Left handed varmint rifle?

[Larch]

I have a friend who is trying to find a decent left handed rifle for varmint hunting, unfortunately the search is not going to well. Just wondering what you guys might recommend, he would prefer something in .243 but would welcome other suggestions.

Thanks for reading

 

[Shooter ----/]

Left hand Tikka varmint.

 

[bassman]

Will it be a coyote rifle or a gopher rifle? Walking rifle or a calling/stand/blind rifle?

 

[Bolivar]

See what Savage has to offer? I think they have several LH versions.

 

[JB]

try Savage i have a left handed one in 223cal

 

[Shooter ----/]

The unfortunate thing is that Savage does not offer their best varmint / target rifles in a left hand configuration. I know this from experience being a lefty myself.

 

[goggles_pizzano]

Cooper offer most of their rifles with the bolt on the wrong side. Give Clay at Prophet a call, he stocks quite a few and is really good to deal with.

 

[BlazinDayz]

Here ya go>

I'm considering the very same rifle but in RH config.

http://www.frontierfirearms.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_18_63_178&products_id=3187

 

[hometownhero]

Look at savage almost every model come in left hand. Or do what I do and use a right handed rifle that will help alot. I held up a left handed gun a few months back and just couldnt work the darn thing. Been shooting left with right handed guns for 15-20 years. I also like the bonus of being able to just look down and see in the chamber and not have to look over to the other side

 

[Suputin]

Eventually when he gets tired of it or just wants a change, that LH rifle will be nearly impossible to sell and its value will be next to nothing. Get a RH rifle and learn to use that. It is a right handed world .... adapt and overcome.

 

[chuck nelson]

Eventually when he gets tired of it or just wants a change, that LH rifle will be nearly impossible to sell and its value will be next to nothing. Get a RH rifle and learn to use that. It is a right handed world .... adapt and overcome.

Exact opposite of my first hand experience. Apparently I've overcome.

 

[chuck nelson]

Here is my LH Varmint rig. A stock CDL barreled action 243 and McMillan stock.

 

[pig boots]

lh guns sell quick by my experence savage or remmy cant go wrong

 

[Larch]

Thanks for all the responses and I am seeing stuff that we couldn't find doing some online searching so he will be happy about that, I'm listing the ones mentioned here to take to him so he can do some research into them.

 

[Bolivar]

Eventually when he gets tired of it or just wants a change, that LH rifle will be nearly impossible to sell and its value will be next to nothing. Get a RH rifle and learn to use that. It is a right handed world .... adapt and overcome.

It's a friggin' hobby. Get exactly what you want, for the reasons you want it.

 

[pig boots]

amen bolivar as long as the kids aint barefoot because you need a new toy who cares

 

[Shooter ----/]

Kids feet can be wrapped in old rags and shopping bags.

My left hand custom rig is my baby. Resale has never even been a thought from when she was just a gleam in my eye.

If you can scrounge up the cash, nothing is more satisfying than firing off a bug hole group from a rifle that was your dream of what a rifle should be.

 

[normanrd]

You may also consider a ruger #1, chanbered in whatever you fancy. I built a 220 swift with a 28" shilen barrel off of a #1 action a number of years back and it was a half moa gun. It would shoot a 55 grain vmax over 4000 fps into .6 moa all day long, any day of the week. Wish I hadn't sold it.....

 

[kdogg]

I'm a lefty and used right handed firearms for 10 years switched over to left and won't look back. Took three days at the range and I was convinced no more right handed fire arms. Cycling and reloading make life so much easier. As for resale who cares the resale market sucks! Browning,Savage,tikka and Remington all cater to us lefty's.

 

[Underr8d]

Its good to know that I'm not the only left handed shooter in the country.