Looking for a left-handed AR... Stag?

Warchild · May 10, 2011, 08:48 PM

I'm in the market for a left-handed AR and given that there are not many choices that I'm aware of, could I get some opinions on Stag? I've personally never shot one or known anyone that has one. Opinions on better alternatives welcome also. Thanks in advance.

teumessian_fox · May 10, 2011, 09:44 PM

I'm a southpaw shooter. My AR is a S&W M&P 15 PC right handed. I can't tell the difference.

Right handed guns are easier to find and to sell.

Warchild · May 10, 2011, 09:49 PM

I agree, however, I'm tired of conforming. Never had any issues with a standard mind you. I have a 6920 and a Bushy, sold the M&P, and am finally commited to a lefty. I wish I hadn't sold the M&P, I don't think I'll sell anymore, I used the funds for a HK P2000 and hated it.

Code3GT · May 10, 2011, 09:53 PM

Stags are great, I own two and have never had issues.

Check with Pete, he sells lefties.

Ar15sales.com

Warchild · May 10, 2011, 10:00 PM

Nice! They don't make the piston in lefty do they?

ndking1126 · May 10, 2011, 10:32 PM

My buddy has a left-handed Stag that I've shot. It's a great rifle. Perfect functionality even with consecutive rapid shots and accuracy is as good as you would expect from an AR. He was shooting for some accuracy with kinda fast followup shots. I was just out having fun with it, I can't say I personally tried to be real accurate with it.

Based on my experiences with his rifle, I would have no problem recommending Stag.

Warchild · May 10, 2011, 10:36 PM

Great! Thanks for the reply, just the kind of report I was looking for. They are nice looking rifles.

NWdude83 · May 11, 2011, 02:57 AM

Not a southpaw, but you could try this http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=sho...roduct_id=1657 plus this http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=sho...roduct_id=1656.

NWCP · May 11, 2011, 03:42 AM

Stag Arms. I believe their piston model is also available for left handed shooters.

rwhit · May 11, 2011, 05:16 AM

I have a Stag Model 2L left handed. Great shooting AR.

Warchild · May 11, 2011, 11:24 AM

I'm liking that 2TL alot actually.... any word on their piston driven system? I think I read somewhere how Stag was the company that led the way in resolving the carrier tilt issue with the piston system. Is that an accurate statement?

psycho nut · May 12, 2011, 06:17 PM

I love my Stag. Haven't heard anything about the piston one though.

I have a 4L and am planning on getting a 2TL next.

Twinsig · May 12, 2011, 06:32 PM

i want a stag 8

thallub · May 12, 2011, 07:05 PM

i own a Stag 3L and a 4L. Both are reliable and accurate rifles.

Link to the Stag Arms 8L piston gun:

http://www.stagarms.com/index.php?cPath=13_21

Volucris · May 12, 2011, 07:18 PM

Base model Colt carbine and extra ammo. No real need for a left handed version as it's easy to adapt to one. Or you could get an AK. I think larry vickers had a clip on how to shoot left handed since he's a lefty and does not get left handed guns.

thallub · May 12, 2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

I agree, however, I'm tired of conforming. Never had any issues with a standard mind you. I have a 6920 and a Bushy, sold the M&P, and am finally commited to a lefty.

The original poster wants a dedicated left hand rifle.

i shot right handed rifles for decades . In the mid 60s i traded for a Mathieu left hand rifle. Now all of my go to bolt action guns and ARs are left hand. My right handed guns sit in the back of the gun safes gathering dust.

Warchild · May 15, 2011, 06:50 AM

Thnx guys. I'm an experienced rifleman and have zero issues with right handed firearms, simply want a lefty AR to add to my collection and to experience the joys of a rifle tailored to my strong side. Right handed people have never had to know what it's like, it's aggravating to say the least to have most everything in your everyday life made for righties with no consideration of the left.

cmdc · May 15, 2011, 09:20 AM

I'm a lefty, and have two Stags, a 6L and an 8L, which is the piston version. Both are great, never failed in any way. Also, the 8L has a dedicated left-hand safety, meaning it is not ambidextrous, which I really like, because the safety lever always bugs me on the left side of the ARs. You can also get a left-hand only safety from Stag and retrofit them on any AR.

20thru45 · May 15, 2011, 11:29 AM

I've owned my stag 4L for several years. I'm very happy with it and I customized it quite a bit, jard single stage trigger, yankee hill 4 rail free float handguard, etc. I'm getting sub-minute grouping with it but do get more flyers then I do with my bolt guns.

If you shoot left handed I recommend you buy left handed. Left handed guns vent gas and shrapnel away from your face when they fail and firearms do fail catastrophically sometimes. Ergonomics are superior with correct handing and re-sale if you care about that (I don't) is excellent.

Warchild · May 15, 2011, 01:50 PM

Very nice, thnx guys! I'm going for it and getting the 2TL. Can't wait!

May 10, 2011, 08:48 PM	#1
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	Looking for a left-handed AR... Stag? I'm in the market for a left-handed AR and given that there are not many choices that I'm aware of, could I get some opinions on Stag? I've personally never shot one or known anyone that has one. Opinions on better alternatives welcome also. Thanks in advance. __________________ By any means necessary....

