Left Handed 1911

[DavidD]

Though I'm not a southpaw, a friend is and had had this old Colt modified years ago with a left handed slide release. Thought I'd share...

[Guest Grout]

I like the gun,slide release is too damn big though

[DavidD]

I like the gun,slide release is too damn big though

I too wondered why it is so big, a third of the length should suffice. Also, Take down requires a tool to remove the new slide release.

[Murgatroy]

I shoot right handed, although I am left handed. For me when I do shoot left handed I never had a problem using my index finger to hit the slide stop.

[Dolomite_supafly]

They actually made a left handed Colt. It ejects to the left and all the controls are exactly opposite of a standard, right handed, one.

Here are links to a few:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/mydumpster/1911L1.jpg

http://picturearchive.auctionarms.com/2983181314/9766917/dsc03291.jpg_thumbnail1.jpg

Not my guns or my pictures hence the links.

Dolomite

[Warbird]

I am left handed and have gotten used to shooting so-called right handed guns left handed. I wouldn't know what to do with a left handed gun, pistol or rifle. In fact on some ambi guns I have had issues in hitting the slide release with my high hand hold. I find the slide release on that 1911 an answer to a question that isn't needed. It is way too long and in the end unnecessary. As was mentioned it also interferes in field stripping the weapon in the usual easy manner.

[Jonnin]

The mag drop is still on the wrong side, but its a start.

[Guest Grout]

They actually made a left handed Colt. It ejects to the left and all the controls are exactly opposite of a standard, right handed, one.

Here are links to a few:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/mydumpster/1911L1.jpg

http://picturearchive.auctionarms.com/2983181314/9766917/dsc03291.jpg_thumbnail1.jpg

Not my guns or my pictures hence the links.

Dolomite

The first one is a custom gun built by a pistolsmith and the second is made by Randall.They were in business back in the 80s

[Bubba0031]

I"m left handed and also shoot left handed. Slide releases aren't a problem but mag releases are. I've tried to teach myself to push the mag release on my Glock with my left index finger. Sometimes I can and sometimes I just push on it instead of pushing it in.

[RWF]

S & A makes a ambi 1911 mag release that works great on the single stack.