I have been researching left option and have narrowed it down to either a Rock River Arms Left hand AR. These are lefty uppers with Left only lowers. Nothing is Ambi. This means the dust cover flips down like it should. other lefty uppers have it flip up so as not to interfear with the bolt release. The RRA even have rear sight adjustment knobs reversed and a left hand barrel twist. Everything is a mirror image. MSRP $1150

 

The other setup I am considering is a POF Gen4 Ambi Lower ( safty and bolt release) $649 plus a Stag Arms Left Hand Upper. These have the flip up dust cover. $730

Total Rifle = $1379

 

Aside from Price which one is the better option? Are both manufactures comparable? Is there anything I need to consider I am not thinking about? The RRA ships AWB compliment which is nice, also RRA has a 4 month wait which is also ok as this would be an Xmas present anyway...

 

RRA

Stag

Dont discount Stag Arms for quality LH'd builds. A number of options available as well.

 

http://www.stagarms.com/index.php?cPath=13_21

Build your own lower, you can use ambi parts.

Build your own lower, you can use ambi parts.

+1 mine has ambi parts I never use them. Try out a right first u may not need a lefty

I compete hi-power with a LH Stag upper.

It's great to be able to stay in position and load single shot through the eject port, which is now on the proper side for a southpaw.

My match lower happens to be a Stag also, but really any mfg will work.

Add an ambi safety and a Norgon ambi mag release and you're GTG

 

The Stag LH upper is a mirror image of the std RH upper and works GREAT

I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Stag LH upper

FYI, Stag Arms is the retail outfit for Continental Machine and Tool Co., which supplies Rock River Arms their parts.

 

 

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FYI, Stag Arms is the retail outfit for Continental Machine and Tool Co., which supplies Rock River Arms their parts.

 

 

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This. RRA does the final finish machining in house though, or at least they used to. Now that Stag has more retail product oriented manufacturing, that may not be so.

...The RRA even have rear sight adjustment knobs reversed and a left hand barrel twist. Everything is a mirror image

Does this mean I need to change to a left-hand burning powder??

The left hand twist supposedly helps the gun cam correctly for a lefty..

 

I built a dedicated spikes .22 from a stripped spikes lower for my son and have a right hand bushmaster already.

 

I want a lower with an ambi or dedicated bolt release.. Not a B.A.D.

The (standard) bolt release is ALREADY on the proper side for a southpaw.