In this Training Tip, brought to you by our good friends at Bravo Company USA, Larry demonstrates how he runs an standard AR-15, without ambi controls, as a Left-Handed Shooter. Go check out the video and remember to subscribe below.
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I'm the same way. I shoot pistol, and bow right handed but long gun left handed. 💪🇺🇲
As a Leftie soon to be AR 15 owner, is there any concern on entire face being inches from ejection port ? More gases to the face for lefties?
watching the video, trying to talk myself out of spending $70 on an ambi mag release
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Straight to the point. Confirmed that im naturally left handly manipulating right. Also my charging handle is on the opposite side with my upper… so its perfect. I dont have to orient the rifle sideways for that.
I shot my first AR-15 Saturday and a lot of people were looking at me kind of weird and they realized I was left handed.
What I don't like about this method is the inability to drop the mag while reaching for the replacement mag. It adds time to the magazine swap. Also, I noticed that the military uses 20 round mags and not 30 so it is easier to grab the bottom of the magazine and hit the magazine release with a 20 round mag. I find myself gripping the bottom of the mag with just my pinkie to enable me to reach the mag release. Just can't get a good grip on the magazine to pull it using the thumb to release the mag. As Left eye dominant and right handed, I have learned to shoot with my right eye albeit not as accurate as I could be I'm sure. I suck at clays. I shoot my pistol left handed but again, doing a mag swap sucks. Trying do decide which way to commit to and I don't like it.
Well don't roast me for being an airsofter but as a lefty I think I can manipulate the M4 pretty easily EXCEPT the recoil management 🙂
Right handed left-eye dominant myself. Great tips! Good to know you and I share more than that quirk as my mom's maiden name was Vickers. You're doin' great stuff there, cousin! lol!
The best is to right hand a left gun. Then the bolt handle is left to.
Newbie to the AR15 world…and a lefty. This was just what I was looking for to help me start with good habits.
Haven't seen a vid of you in a while, I have to say you're looking much healthier now. Badass man and congrats, much respect as always.
Excellent! I'm was thinking about bought ambi controls for my AR… But really, is better learn to use it originally! Thank you
You didn't shoot
Man I have been shooting pistol for years and just started picking up rifles. I am right handed and left eye dom so this was extremely helpful.
The AR platform isn't too bad for left besides the bolt release. Having an ambi bolt release definitely makes a difference
I am left handed but right eye dominant so I shoot with my right shoulder. People are very surprised to find out I am actually left handed.
As a right handed, left eye dominant shooter, I appreciate this video. Thank you.
Thanks for the video. As somebody who is blind in my right eye i figured i would have to be a lefty rifle shooter and was thinking about looking at guns for left handed people.
thx
Ak is better for Left hand shooters.
Best trainer video ever!
Thanks Larry, I was always worried about casing ejection into my face with my ar. Found out it is absolutely no problem. This is my first ar platform and I love it. Had no idea why I sucked with a rifle, but was dead on with a pistol. Yep, left eye dominant all the way. Now I'm accurate with both pistol and rifle. Thanks
As a right handed but left eye dominant shooter – this video is a god send. Thank you
I am an ambidextrous shooter. I have not found a quick transition friendly sling set up for ambi shooting. At least an intuitive setup. Any of y’all have a recommendation?
Left eye dominant, right handed here as well. This is a truly awesome video, super informative too. Thanks for sharing
Welcome to my world, right handed, right eye vision impaired. Shoot pistol right handed, rifles left handed. I used to manipulate the safety and mag release that way but now have ambi controls on my AR. On the positive side if I had got conscripted my vision impairment would have kept me out front line infantry.
Can you please do some more tips like this for lefties?
I’m a lefty own several AR platforms and it’s no big deal I had no idea there was lefty based firearms. Righty’s would ask doesn’t it bother you and I’d never know how to respond I’d just be like an never thought of it
What the Hell is "Tactical"
-What the hell do civilians – need some "tactical firearms ???
-Is the US all right?
-like, for example, public mental health?
ps.
I'm not a hippie myself.
– still, think a little;)
My question is shooting this left does the empty rounds hit you in the shoulder? I'm a lefty so I don't know because haven't shot anything like this
I wish I could find out which mount Larry is using on his Aimpoint t2???
Larry, I am a veteran too, and I am the exact way, left eye dominant right handed, i thought when I was small that I was tought wrong til I joined the military.
First other person iv heard being left eye dominant and right handed same as me
I’m left eye dom, right hand dom…. nice to know I’m not alone
I’ve always thought it was a benefit being a lefty. On most rifles it’s way easier to see into the chamber.
Nice video I’m right handed and left eye dominate and been training myself this exact way……Glad to see I been doing it right
Left handed shooter here it does suck because 99% of the gun world is ment for right handed shooters
Also right 🖐🏼, left 👁 dominant.
I was practicing these exact manipulations last night! It just the most logical way.
I'm glad you confirmed that is the best way for me to run n gun.
Thank you
Would love to see a video on left handed controls for pistol. I really struggle with slide release after mag swapping.
Interesting SOB is a lefty also and a Unit guy
Thanks for the tips Larry I have the same issue left eye dominant right handed.
check Barret rec7 di ,please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻☝🏻☝🏻
Hi Larry, thanks for the video. Very enlightening to learn how you run an M4-pattern carbine as a lefty who is right-eye dominant. Very timely issue where I am concerned. I have been a right-handed shooter, pistol and rifle, my whole life w/o issue. No problems until hitting my fifties, when I switched to being left-eye dominant from being right-eye dominant. I see well-enough out of both eyes that I am fine running optics right-handed, but I won't lie to ya – using irons is a lot easier lefty than righty now. So, my left eye is not only dominant, but has better acuity for picking up iron sights. That's where I am at. I am starting to work on running a rifle left-handed as well as right-handed. Here's my question after that somewhat lengthy preamble: How should I split my training time up, vis-a-vis R v. L (strong v. weak)? What's your take on dry-fire/empty gun drills for learning off-side?
Nice vid.
This dudes name is fr Larry hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
South-paws represent!
Instinctively this is how I adapted to use controls as a lefty. Thank you for the reinforcement LAV.
Guy who helped my zero just said "SHOOT RIGHT handed it worked 100 years in the ARMY". Not sure it it was the best advice I just read the manual.
very good info Larry. now do a right hand manipulation on a left handed rifle 😅
Range instructors at the police academy about turned purple when they saw me shooting my long gun left handed with my pistol on my right hip……then they looked at the target and left me alone..