used left handed gibson les paul

should i play the guitar lefty or just stick with “normal” right way?…?
im a pretty strong traditional left handed person.. i dribble and shoot basketball left, kick with left foot, strongest punch is from left hand and quick jabs with right and etc.. you get the point.. but the weird thing is that when i play the guitar (electric) i finger pick really good with my right hand.. but i can’t pick as fast and accurate as my left hand can.. i also use my right arm to arm wrestle, idk its weird. im stronger in my right arm for arm wrestling and that who’s got the stronger hand grip strength game, i use right hand for that as well lol.. i dont what do you guys think?
and also one more question.. which guitar brand do you guys suggest i buy? i like to play a lot of Metallica songs and i was thinking about buying the Gibson Les Paul.. but i also heard that its the amp that is the main component in bringing the right metal sound rather than the guitar, im not sure though.. help will be appreciated..
Stick with whatever feels right to you. One of my friends is a baseball player who pitches with his right hand even though he’s usually left handed.
Fun fact: Jimi Hendrix strung his guitars backwards and played them upside down because they didn’t have left handed guitars back then : )
Sorry I’m not really much of a help with guitar brands but I have a Carlo Robelli acoustic bass guitar. Another one of my friends has a Gibson Les Paul and he loves it. He plays a lot of Van Halen and AC/DC, stuff like that.
I hope this was helpful : )
1973 Gibson Les Paul Iron Cross Inspired by James Hetfield of Metallica Sound