left handed varmint rifle ?

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looking for a good varmint left handed rifle. Considering 22-250. 243 or open to suggestions.
Varmints from ground hogs to coyotes.
Any help is appreciated.
 
Savage arms does left handed varmint guns. The model 12 FLV comes with the heavy barrel in both those calibers and with a left handed bolt. I never tried that particular model, but my model 12 VLP DBM is very accurate.
 
`Browning A or X bolt. A-Bolt technically started at 22 Hornet, but is now dropped in favor of 204 Ruger in the X-Bolt. Another common option is Remington 700 Varmint in 243/308. I have no experience with the Savage line.

Edit: I have a LH 700 Varmint in 308. It's not exactly a well regarded walking around varmint rifle. But it is accurate enough. There is also the discontinued LH Remington 788 in 6mm Remington. Harder to find parts though, but certainly a good-accurate rifle in a sporter rifle, more slender barrel. Much flatter shooting then the 308.
 
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I picked up a Rem 700 SPS Varmint, in a .223, and it's great.
Not owning a savage when I say this but I found the action on the savage to be smoother (gun shops, etc), but I prefer the feel of a 700.
Shoots well, solid feel. I'd buy another.
 
Tikka.

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BTW, the newer Browning X-Bolt, despite the polymer magazine, this newer walnut stocked variant, is a whole lot better grade of wood, then what they used on the previous Micro A-Bolts. And that finicky hinged floorplate arrangement is now left in past history too.
 
If you're talking about my Tikka, it's .223 heavy barrel (varmint model). Don't think they make Varmint's in anything other than .223 and .308.

For the volume of gophers I shoot, .223 just makes sense. I've made one shot hits at 400 yards, so it's plenty accurate for me. 0.40" groups at 100 with very little load development. The WORST load I've tried for this gun was still under an inch at 100. Extremely accurate, and the GRS stock is the best investment I've made. 10 round mags with bullets as long as I want em!
 
canucklehead said:
If you're talking about my Tikka, it's .223 heavy barrel (varmint model). Don't think they make Varmint's in anything other than .223 and .308.

For the volume of gophers I shoot, .223 just makes sense. I've made one shot hits at 400 yards, so it's plenty accurate for me. 0.40" groups at 100 with very little load development. The WORST load I've tried for this gun was still under an inch at 100. Extremely accurate, and the GRS stock is the best investment I've made. 10 round mags with bullets as long as I want em!
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you even can have a varmint barrel in 9.3x62, it is not because we don't see it on the shelf that this is not available ....3
 
spen said:
looking for a good varmint left handed rifle. Considering 22-250. 243 or open to suggestions.
Varmints from ground hogs to coyotes.
Any help is appreciated.
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I shoot right handed, but a few times my dad has gone chuck shooting with me and he is a leftie, he really likes my .218 Bee Ruger No. 1B , good solid 250 yard gun and not a problem for a lefty.
 
I picked up a CZ527 American in 223 from a member here. The CZ 527 is available in other cartridges and a nice rifle in left. I don't think all models are available in left.
 
Canuck Bob said:
I picked up a CZ527 American in 223 from a member here. The CZ 527 is available in other cartridges and a nice rifle in left. I don't think all models are available in left.
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^Yep, dang! No lefty bolt action, repeating Hornet rifles! that's why I settled for a Browning Micro A-Bolt in 22 Hornet. LH bolt & LH ported in that small bore calibre.
 
The .243 makes a great varmint rifle that can always be used for deer...
Tikka has some reasonably priced options, Savage has a variety of price points from $350.00 and up, and if you can find a Thompson Center Dimension, you have option to completely change the caliber by changing the barrel...
 
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