[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Modifying Bolt for Lefties?

Posted: 10/17/2009 7:55:41 AM EDT

I woulda swore i saw somewhere one here about modifying your RH Bolt for a LH shooter...

I get smacked in the face by every round i shoot (Its a Retro

) with no shell deflector...

Is there anything i can do to my Bolt to throw the brass at NOT 5 o'clock

Thanks,

Ethan

Posted: 10/18/2009 8:05:43 PM EDT

[#1]

Get a left handed upper. Or modify your ejection port.

Posted: 10/18/2009 8:10:48 PM EDT

[#2]

buy a stag arms lefty upper.

Posted: 10/19/2009 11:38:51 AM EDT

[#3]

Don't modify the bolt. There are cheap add-on brass deflectors available for lefties (we used them on our M16-A1s during AMT and they worked fine), do a quick Google and you should see some for $20 or less.

Posted: 10/19/2009 11:46:27 AM EDT

[#4]

Learn to shoot right handed.

Posted: 10/19/2009 12:25:05 PM EDT

[#5]

You can cut down the EJECTOR spring, one coil at a time till it drops brass right where you want it. However you will negatively effect reliability.

Posted: 10/19/2009 12:25:58 PM EDT

[#6]

use this

or click here to follow my link to check out some left handed uppers.

Posted: 10/19/2009 1:17:06 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Don't modify the bolt. There are cheap add-on brass deflectors available for lefties (we used them on our M16-A1s during AMT and they worked fine), do a quick Google and you should see some for $20 or less.

Do this. They work great and it is a lot easier to police you spent brass.

Posted: 10/21/2009 8:57:08 PM EDT

[#8]

I had the same problem. You could try adding an O-ring around the extractor spring, using an extra power extractor spring, or both.

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