Wb123 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 I have just accepted a job in Northern Ireland that should last me two years. I understand life is much easier if you move over with ones desired guns then have them added to the local ticket. I would rather like to take up wildfowling but am unsure what gun to use. I have an Akkar Churchill which seems a bit too pretty to drop in a marsh. Ideally my heart wants a cheap ten bore side by side to home load but trying to recast one to left hand sounds like it could be a struggle. Armsan make a plastic left eject three inch semi but will i end up losing cases everywhere? The only other logical option i can think of would be a bps in 12 or 10 bore, but they seem rare as hens teeth. Any other ideas or bits of advice would be greatfully recieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I shoot left hand down to left eye dominance but i am ambidextrous , so i get by fine with left or right hand shotguns, but like a left bolt in rifles. So you probably dont need a true left hand gun, this broadens your options conciderably. If you must have a true left hand auto, Remington 1100 and 1187s are common as are the benellis and fabarm do a left hand. Hatsan and as you pointed out armsan and a few other turkish guns are available left hand, more left hand semi autos than ever thesae days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Benelli would be my choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Beretta a400 xtreme..... Left handed Have one, works great, soft shooting👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Widgeon man have you put any 3.5 inch through that gun yet? Reason i ask mate got one after the season was happy as larry with it, but went out playing with some 3.5 inch loads and its been playing up he is fuming about it, i think its going back to be sorted out. Edited March 15, 2016 by TONY R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Widgeon man have you put any 3.5 inch through that gun yet? Reason i ask mate got one after the season was happy as larry with it, but went out playing with some 3.5 inch loads and its been playing up he is fuming about it, i think its going back to be sorted out. There was lots of problems with 3.5" originally with the A400 , but that was suppose to have been sorted on the newer models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Browning 10 bore pump, bottom eject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 No problems with mine Tony R, no jams or malfunctions with 3.5" but I too had heard of problems with earlier ones. Mine was 1st l/hander in country and was better finished than my fathers r/hand xtreme 2 y older.... Shot a fair few birds with it this season! Have a 10 ga BPS too 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Sounds good I have had a couple of BPSs(10GAs) i like them last one i had was imaculate i should have never sold it really regret that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Something along the lines of the previously mentioned 10-ga BPS Ithaca 37 in 12-ga shares several design features Earlier Remington 17 too - though maybe not as steel capable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Many thanks for the suggestions. Does anybody import the bps in 12 or 10 bore? I cant find any for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin.y Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nothinng wrong with using a right handed semi auto left handed, been using one left handed for about 20 years. as you say its a pain in the **** clearing up empties after a session using any semi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony G Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I use a right handed sx3,just switched the safety round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Nothinng wrong with using a right handed semi auto left handed, been using one left handed for about 20 years. as you say its a pain in the **** clearing up empties after a session using any semi Exactly i dont have a left hand semi auto at the moment all right handed. WB123 the BPS has not been brought in for a good few years, you cvould try importing one its not that expensive, a few years ago a mate brought a Ithaca nitro SxS 10ga in it was about 550 pounds and by the time he got it to his RFD here it was about 700 pounds, and guns are ussualy cheaper in the states but obviously that depends. But it is feasable if you want the task on importing, i was told the DTI are good for advice but me contact BASC they will help you with the details another great service they provide. . . Edited March 17, 2016 by TONY R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I thought r handed auto guns were ok for a leftie too........... Until unburnt/ still burning powder is blown back in your eye out of the ejection port!!!!!!!!! Painful and dangerous! Had it happen with an AL391 a long time ago fowling in a strong wind. Never shot a r/hand auto since without glasses. My eye sight is too valuable!!!! L/hand autos are the way to go shooting magnums in cold temps, strong winds and wet conditions! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Widgeon man has a very good point, i have not had a dramatic powder blow back as he discribes, but i have had the issue of blowback from the right handed guns before, i had an 1100 steet i used as my main pigeon shooting gun in the late 1970s, i did a lot of pigeon shooting back then and i did notce i got sore eyes after a busy day, and quite in contrast to widgeon man it wasx on hot days with light loads. I do use right handed autos now because in sp10 and gold 10s i can only get right handed guns, there are a lot of leftie semis out there these days right from the budget priced hatsans to berettas, so a left handed gun is more available now than it ever has been. And what widgeon man said about glasses we should all wear them regardless when shooting anything, but i dont and to be honest its very silly our eyes need protection regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I do have a gold 10 r/hand, but the action is so long it's miles away from your face unlike a 12ga 3" auto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 am waiting on a left handed franchi affinity auto coming in from GMK they are made by benelli and get good write ups (read some good comments on here) and look good come with a 7 year warranty, might be worth a look http://www.franchiusa.com/affinity-semi-auto-shotgun A few n stock in dealers down south in left hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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