease as well. I have not held one nor am I looking to do so so do not hold me to that.

I also hear the S&W Military and Police Semiauto is pretty well set up for right or left handed shooters.

My choice still would be the Beretta.
 
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The only ambi handgun I've handeled is the HK P-2000 in .40 and 9mm. I've put around 1500 rounds trough both and I loved them. The only problem is that they are both unavailable for the civilian market unless you get them with an extended barrel.

You can always put you gun in battery by grasping the slide. It's great practice for clearing drills.

AM
 
I have no idea if any ever made it up north but the Randal .45 M1911 was made for awhile in a "Mirror Image" model for lefties. :) Regular Randals are pretty rare down here and I have not seen a lefty model in 20 years.
 
Having the mag release on the left side of the pistol has been a great secret for us lefties for fast reloads! It is much easier to just move your trigger finger and drop a mag than slightly change your grip to reach it with your thumb. Some righties are even buying the 1911 mag release conversion that moves the release to the right side!
 
PE90SHOOTER said:
Having the mag release on the left side of the pistol has been a great secret for us lefties for fast reloads! It is much easier to just move your trigger finger and drop a mag than slightly change your grip to reach it with your thumb. Some righties are even buying the 1911 mag release conversion that moves the release to the right side!
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I agree. I prefer the mag release in the right hand configuration for fast mag changes with my 1911. It just feels more natural than using my thumb.

That said the beretta is the most lefty friendly gun I've shot.
 
I'm left-handed and thinking of buying a CZ 85. They are a really nice gun!

I like the all steel frame and the ambidextrous levers.

I agree with what the guys are saying about the beauty of the magazine release lever. If you ever shoot IPSC you will never get caught with your finger in the triggerguard during a mag change. It is not uncomfortable for me at all. I don't like having to raise my trigger finger up to activate the slide stop though on a regular semi-auto (some people just pull back on the slide to release it after a mag change.)

There are ambidextrous slide stop and safety kits you can buy to fit the 1911 style pistols; and I have even heard that Sig/Sauer will reconfigure their pistols (e.g. P226) to have the control levers on the right side if you request it.

I'm partial to metal in a pistol so I try to avoid the plastics. However, Glocks are nearly ambi and the HK USP can be reconfigured for left-hand controls.

Good luck!:)
 
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