Left handed AR-15 uppers

[Plunger9]

Looking for feedback on left handed uppers. Anyone with experience with one please let me know your thoughts on them and any good manufacturers. Thanks in advance.

[jdouglas]

I have a right-handed one, but I assume the Stag Arms left-handed uppers are just as good as their ones for right-handed folks.

Stag Arms Model 1HL 5.56 AR-15 upper

That's probably what I'd get if I wanted a left handed one.

[Milsurps]

Stag Arms left-handed uppers are GTG. A friend at work has one. I've have never seen him have issues with it. Strongly suggest you incorporate some Ambi components in the lower and charging handle with it. His Stag LH combo works well for him.

As always, YMMV.

[russ69]

I shoot left handed but all my AR15s are right handed. The case deflector was added on for us lefties.

[someoneeasy]

I shoot left handed too, but learned on a M16a2 that was right handed. When it came time to buy/build my first AR, I immediately thought about going the left handed route. Picked one up to try, but it just felt weird to me.

See if you could handle one before you buy. I'm glad I did. Might not feel weird for you though.

[krisjon]

OP, is this your first AR purchase/build?

[Fjold]

I have a STAG lefty and am very happy with it. It's really not necessary if your upper has a case deflector built in but it's a nice thing to have and I like to support any company that makes left handed products.

[Plunger9]

OP, is this your first AR purchase/build?

I'm inquiring on my fathers behalf. He's left handed. He owns an Ar with a twenty inch barrel. After handling my brothers with a sixteen inch barrel he really liked it. He's thinking about replacing his and probably give me his old one in which case I'd have to buy a lower, than I'd have my first ar. I'm always on the lookout for left hand and ambidextrous firearms for him. Having never looked over a left handed upper I'm guessing the internals aren't interchangeable.

[Fjold]

I'm inquiring on my fathers behalf. He's left handed. He owns an Ar with a twenty inch barrel. After handling my brothers with a sixteen inch barrel he really liked it. He's thinking about replacing his and probably give me his old one in which case I'd have to buy a lower, than I'd have my first ar. I'm always on the lookout for left hand and ambidextrous firearms for him. Having never looked over a left handed upper I'm guessing the internals aren't interchangeable.

The left handed bolt is completely different and even the barrel extension has to be changed.

[Peter.Steele]

Dude, don't do it.

There's really no reason to do it. The standard AR works just fine for us lefties, plus if you ever have to make use of a (normal) AR, it'll be completely foreign to you. Oh, and if you need replacement parts, you'll be in big trouble.

The left handed AR is the answer to a question that nobody really needed to ask. And yes, as noted previously, I'm left handed. My AR's are all right-handed.

[Plunger9]

Thank you everyone for your input. Love to see everyone's opinion about it. Like I said before I'm always looking out for left handed stuff for my dad. My reletively recent interest in the firearm world has reignited his own interested. I don't think he'd been out shooting in nearly fifteen years until I showed him how much I enjoy it.

[tquizzle]

Go with a normal ar and learn to run it as a lefty. That way you can pick up any ar and all the controls are familiar to you. Train with it and you're gtg. I'm a lefty, works great for me.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

Left handed shooter here; I've fired Stag left hand rifles but have no use for them personally. The standard variety works fine for me as long as the upper has a case deflector. I don't see any reason to spend extra money and have a non-standard upper.

[krisjon]

Agreed.

With case deflectors and great ambi charging handles like the Raptor, I have no need for left-handed uppers. They're very limited replacement parts-wise. Try calling gun stores when you're in need of quickly replacing a LH Stag BCG and you'll see what I mean.

Also, if this will be your first AR, you need to remember that it's the software (you), not the hardware that makes the biggest difference. You don't have years with ARs that will make shooting a RH upper more difficult for you. You're starting fresh and will quickly learn and adapt to what you have. Just set up your rifle with an ambi selector and charging handle and you'll be good to go.

[Fjold]

There is no difference in shooting left hand and right hand uppers. All the operating controls on the lower are the same.