CRPS production class for a lefty?

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I'm looking for ideas for a CRPS rifle that's a good choice for a lefty. In the past I would have bought a savage, but I've recently decided to switch to left handed rifles due to eye dominance, and the heavy barrel versions are either not available in a lefty, or they're not allowed in production (only the base model w/sporter barrel and the one with the laminate stock comes lefty I think).

So with that in mind, I'm looking for ideas for a lefty friendly rimfire that'll be suitable for production division. What are my options? I can't be the only lefty out there! Thanks!
 
Alpheus said:
Learn to shot righty like a normal person? :p
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I currently shoot right. However, due to eye dominance issues I am looking to switch all my gear over to left (made the switch with shotgun already a few years ago, and decided I should also do the same with rifles). Certain things like my marlin 795 I"ll just use lefty, but the bolt handle being on the wrong side makes things awkward with a bolt action.

Anyone try the Savage b22? How do they compare to a Mark II FV (heavy barrel)?
 
As I'm sure you've noticed there isn't really any good options that would keep you in production division. If you can afford it you're better off buying a good left handed rifle and just shooting in the open category.

The common complaint is that guys don't feel like they'll be competitive against the expensive set ups, and that they feel they'll rank higher if they stay in production. If you look at any CRPS match out of the 50 shooters you'll have at most 8 production shooters. I just checked and there were 5 production shooters out of 49 at the Warren Field match a few days ago.

If coming top 3 in a division is that important to you then grab a sporter barrel savage. If you're there to improve and have fun then get the best heavy barreled lefty you can afford.
 
s_moneh said:
i'm right handed but left eye dominant, but i compete with a right handed rpr no problem
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Do you run it lefty, or just shoot right?

Rodder said:
As I'm sure you've noticed there isn't really any good options that would keep you in production division. If you can afford it you're better off buying a good left handed rifle and just shooting in the open category.

The common complaint is that guys don't feel like they'll be competitive against the expensive set ups, and that they feel they'll rank higher if they stay in production. If you look at any CRPS match out of the 50 shooters you'll have at most 8 production shooters. I just checked and there were 5 production shooters out of 49 at the Warren Field match a few days ago.

If coming top 3 in a division is that important to you then grab a sporter barrel savage. If you're there to improve and have fun then get the best heavy barreled lefty you can afford.
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Thanks for that. I hadn't really considered open but if production is such a small segment then maybe I'm over thinking it. I was assuming a much more even split. I'll at least consider it as an option now.
 
Suther said:
Do you run it lefty, or just shoot right?



Thanks for that. I hadn't really considered open but if production is such a small segment then maybe I'm over thinking it. I was assuming a much more even split. I'll at least consider it as an option now.
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Oh I can only shoot left, shooting right for me gets complicated.

Also to add in production you limit yourself in terms of addons that you can use. Open you can technically sit in a chair at every stage if the course of fire doesnt state anything.
 
B22 is great to be honest. Very reliable. It is not as accurate as the Mark II in my experience but it's not enough to really be meaningful in terms of CRPS/ORPS
 
s_moneh said:
Oh I can only shoot left, shooting right for me gets complicated.

Also to add in production you limit yourself in terms of addons that you can use. Open you can technically sit in a chair at every stage if the course of fire doesnt state anything.
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Well that's more or less exactly why production seemed like the place to start - my budget is limited so I can't really afford a bunch of expensive add ons, accessories, scope worth thousands, etc. So production felt like it would put me on a more level playing field. However if that field is only a small fraction of competitors, then maybe I don't care so much...
 
Dahsira said:
B22 is great to be honest. Very reliable. It is not as accurate as the Mark II in my experience but it's not enough to really be meaningful in terms of CRPS/ORPS
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What would you consider to be the minimum acceptable accuracy for CPRS? (let's say, 100yd group size for this)
 
Suther said:
What would you consider to be the minimum acceptable accuracy for CPRS? (let's say, 100yd group size for this)
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The smallest target at the first match was 1" at 100yds, part of the prone KYL stage. It's more important to have solid dope all the way out and ammo with very consistent muzzle velocity than group size.
 
Alpheus said:
The smallest target at the first match was 1" at 100yds, part of the prone KYL stage. It's more important to have solid dope all the way out and ammo with very consistent muzzle velocity than group size.
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For sure, I hear the ammo is very important. I just wanted an idea of what is required for accuracy. 1" target at 100yds seems like a good benchmark to strive towards.
 
The smallest target this month is 1/4” at 50 yards, it’s a KYL stage. That’s tough shooting, especially off a chair back!
Most often if you can hit 1” at 100 yards you should be fine. The target sizes are usually quite generous, the focus is more on position building off strange props and barricades and engaging multiple targets on a time limit.

I have seen a few lefty shooters running a right bolt and make it work! By mastering this the shooter barely has to break the shooting position....
 
redneckchris said:
The smallest target this month is 1/4” at 50 yards, it’s a KYL stage. That’s tough shooting, especially off a chair back!
Most often if you can hit 1” at 100 yards you should be fine. The target sizes are usually t.

I have seen a few lefty shooters running a right bolt and make it work! By mastering this the shooter barely has to break the shooting position....
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I haven't been shooting rifles for many years but looking at getting back at it. When I used to shoot I used a right hand bolt action both left and right hand. I often found that left handed was better.
 
Was lucky enough to find a NIB left handed CZ American. Even bone stock the rifle is in the open class. So I pimped it, phukkem. Nothing like a discriminatory rule set. Savage uses a cut, extruded steel tube for a receiver; no thanks.
 
Fellow lefty here.. our options suck. Savage B22 is the closest I've found to what you want, but mine had some extraction issues that took some tinkering and it did not live up to my expectations in terms of accuracy. Of course, as a lefty model, it was the sporter barrel version. To be fair it was alright for the price and it was one of the few budget friendly rimfires I've ever owned that had a decent trigger.

You mentioned a Marlin 795... I have one of those that shoots quite well. Accuracy on par with the B22 and reliability blows the B22 away. It's not up to the 1" at 100 standard, but it's just a couple KYL targets that will be out of reach. Certainly good enough that you could go out and have a lot of fun with it while you ponder over your next rifle purchase. Stock trigger sucks, but there's a wealth of information on making it acceptable with a little time and very little money.
 
Tikka recently announced a LH T1x. I'm not familiar with the rules for eligibility in production class, but it should be a great option for southpaws.
 
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