coopsdaddy
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Wanting to teach my daughter how to shoot a larger rifle.Problem is she's left handed.
Any issues,tips on having her use one of my ar15s.
Any issues,tips on having her use one of my ar15s.
If you have a slick side upper it might be a problem, but as long as you have a brass deflector it'll be fine. Don't have her shoot suppressed, it'll blow extra gas in her face and be an unpleasant experience for her.
Couple things. If you have suppressed ARs get an adjustable gas block. And use eye pro every time. A properly tuned AR with a suppressor is just fine. Between the adjustable gas block being tuned down and the eye pro the gas issue can be mitigated. My daughter prefers ARs. She's 10 now but been shooting my AR since she was about 6. She has two barrels now. One in 6 ARC and one in 5.56. While there is a difference kids adjust quickly. And these days ARs and various cartridges and bullets are excellent hunting rifles for up to deer and hogs. .300BLK is another good hunting round. Basically a modern day .30-30. Both my kids refuse to shoot unsupressed at this point.Good to know that.
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An adjustable gas block helps, but it doesn't eliminate the issue. Same with eye protection.Couple things. If you have suppressed ARs get an adjustable gas block. And use eye pro every time. A properly tuned AR with a suppressor is just fine. Between the adjustable gas block being tuned down and the eye pro the gas issue can be mitigated. My daughter prefers ARs. She's 10 now but been shooting my AR since she was about 6. She has two barrels now. One in 6 ARC and one in 5.56. While there is a difference kids adjust quickly. And these days ARs and various cartridges and bullets are excellent hunting rifles for up to deer and hogs. .300BLK is another good hunting round. Basically a modern day .30-30. Both my kids refuse to shoot unsupressed at this point.
On another note I started both my kids at 6 with a savage rascal .22lr. One went the AR route. One went down the road of a single shot break action. Neither one cares for bolt guns much.
Ya I'm not sure about the lefty thing. But I'd guess you can offer better insight than me there since I have no lefty experience.An adjustable gas block helps, but it doesn't eliminate the issue. Same with eye protection.
My dad's a lefty. His ARs are all left handed and have AGBs tuned down as far as possible, borderline under gassed. They're unpleasant to shoot suppressed. It's not unbearable, but it stings and I could absolutely see it turning a kid off shooting. A flow through can might eliminate the problem.
A suppressed lefty upper would probably be best, but that's not financially viable for everyone.
Personally, I think you're onto something with the cheaper bolt actions to begin with. Savage and Ruger both make fairly inexpensive models and most of them I have seen shoot remarkably well. Folks around here are getting some amazing groups out of the Ruger American. The progressive plan is excellent advice, 22lr will be much more fun than anything with recoil. My heavy Remington 700 was a bit too much for some of my smaller grandkids even though it's a .243.Definitely good points,I was just wanting to get her started before making the investment of a left hand rifle.
A cheaper blot action is definitely on the list.