Does anyone have any experience with the left-handed AR rifles that Stag Arms makes? I have recently developed a hankering for a 9mm carbine and the Stag can be had at about the same price as most right-handed offerings. I'm a little leery of the proprietary bolt and other parts. Any opinions?

I have a 556 stag. Shoots well and is finished nice. I also bought parts to build a AR45. All were nicely made.

One of our match shooters has a build on a left handed Stag. Shoots as well as any other AR. I might consider a spare BCG since it is not a standard part. For a low failure item you could probably get by without on hand spares.

I've owned a lefty Stag for over 5 years and never had any issues with it.

The handiest thing is when some rude SOB at a public range is pelting you with ejecting brass, you can break out the lefty and fire some back at him.

I had one for several years. Good gun, never had any particular issues with it. But, I got out of the .223 and AR game, so it moved on. Just as happy with a lefty bolt in .243, but it's a good gun if it fits your needs.

I have had my stag left hand for almost 9 years. Although not a ton of rounds through it there is 2700 so far no problems or failures with it. In would not hesitate to buy another if I needed one. I have been completely satisfied with mine.

I have their 6HL, and it is so accurate it is boring. And that is with anything you feed it. When they tell you half moa, they aren't lying...

Saw a stag arms 6L at local gander mountain - very impressed. Very tempted to get one. Think it comes with a 1/2 moa factor guaranty/expectation.

Mike

I don't know that there is anyone to honor that warranty.

Stag Arms has ceased operations, lost their FFLs, and is trying to sell to someone with a manufacturer's FFL.

George

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Originally posted by GeorgeS:
I don't know that there is anyone to honor that warranty.

Stag Arms has ceased operations, lost their FFLs, and is trying to sell to someone with a manufacturer's FFL.

George

Damn their website was alive when I check from the store. https://www.stagarms.com/

Seems like a nice gun. Don't see lefty AR too often.

Mike

BATFE busted them for paperwork issues on their NFA items. The CEO plead guilty.

It was a couple of months ago, if I remember correctly.

George

I read that someone else had purchased the company. Anyway it's a moot point because I put together one with a PSA lower that uses Glock mags.

http://fox61.com/2015/12/22/st...-leave-gun-business/

HARTFORD -- The owner of a local gun manufacturer has pleaded guilty to violating federal firearms laws.

The president of Stag Arms, LLC, Mark Malkowski, 37, pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge. Per a plea agreement, Malkowski has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine, while the company will pay a $500,000 fine. Stag Arms also has to forfeit its gun manufacturing license, and Malkowski agreed to get out of the gun business and never return in an ownership or management role.

"This is not an industry where sloppiness can be tolerated," U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly said.

In July of 2014, the ATF conducted a firearms compliance inspection of Stag’s two New Britain manufacturing facilities, including a building which houses gun-maker CMT. A 2007 inspection found record keeping violations which the company was warned to fix.

During the latest investigation, ATF investigators found that more than 3,000 gun receivers --the part of the gun that includes the trigger and firing mechanism--were not properly registered, violating the National Firearms Act. Federal agents also discovered a total of 62 fully automatic machine guns and machine gun receivers which were either registered somewhere else or not registered at all. Guns were also recovered which had serial numbers "obliterated," meaning numbers were purposely erased.

Furthermore, federal prosecutors said Stag Arms could not account for 200 guns, meaning they are lost. "We don't know where they are, whether they were stolen, whether they're on the streets, or whether they're in the wrong hands," Daly said.

Stag Arms, LLC released the following statement:


"Stag Arms, LLC today announced that the company and its founder, Mark Malkowski, have reached a resolution with government officials stemming from an investigation that began last year relating primarily to the timing of recordkeeping during the manufacturing process and compliance with federal firearms manufacturing and registration requirements. Both Stag Arms and Mr. Malkowski cooperated fully with the government throughout the investigation. While both Stag Arms and Mr. Malkowski believe that public safety was never compromised, they have agreed to enter guilty pleas and to pay significant fines, because doing so is in the best interests of the company and its employees. Mr. Malkowski has also agreed to transition the business to new ownership and is in advanced talks with a potential buyer. Mr. Malkowski will continue as a marketing consultant to the business and the industry for a period of time following the sale. Stag Arms takes its obligations to comply with all laws and regulations very seriously and has made comprehensive changes to ensure that similar problems cannot happen again and that best compliance practices are maintained in all of its operations."

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Originally posted by Elkins45:
Does anyone have any experience with the left-handed AR rifles that Stag Arms makes? I have recently developed a hankering for a 9mm carbine and the Stag can be had at about the same price as most right-handed offerings. I'm a little leery of the proprietary bolt and other parts. Any opinions?

Have had zero problems with the LH Stags--

Hopefully someone will have spare parts for left hand receivers...

Stag was sold and is up and running...

Have a 5.56 carbine and 6.8 rifle - the 6.8 has become my beater - use it all the time at the deer lease.