If it's high and tight, very comfortable for hiking and dodging in and around trees and swamps, able to get on target instantly, the shell deflector bumps me right at the bottom of my sternum. Have not figured out a path to engineer my way out of this. Makes me not want to carry it. Grinding it off seems a really poor solution.
Do I have to wear amour in the summer?! I'm seriously considering a plate-carrier style vest, just can't find one that could replace my backpack. I'm kinda needy in the woods, pack out a kitchen sink kinda needy. Carriers look quite nice, and would keep my gear out the water when I wade or slip, don't seem to carry much.
Maybe get a simple one and attach bags? Maybe attach more crap to my Fighting Load Carrier (FLC)? OK, you talked me into it. Thanks rubber ducks!
What kind of kit do you wear? I'm not a lefty but for me a chest rig is enough to keep the rifle away from my body most of the time
No chest rig except in the winter! And really not much more than a backpack. Your question hits to the heart of mine: What if I'm just wearing a T-shirt?
And the tips on replacing my upper? Can't afford it and I doubt Ruger makes a matching, white, left-handed version. :)
If you're just in a tee not much you can do with the rifle as it is. The brass deflector is supposed to help lefties when they shoot so going without one isn't a great option but yeah like you said going with a lefty upper is a problem too....