Ambidextrous handguns

[MrSlippyFist]

FNH FiveseveN -

Pro: Reversible mag release, ambi safety.

Con: Expensive ammo.

[RaceDay]

It depends on the definition of 'ambidexterous'
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CZ 85 - ambi safety, slide lock, and might have to work on mag release.
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As many said already, try different guns and see which you like the most.

Great list BTW! Where we you when I was foolishly buying all those right-hander guns. He he.

I finally brought home my CZ 85 today and you are correct that the mag release would have to be worked on somehow to truly set the gun up for a lefty. I've gotten so used to using my trigger finger to drop the mag that it isn't a huge deal (plus not in a race shooting at the range). I'm glad to have finally picked up a 85 in this idiotic state (somehow it is safer for me to shoot a 75 with righty controls than have the 85 which is a ambi clone ).

[1911 gone wild]

HK P7M8, M13, M10. Very ambi friendly.

[oghl888]

First of all, I agree with the .22 or 9mm recommendations.

The listed guns above are great choices. I would try them all to see what feels good to you. I would also add the Ruger P-Series to the list. It's got ambi safety and mag release, but don't think that the slide stop of ambi.

Lastly, getting used to a right handed gun is not a bad idea. Most of the guns are right handed. You will not have to adjust if you are already used to operating a right handed gun using your left hand. The hassle would be more than worth while in my opinion.

[Vectrexer]

3/. If I buy some a private party what procedures do I need to go through to make it a legal purchase?

Thanks,
Roy

If you buy private party there is a special left-handed form to fill out!

[Moonclip]

There was a company that made a total mirror image variation of the 1911 called the Portsider.

[ojisan]

1911...I'm right handed but always seem to mess up my right wrist (old injury) so I do practice left handed. I find I can reach the slide stop and mag release easierwith my left hand. I don't have to shift my grip anywhere near as much. My hand size medium. I use / add ambi safeties to all guns I can. I would buy a Portsider and make it a righty!
Good to be able to shoot with either hand when clearing corners.

[tte]

Thanks for all your replies guys.

I will do some research on the list of ambi guns you guys gave me and see if I can try it out at Target Masters or similar just to get a feel of the various guns. Since I havent sat for my HSC yet I dont know if they will let me...but we shall see.



Roy

[Bukowski]

I am left-handed and I've never put much stock in "left-handed" anything, guns included. You've never owned a pistol before so you WILL adapt as you learn. Any pistol with halfway decent ergonomics will be fine, it mostly depends on what feels comfortable in your hand.

Out of the caliber choices you offered, I'd have to give a BIG +1 to the 9mm as a first handgun. IMHO .40 is kind of an odd recommendation. Not necessarily bad, but you'll have more choices and cheaper ammo with a 9mm. Revolvers are pretty lefty friendly too

$600 OTD is not out of line for anything new in 9mm/.45/.40 that you'd want to shoot. Of course lightly used models can often be had significantly cheaper. Good luck and have fun.

[CSACANNONEER]

I'm a lefty and all my life I've adapted in a righty world without even realizing that I was adapting. As far as a LH handgun, I've tried a few different models and after one trip to the range with them, I've returned them to a RH configuration. I truely believe that shooting a RH gun is more comfortable for me and if I ever need to grab an unfamilar gun and use it quickly, it will probably be a RH gun. Since I'm used to shooting RH guns already, I shouldn't fumble around as much as I would if all I shot was a LH gun. That said, 3 out of 4 of my 1911s have ambi-safties but that's it. I don't own a LH AR15 upper for the same reasons that I stated above.