Some food for thought... For lefties and those opposed to Tupperware

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So just to stir the pot a bit and offer some food for thought, I have the following link for you to enjoy and discuss.

There have been several threads about the "accuracy" of Glocks and the difficulty in finding a handgun that is "lefty friendly". Watch the video and tell me how inaccurate and difficult it is for this lefty(Marshall Luton) to make hits.

http://youtu.be/JbC5mEc6ipE

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I liked the video TDC, thanks for throwing it up. While I have never owned a glock personally, I have shot a browning hi-power in the military. Being a lefty makes no difference when it comes to accuracy (and at that distance I dont believe it makes much difference if its a glock or any other pistol with a similar sized barrel barring any major flukes).

Where being a lefty does make a difference is with stoppages, mag changes (sometimes), safety switches, and disassembly. For this the Browning was an absolute horrer to operate left-handed. And for this reason leftys can have trouble finding a suitable gun.

As I havent ever shot a Glock I cant assume to know how lefty friendly they are, but I have heard good things from left handed shooters. Regardless it is often important (and sometimes difficult) to find manufacturers and models which take lefty traits to heart in their designs. Thus so far, I am inclined to believe that Glocks are a positive choice for lefties (and may get one some time in the future)...personally I am waiting for a Walther P99 as it fits my considerations and is even more lefty friendly.
 
Even pre-Gen 4 Glocks were pretty southpaw friendly. While being naturally right handed, the first several hundred live rounds I've ever fired out of a real firearm were done left handed (because of paintball and how I grew up idolizing Bruce Willis), on a Glock 19. Dropping a mag with the left index finger was pretty easy for me and I don't ever use the slide stop to chamber a round, so that was a non-issue. Granted, I've reverted back to being right handed because of my right eye dominance and left shoulder injury, but I'm sympathetic to your concerns. Glocks are very lefty friendly.
 
Anyone that says that any handgun, that does not have an external safety only on the left side of the gun, does not know what they are talking about.

Most righty guns are easier for leftys to use and manipulate. That is my experience as a lefty anyway.

Shawn
 
shawn said:
Anyone that says that any handgun, that does not have an external safety only on the left side of the gun, does not know what they are talking about.

Most righty guns are easier for leftys to use and manipulate. That is my experience as a lefty anyway.

Shawn
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I might have missed something but I dont think anyone mentioned that the safety wasnt on the left side of the gun. The problem with the safety being on the left side of the gun is that it is generally located near the top of the firearm. When you are left handed your index finger runs to the trigger and your thumb holds the right side of the pistol grip, ergo you cannot flip the safety without removing your hold on the pistol grip with your right hand, tilting the gun to the right, and flipping the safety...or...removing your firing hand from the shooting grip to flip the safety while your off hand holds the gun.

Much different for a right handed shooter (as its meant to be), as it is in range of your thumb to flick without majorly impacting your handling on the pistol.
 
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I might have missed something but I dont think anyone mentioned that the safety wasnt on the left side of the gun. The problem with the safety being on the left side of the gun is that it is generally located near the top of the firearm. When you are left handed your index finger runs to the trigger and your thumb holds the right side of the pistol grip, ergo you cannot flip the safety without removing your hold on the pistol grip with your right hand, tilting the gun to the right, and flipping the safety...or...removing your firing hand from the shooting grip to flip the safety while your off hand holds the gun.

Much different for a right handed shooter (as its meant to be), as it is in range of your thumb to flick without majorly impacting your handling on the pistol.
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That's why I said any handgun but one that has the safety in that position.

Shawn
 
I am left handed. I've been shooting Glocks since the early 1990's.

Particularly, most with a 2nd gen Glock 22 .40 S&W, that I personally shot thousands of rounds thru. Despite doing most of my shooting left handed, I never had any handing issues or any accuracy issues with any Glock pistol I've ever shot.

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I have been shooting a Browning Hi-Power for the last 40 years as a lefty and have absolutely no troubles with the controls ( or accuracy ) rigrat
 
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