Action configuration question?

[TrxR]

I am going to be buying a new action and was wondering what tge advantage of the seperate ejection port? This action is going to be a bench gun. Thinking about going with a Left bolt right port as i am right handed that shoots left. Ive had some recommendations to go left bolt right port left eject but why the seperate eject port?

Thanks

 

[Alpheus]

If may be misunderstanding what you are asking, but normally if your bolt is on the other side of the port, there isn't a second port. Your "left bolt right port left eject" doesn't make sense, you only have one port, left or right, not both sides.

I'm right handed, so I might get a single shot with a right bolt and left port, so I operate the bolt with my dominant hand and single feed/eject with my left hand.

 

[Tony1320]

I believe dual port actions are a common trend in benchrest. So you can shoot faster before the conditions change

Look how smooth and fast this is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6sNyTPCOas

 

[b72471]

Custom actions come in several configurations. A right handed shooter would buy the R bolt and L port. The advantage for me is you cycle the bolt and feed with left hand not having to take the right hand off the bolt. At least that's part of the theory. It takes a bit of time to become familar with this but it will allow you to shoot quicker as time goes by. In bench shooting there are those who shoot quickly trying to fire all shoots before conditions change and pickers who take their time watching wind flages trying to fire when conditions come back to where their last shot was fired( they also try to shoot in the same conditions but watch the flags). IE, some shooters will take 30 seconds to get 5 shots off and others may take almost the maximum 5 minutes.

 

[cbh560]

I have a right bolt, left port and I shoot it right handed. I mostly shoot prone and from this position I can see the inside the receiver (can check for failed ejection and proper feeding from a magazine) with the bolt open and see the chamber without having to lift my head and break my cheek weld. I find it easy to get my hands back into place, but if I have to lift my head I need to totally re-position the rifle to get comfortable again.

I have never used a dual port rifle. I couldn't see them having an advantage over a port on the opposite side of the bolt for any of my purposes, but I don't do any real benchrest shooting/competition work. There does seem to be a speed advantage as shown in the video posted by Alpheus.