Thoughts on a shotgun preference

klauss · 03-14-2013, 09:00 PM

Once again we have been looking to buy a 12 gauge, but with my wife being a lefty and me being a righty we are having trouble figuring out a good one for the both of us.

She is worried about the ejection of the shells hitting her in the face using a right handed gun. Any thoughts/suggestion other than buying 2 guns?

44044 · 03-14-2013, 09:21 PM

I would ask Old Joe for advice

On this one

Karl/PA · 03-14-2013, 09:57 PM

Double Barrel

5knives · 03-14-2013, 10:09 PM

Easy One,

Browning BPS

Ejects empties out the bottom, modern version of Ithaca model 37.

( Actually a JMB design in the first place)

12 or 20 depending on use, 12 more versatile, 20 just a joy to shoot and carry.

Expanded comments on request!

Regards,

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Railbuggy · 03-14-2013, 10:34 PM

The Ithaca model 37 has the smoothest action of any pump I've tryed.Loads and ejects from the bottom.

baboon · 03-15-2013, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Railbuggy

The Ithaca model 37 has the smoothest action of any pump I've tryed.Loads and ejects from the bottom.

My thoughts as well.

RetVet · 03-15-2013, 07:31 AM

One of those Australian or New Zealand models from that movie where the guy banded two double barrels together, configured to fire four rounds at a time........ complete with quick reloading tool.

Pogo · 03-15-2013, 07:34 AM

I'm left handed and I don't recall ever being hit with a shotgun shell. I have a Remington 870 and a Winchester 97.

kostner · 03-15-2013, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pogo

I'm left handed and I don't recall ever being hit with a shotgun shell. I have a Remington 870 and a Winchester 97.

This has been my story too! Not that a hull could do any damage to a mug like mine.

hangfire · 03-15-2013, 11:37 AM

Any shotgun is better than none.

klauss · 03-15-2013, 09:56 PM

Not sure what my wife is worried about, growing up had the 870 and my dad is a lefty and i'm right handed. He never had any issues as well.

I know a while back she was hit with a casing and had a(minor) burn on her arm.

Gus · 03-15-2013, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 44044

I would ask Old Joe for advice

On this one

Joe's wife Jill knows shotguns.

WWes · 03-16-2013, 08:00 PM

I'm right-handed but always felt more natural left handed with long guns. Never, ever experienced a problem with shotshell ejection. (Mossberg/Remington/Benelli/Franchi/Beretta/Winchester)

On the economy end of buying two seperate guns, one of the recent Savage/Stevens 12 gauge security models is an Ithica clone (bottom eject).

Hunter07 · 03-18-2013, 12:40 AM

For both right & left handed shooters, a Mossberg 500 has the safety on top within easy reach of a right or left thumb. Right side eject. Never had any issues of being hit with expended shells with the 2 lefties that have shot mine.

A Browning BPS or Ithaca model 37 ejects from the bottom. Can't remember where the safety is on these models.

Rick in NY · 03-18-2013, 02:17 PM

BPS and Ithaca have the safety at the back of the trigger guard. It's set up for either left or right, but is reversible. How well I know... I'm a righty, little brother is a lefty.

03-14-2013, 09:00 PM	#1
klauss Poof no eyebrows Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere in the USA Posts: 4,067	Thoughts on a shotgun preference Once again we have been looking to buy a 12 gauge, but with my wife being a lefty and me being a righty we are having trouble figuring out a good one for the both of us. She is worried about the ejection of the shells hitting her in the face using a right handed gun. Any thoughts/suggestion other than buying 2 guns? __________________ alterius non sit qui suus esse potest!-"Let no man belong to another who can belong to himself." Heîs oiōnòs áristos, amýnesthai perì pátrēs- "There is only one omen, to fight for one's country"

03-14-2013, 09:57 PM	#3
Karl/PA Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South-Central PA Posts: 11,989	Double Barrel __________________ Karl Alcohol is a perfect solvent: It dissolves marriages, families and careers.

03-14-2013, 10:34 PM	#5
Railbuggy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Taylor Creek,Ohio Posts: 7,279	The Ithaca model 37 has the smoothest action of any pump I've tryed.Loads and ejects from the bottom. __________________ Im not a wannabe,Im a has-been. We already lost the war. You are the resistance.

03-15-2013, 07:31 AM	#7
RetVet Statistical Error Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 43,673	One of those Australian or New Zealand models from that movie where the guy banded two double barrels together, configured to fire four rounds at a time........ complete with quick reloading tool. __________________ ^^^ For entertainment purposes. Use only as directed. ^^^ III

03-15-2013, 07:34 AM	#8
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,980	I'm left handed and I don't recall ever being hit with a shotgun shell. I have a Remington 870 and a Winchester 97. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

03-14-2013, 09:21 PM	#2
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 50,964	I would ask Old Joe for advice On this one

03-14-2013, 10:09 PM	#4
5knives KaBoom Kontrol Modulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado, Western Slope Posts: 16,229	Easy One, Browning BPS Ejects empties out the bottom, modern version of Ithaca model 37. ( Actually a JMB design in the first place) 12 or 20 depending on use, 12 more versatile, 20 just a joy to shoot and carry. Expanded comments on request! Regards, ...

03-15-2013, 11:37 AM	#10
hangfire Home on the range Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 17,283	Any shotgun is better than none. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure of the universe" -Albert Einstein-

03-15-2013, 09:56 PM	#11
klauss Poof no eyebrows Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere in the USA Posts: 4,067	Not sure what my wife is worried about, growing up had the 870 and my dad is a lefty and i'm right handed. He never had any issues as well. I know a while back she was hit with a casing and had a(minor) burn on her arm.

03-16-2013, 08:00 PM	#13
WWes Dud Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: I've Got My Lunchbox Posts: 3,417	I'm right-handed but always felt more natural left handed with long guns. Never, ever experienced a problem with shotshell ejection. (Mossberg/Remington/Benelli/Franchi/Beretta/Winchester) On the economy end of buying two seperate guns, one of the recent Savage/Stevens 12 gauge security models is an Ithica clone (bottom eject).

03-18-2013, 12:40 AM	#14
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,527	For both right & left handed shooters, a Mossberg 500 has the safety on top within easy reach of a right or left thumb. Right side eject. Never had any issues of being hit with expended shells with the 2 lefties that have shot mine. A Browning BPS or Ithaca model 37 ejects from the bottom. Can't remember where the safety is on these models.

03-18-2013, 02:17 PM	#15
Rick in NY Resident Nuisance Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NY Finger Lakes Posts: 718	BPS and Ithaca have the safety at the back of the trigger guard. It's set up for either left or right, but is reversible. How well I know... I'm a righty, little brother is a lefty. __________________ Great minds think alike, but so do equally disturbed ones...