HD Shotgun for Lefties

[blazinktm]

I am looking for a good HD shotgun for my wife and I. I am a left handed and she is right handed. I like the Mossberg 930 SPX but I am not sure if the shell ejection trajectory will be an issue. I hunt with a Browning BPS which ejects from the bottom. Do you think this gun would work, or am I better off going with an 870 or a 590.

Thanks!

[ERdept]

What about a Kreighoff K80..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeFyWTxthM

[BigFatGuy]

I'm lefty. The shell on a shotgun isn't going to eject into your face unless it's some kind of bullpup.

The Mossberg safety, on the other hand, is a lot better for lefties than Remington. The mossberg safety is on top of the receiver, and without a pistol grip it's much easier for both sides to reach.

[blazinktm]

Great. Thank you!

[003]

Why not use your Browning. You already own it, know how it works, and with an extra barrel, it can serve both your hunting needs and your HD needs.

[Chaos47]

Ithaca 37 is another bottom ejector... Might be able to find one that had already had its barrel chopped.

[smittty]

Mossberg 500. The safety is on top which is all you need to think about.

[blazinktm]

Funny you mention the 500. I have one that I inherited. I haven't shot it for almost 10 years. Perhaps I do a few upgrades to that. I just liked the semi auto as I believe it has less recoil for my wife.

[Chameleon Loco]

Honestly any pump shotgun is almost fully ambidextrous. Their is no casing being ejected by a semi auto action and the pump is not worked like a bolt action is. I am a lefty and have no trouble with my 870 Supermag including operating the safety.

[MultiCaliber]

Go Mossy. Remington is doable but Mossberg's safety and manual forearm release are truly ambidextrous.

[3006mv]

Savage 350? Is an Ithaca 37 copy

[aippi]

About the only Left hand Tactical being built out there that I know of.



The Mesa LEO Stock with Enidine Buffer eat up 12 ga recoil so anyone can shoot this weapon. Plus the guy that builds these is a man amoung men, ladies swoon at his feet, he is a legend in his own mind for sure, but he builds solid fighting shotguns so people put up with him.

[North86]

I shoot lefty, and got one of those Tristar Raptor ATACs on sale at Turners. It's semi-auto, and for the misses, the recoil is much more manageable than a pump. No issues with ejection either.

Comes with pistol grip, ghost ring and fiber sights too. Worth a look imo.

[bdock]

Remington 870 LH version... like $380. Seems like a solid option.

[hermosabeach]

As you shoot more, shooting support side becomes part of the program...

Some drills are easier as a lefty... single loading into the ejection port is natural when shooting left handed.

Recoil- You can find all types of 00 buckshot.
Magnum loads in 3"
or Low Recoil with around 1,200 FPS

If recoil is an issue, spend $325 at Big 5 and buy the 20 gauge version of the Mossberg 500

The 20 Gauge has significantly lower recoil than 12 gauge and it still has 3 times the energy of a 9mm/40 or .45 acp

It will be more difficult to find 20 gauge buckshot.... but is a lot easier to shoot