C7 UPPER ON XM CLONE

[elia.jon1]

I'M TOSSING UP THE IDEA OF GETTING A F/A A1 UPPER FOR THIS CLONE BUILD BUT I'M A LEFTY. I HAVE A C7 I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WHO SHOOTS FROM "THE WRONG SIDE" WHO HAS PUT TRIGGER TIME ON A1 UPPERS COULD CHIME IN

THANKS
JON

[elia.jon1]

SO NO LEFTYS HAVE SPENT TIME ON AN A1 I WANT TO FIND OUT IF IT WILL TOSS BRASS IN MY FACE OR IF I SHOULD GO WITH " NOT CORRECT" UPPER FOR MY FACE'S SAKE


***sorry about the caps i am at work and i forgot to turn off caps lock. we run it on all the time****

[mini4m3]

You should be fine....

I'm not left handed but have a couple friends who are. They never complained and there has never been an issue with any of my A1s (or earlier) rifles.

[ccosby]

As a lefty I'd personally use the c7 upper with the brass deflector. Generally you should be fine but for the few rounds that it will help it will be nice.

[Dump1567]

As a lefty I'd personally use the c7 upper with the brass deflector.

This.
I hated shooting my retro's without a brass deflector. IIRC, it was especially annoying during rapid fire.

Brownells sells a brass deflector, but mine managed to deflect hot brass onto my arm.

For me, the C7 is the only way to go.

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18554/Product/BRASS_DEFLECTOR

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[b_rogers]

Im a lefty, so far none had hit me on my slicksides.


Buy a extra ejector spring and if you catch a case in the face, remove a few coils of the spring. Or get a deflector like the above poster suggested.

Brent

[Ross]

I would go with the C7 upper. I've seen a couple southpaws dance around with hot brass in their shirts. My lefty son hasn't had a problem, but why bother with a non-deflector upper when the deflector upper is available if you're left-handed? The technology is there, I'd recommend using it.

If you're really a stickler for authenticity or something, then go retro and try it, and then buy a brass deflector if you need it.

[sdacbob]

I'm a lefty. When I fired a M16A1 (full stock) the brass would hit me in the face unless I used one of the Army's clip-on brass deflectors. When I fired my Colt SP1 Sporter (CAR 15 type) the brass didn't hit me. Must have been the difference in the stock length.

[BUBBAGUNS]

All the orgianal M-16s (marked AR-15 on the receivers) I have shot, had been rebuilt by Crane with the C-7 style of uppers on them. I say build it with the C-7 upper.

[sdacbob]

If you're using a collaspible stock you should be ok but if you use a rifle stock you will need one of the brass deflecters.

[savage]

All the orgianal M-16s (marked AR-15 on the receivers) I have shot, had been rebuilt by Crane with the C-7 style of uppers on them. I say build it with the C-7 upper.

^ same. I shoot south paw and just removed my colt slicky and installed a C7 on my 603 m16a1 clone. I had a Bushmaster XM177E2s that came with the C7 installed at the factory, saves the brass from clipping my right ear muff and eye.