Does a decent left hand heavy barrel 22lr exist?

[gobigorgohome]

I've been looking for a while now for a decently priced($1,000 or less, ideally) 22lr thats a left hand bolt with a heavy barrel. So far I've found the Savage Mark 2 BTVSS (thumb hole/laminate) or "entry" level Anschutz that start at $1,300+. Did CZ ever make one? Or is there a company that I am missing? I own a LH CZ452 Lux, but Ideally, I'd have one with the heavy barrel.

 

[douginont]

Browning T Bolt Sporter LH available at Epps. Check it out on Brownings site. I think it's about as heavy a 22 barrel you'll find. I just bought the A17 Sporter and my buddy bought the A17 with a bull barrel and they're both the same size. .610 ish with a caliper.
The varmint version is RH only.

 

[grauhanen]

CZ did not make a Varmint in LH. Only the 452 American and Lux. If you can find a rare LH Anschutz MPR on the EE that might just be the ticket.

 

[Meroh]

CZ did not make a Varmint in LH. Only the 452 American and Lux. If you can find a rare LH Anschutz MPR on the EE that might just be the ticket.

CZ 452 was built in LH with a medium heavy barrel in the "American" stock:

 

[grauhanen]

CZ 452 was built in LH with a medium heavy barrel in the "American" stock:

Is that a left hand CZ 452 American? Or are you saying that CZ made a barrel other than the standard American profile barrel for the left hand American receiver and stock?

 

[220]

Try reading it again

 

[struff55]

I have a lithgow LH benchrest accuracy . But in the $1.400 range

 

[gobigorgohome]

I looked at those.... But for the price, I'd just buy the Anschutz and be done with it.....

 

[grauhanen]

Is that a left hand CZ 452 American? Or are you saying that CZ made a barrel other than the standard American profile barrel for the left hand American receiver and stock?

Try reading it again

If this refers to my questions, perhaps you could be so kind as to explain it for me.

I'm thinking it's either a LH CZ 452 American with the same pencil barrel as other Americans or it's an American receiver/stock with a non-standard (for a CZ American) barrel. If I were to wager on it, I'd say it has the standard American profile barrel, the slimmest of the CZ 452 line. I could be wrong, of course.

What do you think it is?

 

[Highwind]

Browning is either in production of the T-bolt varmint in left hand. Or, they have just recently completed their run of these rifles. The stock has a bit of a raised cheek piece on it, and a slightly thicker barrel profile over the regular T-Bolt rimfire. So it's accessible and will be in Canada very soon.

 

[Meroh]

If this refers to my questions, perhaps you could be so kind as to explain it for me.

I'm thinking it's either a LH CZ 452 American with the same pencil barrel as other Americans or it's an American receiver/stock with a non-standard (for a CZ American) barrel. If I were to wager on it, I'd say it has the standard American profile barrel, the slimmest of the CZ 452 line. I could be wrong, of course.

What do you think it is?

Comparing my .455 Canadian to my 455 Military Trainer, the .455 has a bit heavier profile. It is not a bull or varmint barreled rifle.

Accuracy wise, one is no better than the other; my 452 Lux is lighter yet.

 

[gobigorgohome]

Browning is either in production of the T-bolt varmint in left hand. Or, they have just recently completed their run of these rifles. The stock has a bit of a raised cheek piece on it, and a slightly thicker barrel profile over the regular T-Bolt rimfire. So it's accessible and will be in Canada very soon.

I had torally forgotten that Browning makes one.... My only down side is the fact it is a push/pull style bolt, not my cup of tea.... It sounds like the only real option left is an Anschutz....

 

[grauhanen]

Comparing my .455 Canadian to my 455 Military Trainer, the .455 has a bit heavier profile. It is not a bull or varmint barreled rifle.

Accuracy wise, one is no better than the other; my 452 Lux is lighter yet.

CZ 452 was built in LH with a medium heavy barrel in the "American" stock:

What rifle is shown in the photo? Is it a LH CZ 452 American? Something else?

 

[Meroh]

What rifle is shown in the photo? Is it a LH CZ 452 American? Something else?

Yes, and it is considerably heavier than my 452 Lux.

 

[grauhanen]

Yes, and it is considerably heavier than my 452 Lux.

Perhaps the American has an unusually heavy stock.

 

[Butcherbill]

CZ 452 was built in LH with a medium heavy barrel in the "American" stock:

As a southpaw I gotta say that’s a beautiful looking rifle.

 

[Meroh]

As a southpaw I gotta say that’s a beautiful looking rifle.

They shoot as fine as they look! As soon as you pick one up, you notice how solid they are; when you work the action, how precise they are. My 452 also has one of the most highly figured pieces of Turkish walnut I have ever seen!

 

[slowfire]

A Cooper LVT in left hand should qualify as decent.
I shoot a Anschutz 1727 in left-hand and it certainly has a heavy barrel but the OP says he does not care for the straight pull system.
It is a bit of a disappointment to me that Anschuz does not make a 54 action sporter in left- hand.

 

[regulate34]

find a lefty cz 452 and put a aftermarket bull barrel on it

 

[gobigorgohome]

find a lefty cz 452 and put a aftermarket bull barrel on it

By the time you get the barrel and pay the gunsmith to head space it or go ahead and completely chamber, thread and crown it, I'd be into an anschutz for less....