Mini-14 as a lefty?

[Sespe]

There's a good deal on a mini-14 at my LGS, and my wife wants a new caliber. But she is dead-set on shooting lefty.

Is a mini-14 lefty friendly?

(Mind you, I'm old-school enough that I had to get the plastic thingies for the M16A1 before the geniuses came out with the lump on the A2)

[JohnZ]

I am left handed and also own a mini 14, I have never had any problems with brass in my face.

[NOTABIKER]

i am left handed and shoot that way all my life. i just hope one of my mosins never blows up in my face shooting left handed.

[yuccales]

I shoot off my left shoulder, own a Mini, no problems! Your wife is GTG.

[matt85]

I'm a lefty and have no problems with my Mini-14. It ejects brass forward.

[jkody]

+5 on being good to go for a lefty on a Mini.

[dfletcher]

There's a good deal on a mini-14 at my LGS, and my wife wants a new caliber. But she is dead-set on shooting lefty.

Is a mini-14 lefty friendly?

(Mind you, I'm old-school enough that I had to get the plastic thingies for the M16A1 before the geniuses came out with the lump on the A2)

I shoot left handed and never had a problem - then again the M-60 didn't give me a problem so maybe I'm just used to it.

If you're shooting at a range I think having a brass catcher is pretty much needed. Shooting off the opposite side of the bench usually means we can't set up a bench mounted deflector like a net or target in a block. E & L makes an excellent rigid, snap on catcher for the Mini. It works, it doesn't make the rifle jam & it stays put. My Mini has an adjustable gas port, I still use the catcher.

[gun toting monkeyboy]

I'm a lefty and have no problems with my Mini-14. It ejects brass forward.

Forward? Geez, mine launches them into orbit.

[peacedivision]

Lol same, mini likes to chuck brass between 3-4 o clock about 25 feet.

[wxl]

My 183 Mini ejects brass about 5 ft forward and to the right. My 582 however ejects straight out to the right about 25-30 ft. I think they made a change to the ejector when they went to the Ranch Rifle with the scope mounts. I'm not a lefty, but I've read that the Mini is good for lefties because of the ambidexterous safety and mag release.

[peacedivision]

My mini also likes to ding brass as it bounces off the operating rod handle, bummer if you are a reloader.

[morfeeis]

had a mini for years cant ever remember getting hit with brass and i shoot left handed.

[Chameleon Loco]

I grew up shooting my dads mini 14. As a lefty shooter I have never had a problem with brass hitting me in the face from the mini 14.

[russ69]

The Op handle is the brass deflector. Not a problem on the mini.