calling all lefty's

[Bigrepp61]

okso im planning on purchasing a handgun and simce im left handed is there anything you guys out there would recomend?? gun wise holster wise... i mean its not that big a thing with handguns as much as with rifles and shotguns... but since im a noob you guys might be able to school me on something.... thanks in advance guys...

[Hawk]

Buy a handgun without a thumb safety, or one that has an ambidextrous safety. Being a lefty, I prefer Glocks and Sigs. Stick with modern popular handguns for availability of left handed holsters.

[Seventy4Blazer]

get out of the "right frame of mind" and join the correct handed people... lol

[Seventy4Blazer]

Beretta is ambi. safety and you can switch the mag release to lefty as well....

[God's Country]

Buy a handgun without a thumb safety, or one that has an ambidextrous safety.

That's about it.
glocks, keltec, kahr, j-frame or similar, ruger lcp. Something along those lines.
Be prepared to be frustrated finding holsters. You'll likely need to look at righty holster you like and special order a lefty. Sometimes you get lucky, but not often.

[TonyF]

Buy a handgun without a thumb safety,

Yes.

Glocks

Yes.

Sigs

Not this.

[FUNDAMENTALS]

There are several handguns that are "Lefty Friendly", but I would agree
that Glock, Sig, Beretta, would fill the requirement for you easily. I would
look for one that the magazine release can be swithched and if it had a
manual decocking/safety on both sides. You might look at a Walther P99
as well.
A few years back, In the SigArms Quaterly, The academy staff at SigArms
wrote an article: Training the Left-Handed Shooter. (I do not know if you
can still find this: http://www.sigarms.com/v4smp8.htm). However I feel
that an expierenced Firearms Instructor, can show/demonstrate, how to use any pistol efficiently, even though not 100% designed for a "Lefty".

[Bigrepp61]

yeah im looking at an xd compact.... no thumb saftey and ambi mag release.... yeah i was looking online for lefty holsters.... didnt find many... a few under shoulder and one paddle.... id have to look around..

[Hawk]

Sig
Not this.

OK, since you didn't expound on this, I've got to ask why not? Because he claims to be a noob?

[Shawn.L]

OK, since you didn't expound on this, I've got to ask why not? Because he claims to be a noob?

I am going to assume it is beacuse the DA/SA trigger is difficult to master and unneccisary.

Tony doesnt expound much