Comments by "Colonel K" (@Paladin1873) on "Siege of Jadotville u0026 The Sniper Bren - Is The Bren More Accurate than a Sniper Rifle?" video.

  1. Not if you're left-handed. As much as I admire the BREN, its top mounted magazine requires offset placement of the sights which favor only the dextral when aiming. Sinistral shooters are completely ignored. In a similar way, the right side mounted bolt handle of the Lee-Enfield rifle also favors right-handers, though the sights remain ambidextrous. I pity any southpaws who were in that battle unless they were manning the Vickers MG or using a Swedish K at close quarters.
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  2.  @jonkelly7908  I respectfully disagree. It makes more sense to build firearms that are ambidextrous and accommodate every shooter. It isn't hard to do and was done in the past. The M1 and M14 rifles are ambidextrous, and it is a common feature in the newest generation of small arms. Not every feature needs to be ambidextrous, but the manual safety and the ejection pattern should be. It not only helps left-handed shooters, but aids all shooters because sometimes you are in a position where shouldering the rifle from the weak side is safer than using your dominant side.
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  3. Not if the speaker is Iraqveteran8888. 🙂
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  4. What about ricochets?
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