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I put one of those brass cups on all my righties. Yes I am a lefty and feel it keeps stuff flying up and out. Not back to my face or arms. Track has em, $1.50? Each and the nipple slips through the base.
 
Son is a lefty. Before we acquired a 'backwards' rifle for him, we cut the toes off an old tube sock and he'd put that on before he would shoot. Might consider a leather Archery arm guard if you need some style points. Big style points if you rock a tube sock with colored stripes at the top!
 
Use the original US Army method that was used from 1775 to probably about 1980ish......if you were a lefty you simply learned to shoot righty and there was no other option.
 
I'm a left handed shooter with all right handed guns. I usually get cap splatter on my right arm, I am curious how other shooters deal with this "lefty" problem. thanks Bruce
Get a flintlock. Lol. I shoot left handed and have never had a problem with flinters. Always cap problems with percussion
 
I agree with the long sleeved shirts. I used to get more cap splatters and an occasional burn on my arm but I no longer hold my rifle in that traditional manner. I tuck my right arm under and use some of it against my chest to support the weight of my rifle. Years ago I resorted to this and at one shoot, a obnoxious range master stopped the entire range on my behalf and a group of officer surrounded me by proclaiming I was using an illegal hold. I responded they best check their NMLRA as their magazine had an statement about it and proclaimed it acceptable. They eventually allowed me to continue. This reminds me of how we lefties have to adapt when we write with a fountain pen or have a spiral spine on the left side. Yes, I would rather have a left handed rifle but my specific order for one resulted in the builder not delivering and keeping all of my money.
 
I shoot left handed, too. Always wear shooting glasses. I've had many nicks that bled in my cheek caused by a blown cap. Others have mentioned the brass deflectors for flint. One of the few custom guns I have is my left handed mountain rifle.
 
When I was a kid, an old gent would bring out a bunch of old rifles, mostly flintlocks. He had quite a collection, since I never saw the same rifl twice. After watching him shoot, he invited me to try it. I'm a lefty & all his rifles were righthanded, so I had the choice of standing there to watch, or shooting his righthanded rifles. I did shoot them lefthanded, though & quickly managed the flinch.
Today I have a couple of lefthanded flintlocks, but they seem awkward to shoot compared to the right hand rifles I'm more comfortrable shooting.
 
It's a right-hand world for the most part when it comes to production guns. I will say that there are much more left-hand guns available then there were 40 years ago.

Best option is to get a left-hand gun. It will change your life. But I also realize it's not always an option for everybody.

I shoot a right-hand two-band Enfield simply because there are no left-hand replicas that I'm aware of. I have noticed that if I gently squeeze the cap so that it fits snugly on the nipple they tend to stay together when fired, or at least don't blow apart.
 
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