I only have five 870s; I inherited two. I shoot left handed because I am left eye dominant, but all of my 870s are right handed. I have left handed safeties on a couple of them. I have a home defense model with the long magazine and put a youth butt stock on it because I am small. I have a rifled barrel model with the cantilever scope mount and have taken deer at more than 100 yards with it. While I still have a Winchester 1897 (one of two I inherited), it stays in the safe. If I was starting over I'd buy a Wingmaster (and then an Express.)