Left handed shooting

[Tim808]

I'm left handed (left eye dominant) and wondering if that is a significant factor in choosing a shotgun. I'm assuming that being left handed will be a small/insignificant factor.

My only experience with firearms are my dad's 30-06 and 308 bolt action hunting rifles.

SG will be strictly for home defense, basically, only if a hurricane hits (newscasts of Katrina really did a 180* on my views of owning a firearm).

I know you should practice but I honestly know I won't practice after going to the range one or two times to first try it out.

I'm looking at the 12 gauge 590 Mariner (lots of salt in the air, top mounted safety, readily available ammo) with a Mesa Tactical saddle and a leather sling...possibly a picatinny rail. I highly doubt I'll ever mount a scope, night site or a light.

I'll probably only keep about 200-500 rds of reduced recoil 00 buck ammo on hand.

Also intend to pick up a lite-weight .38 or .22 revolver.

Any advice/recommendations would be appreciated. I'm basically concerned about ease of operation and reliability.

Gotta go, KOS (kids over shoulder).

Thanks, Tim

[WellArmedSheep]

I'm a lefty also (except when shooting handguns, but that's another story completely) and I went with a Remington 870 for HD, although I think the 590 will be a great choice from what I've read on here and other places. The only problem I've had while shooting my 870 is the placement of the safety, but with some practice I've learned to deal with it.

Bascially what it all boils down to is you'll be able to effectively operate any firearm with which you've spent some time practicing operating.