May 10, 2011, 09:49 PM	#3
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	I agree, however, I'm tired of conforming. Never had any issues with a standard mind you. I have a 6920 and a Bushy, sold the M&P, and am finally commited to a lefty. I wish I hadn't sold the M&P, I don't think I'll sell anymore, I used the funds for a HK P2000 and hated it. __________________ By any means necessary....

May 10, 2011, 09:53 PM	#4
Code3GT Member Join Date: July 1, 2008 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 40	Stags are great, I own two and have never had issues. Check with Pete, he sells lefties. Ar15sales.com __________________ Operation Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom - USAF "Paramedics postpone the inevitible"

May 10, 2011, 10:00 PM	#5
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	Nice! They don't make the piston in lefty do they? __________________ By any means necessary....

May 10, 2011, 10:36 PM	#7
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	Great! Thanks for the reply, just the kind of report I was looking for. They are nice looking rifles. __________________ By any means necessary....

May 10, 2011, 09:44 PM	#2
teumessian_fox Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2010 Location: Staying ahead of Laelaps Posts: 196	I'm a southpaw shooter. My AR is a S&W M&P 15 PC right handed. I can't tell the difference. Right handed guns are easier to find and to sell.

May 10, 2011, 10:32 PM	#6
ndking1126 Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2008 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 1,932	My buddy has a left-handed Stag that I've shot. It's a great rifle. Perfect functionality even with consecutive rapid shots and accuracy is as good as you would expect from an AR. He was shooting for some accuracy with kinda fast followup shots. I was just out having fun with it, I can't say I personally tried to be real accurate with it. Based on my experiences with his rifle, I would have no problem recommending Stag.

May 11, 2011, 02:57 AM	#8
NWdude83 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 351	Not a southpaw, but you could try this http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=sho...roduct_id=1657 plus this http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=sho...roduct_id=1656.

May 11, 2011, 03:42 AM	#9
NWCP Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2006 Posts: 1,903	Stag Arms. I believe their piston model is also available for left handed shooters.

May 11, 2011, 05:16 AM	#10
rwhit Junior Member Join Date: October 31, 2010 Posts: 7	I have a Stag Model 2L left handed. Great shooting AR.

May 11, 2011, 11:24 AM	#11
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	I'm liking that 2TL alot actually.... any word on their piston driven system? I think I read somewhere how Stag was the company that led the way in resolving the carrier tilt issue with the piston system. Is that an accurate statement? __________________ By any means necessary.... Last edited by Warchild; May 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM.

May 12, 2011, 06:17 PM	#12
psycho nut Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 480	I love my Stag. Haven't heard anything about the piston one though. I have a 4L and am planning on getting a 2TL next. __________________ I can't spel.

May 12, 2011, 06:32 PM	#13
Twinsig Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: East Alabama Posts: 235	i want a stag 8 __________________ I also have Fire Extinguishers, hope I never need those either.

May 12, 2011, 07:05 PM	#14
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	i own a Stag 3L and a 4L. Both are reliable and accurate rifles. Link to the Stag Arms 8L piston gun: http://www.stagarms.com/index.php?cPath=13_21

May 12, 2011, 07:18 PM	#15
Volucris Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Posts: 293	Base model Colt carbine and extra ammo. No real need for a left handed version as it's easy to adapt to one. Or you could get an AK. I think larry vickers had a clip on how to shoot left handed since he's a lefty and does not get left handed guns. __________________ "From my cold, dead hands!" - Charlton Heston

May 15, 2011, 06:50 AM	#17
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	Thnx guys. I'm an experienced rifleman and have zero issues with right handed firearms, simply want a lefty AR to add to my collection and to experience the joys of a rifle tailored to my strong side. Right handed people have never had to know what it's like, it's aggravating to say the least to have most everything in your everyday life made for righties with no consideration of the left. __________________ By any means necessary....

May 15, 2011, 09:20 AM	#18
cmdc Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 721	I'm a lefty, and have two Stags, a 6L and an 8L, which is the piston version. Both are great, never failed in any way. Also, the 8L has a dedicated left-hand safety, meaning it is not ambidextrous, which I really like, because the safety lever always bugs me on the left side of the ARs. You can also get a left-hand only safety from Stag and retrofit them on any AR.

May 15, 2011, 11:29 AM	#19
20thru45 Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2011 Location: In the first foothills of the Cascade mountains outside Portland OR Posts: 156	I've owned my stag 4L for several years. I'm very happy with it and I customized it quite a bit, jard single stage trigger, yankee hill 4 rail free float handguard, etc. I'm getting sub-minute grouping with it but do get more flyers then I do with my bolt guns. If you shoot left handed I recommend you buy left handed. Left handed guns vent gas and shrapnel away from your face when they fail and firearms do fail catastrophically sometimes. Ergonomics are superior with correct handing and re-sale if you care about that (I don't) is excellent.

May 15, 2011, 01:50 PM	#20
Warchild Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Posts: 453	Very nice, thnx guys! I'm going for it and getting the 2TL. Can't wait! __________________ By any means necessary....