The Greener safety is about as awkward as milk and cookies. For a southpaw, it works even better...walk up on pointed bird, trigger finger on the safety, bird flushes, flick safety off (forward), mount gun and pull trigger. Easy peezy lemon squeezy. For right handed shooters....lets say your sitting at your "peg" waiting for the next flight of driven birds to come your way..holding your Greener at the wrist.. in your right hand with the buttstock resting on your thigh, thumb on the safety, birds come over the trees, flick the safety off with your thumb, mount the gun and shoot....See there, not very awkward at all :-)