r/canadaguns • u/SouthernRest3135 • May 14 '26

Buy recommendations Advice: Shotgun for Lefty

Looking at purchasing a Shotgun, however, I'm left eye dominant and shoot from the left. I'd love to be able to grab a Blueline pump or Mossberg 88 but I've read mixed things about leftys shooting right eject firearms.

Are there any leftys out there who shoot these guns (or any other right side eject for that matter) and can offer there opinion. I know Browning Bps is an option but budget is a consideration.

I've also considered single shots and wondering if someone can recommend something other than a Daly 101 or Federation.

Thanks All.

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 May 14 '26

I’m a lefty and I personally have never had issues with ejections from shotguns. Now with that being said, all of the pump shotguns I OWN are bottom eject, but that’s unrelated to any issues I would have encountered with right side ejects I have shot.

Semi auto rifles on the other hand, I find sometimes shoot a little bit of hot gas into my eye/face. It’s no longer an issue now that I wear glasses. Just my two cents.

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 May 14 '26

As for recommendations for single shots, I would say buy a used one. Baikals, Cooeys, CILs, etc are all good guns. I have a CIL in 16 gauge, and everyone tells me they hate the plastic part and it’s going to break, but the gun is from the 70s and has been my beater since I was 13 and it still works just fine. When it comes to budget, something old for $200 is almost always better than something brand new for $200.