Lefty's Shooting Righties?

Fire away.

I've been doing it for years. The shells eject straight out to the side, maybe even a little forward, not back.

Assuming you mean a semi-auto shotgun that is. Pumps generally eject out the bottom, at least mine do.
 
what pump have you been using?

I've been shooting a righty gun, no problems here.

if its a pump, there is no issue unless you rack the slide to slow, then the shell can kinda roll out onto you.

thats okay though, they dont get to hot.
 
Most pumps don't eject out the bottom. The only ones I am aware of that do so are the Ithica 37 and the Browning BPS.
 
I've only had a problem with one rifle. A early AR15 that did not have a case deflector.
I got this bright ideal and bought a left-handed Rem 1100 a few years back. After shooting right-handed models all my life, all it did was confuse me. So I sold it.
 
I've shot a fair amount ith a rightie semiauto (beretta 391), and have never gotten bonked/burned.

But the manual of arms is wierd. (at least with a semiauto) :o
 
I shot a right-handed 870 for 4 years and never had empties hit me in the face. They did on occasion get caught on my right shirt sleeve. Not a big deal, just distracting. I bought a Browning BPS that ejects out the bottom and I love it. No real complaints with the 870, I just like the BPS much better. Like kozak said, Ithaca makes a bottom eject pump too. Or look into a lefty 870 or 1100.
 
Kozak - Bingo!

Ithaca Model 37 Featherweight. Also have an old Winchester Model 12 16 ga. and a JC Higgins (Sears) 12 ga. I know the Ithaca ejects out the bottom, but not sure of the other two. The Ithaca is the only one I've shot in years, so I guess I assumed all pumps eject out the bottom. Oops! :o
 
870

so i just examined my 870 and i noticed that it seems slightly ambidexterous. i its harf for a lefty to operate the saftey, but much easier to unlock the slide.
 
Lots of guns, like the 870, the safety is set up for right hand shooters and can be tricky to get off at the flush. Mossbergs and Brownings have top tang safetys that are ambidexterous.
 
870 lefty safety

i have a 870 right hand whit left hand safety.
Works great
Safety cost some $30
 
I've shot thousands of rounds through various right-handed shotguns. The vast majority of them have been through half a dozen or so different Model 870s, with the majority of those being my own Wingmaster. I've also shot a couple thousand rounds through a Benelli M1 Super 90, a couple different M1100s, and a Winchester M1300. I can't recall ever having a single hull hit me in the face.

Interestingly enough, my fingers are long enough that I don't have problems manipulating the controls either. Even the cross-bolt safety on the Rem isn't a problem for me. In fact, my brother, right-handed, gets a run for his money when we shoot trap or take the shotguns out ground squirrel hunting.

I am right-handed but left eye dominant. I find this arrangement can actually work out quite well. My strong hand is the support hand so I find I can hold the weapon steady and track with greater coordination. But it does mean that I've had to learn to adapt. Pump actions, semi autos, and lever guns are fine. Bolt rifles are the only weapons I insist be left handed, and even then I can and have used righty weapons, I just prefer the lefties.
 
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