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rstbkt69
A buddy of mine is a left handed shooter has started looking for an O/U for some trap shooting. He had shot an old Remington pump in his younger years and said that that gun worked ok for him. Now most of the guns don't feel right to him. He did like the way a ruger red lable felt especially one with an English stock on it. Does the Red label , and the red lable with the english stock have less cast than some of the B guns. He didn't think that these were lefties but they felt way better to him than a Beretta or a browning. He likes the fit and finish of a Citori but hasn't seen a lefty yet. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the cast but was wondering if these felt beter due to a smaller angle.
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  • nononsense
    rstbkt69,

    The fit of a shotgun is paramount to hitting was you're aiming to shoot. It's even more important on a shotgun than a rifle. Cast on, cast off, drop at the toe, drop at the heel, cheekpiece design and height all contribute to the comfort and accuracy of mounting a shotgun.

    I borrowed this image from the Auction side to illustrate the look of a left hand shotgun.

    shotgunlefthandcastoff2.jpg

    (I fixed the size and shape...)

    Some folks can shoot a Ruger handily, I on the other hand, think they feel like a club when I try to shoot them. They are not designed for my framework. The English style stock or straight grip moves your arm and elbow to a different angle which might account for his comfort. I happen to prefer these stocks on field guns but not trap or skeet. Sporting clays is a different story though.

    Take a look at the Auction side under 'shotguns' and type in 'left hand' in the search box. That will save a little time.

    Best.
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  • rstbkt69
    Thanks. I had run across a few posts on lefties when doing research on getting a stock cut to fit my daughter. I guess he can go with the old adage of if it feels right it must be the right one. I'll try to get him to find a lefty before he decides on a RH that feels nice. maybe a Red label in a lefty will feel better than a R/L in a right hand cast. I would still like to know if the Ruger has less of a cast than some guns. I think I had actually used this same picture to show him what he was looking for with a true left hand stock. he knows about the difference on the ejection port on left hand pumps and semi's but he didn't know that O/U's had any cast to them
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