first gun for left handed newbie.

[I Dont Care About You]

a left hand flintlock.

There is a pretty good reason to have a left handed flintlock. There is next to no reason to have left handed cartridge firearms.

Not to mention the cost to change my inventory.

What cost? Just shoot your right handed firearms off the left shoulder.

 

[Butcherbill]

I looked at a used lever .22 today but it more $$ than I was willing to spend. Since I am left handed a lever seemed like a good way to go. I am now thinking of starting with an inexpensive right hand bolt action and could pass that on to my right handed kid when they get their license. I guess just getting started is the key as I have so much to learn , like cleaning, sighting, accuracy, safety....etc.

Savage will be the cheapest LH option but you can find LH actions from Savage, Remington, Browning, Tikka, Ruger, CZ. There’s a couple others that I can’t remember at the moment

Pay no attention to I Don’t Care About You, he’s just got Stockholm syndrome from years of being brow beat by some teacher or nun most likely. As a southpaw there’s nothing more natural than a LH bolt action, I still like rh pump or semi auto guns. Break actions are also an option as long as the it doesn’t have a rh stock or cheek riser.

Since buying a modern LH bolt action I’ll never buy another RH bolt gun unless it’s a milsurp.

 

[guntech]

Where is the op?

What eye is dominent is the question that needs answering... why are you shooting left handed?

 

[99Solutions]

I got my lefty wife a left handed bolt action Savage Mark 2. Inexpensive and it feels natural to her.
As a right handed person, shooting her left handed bolt gun feels perfectly natural to me too so maybe you’ll be just as much at home with a right handed bolt as you supposed. But the lefty version is only about $300 which isn’t too bad.

You basically can’t lose because if you get a lefty you win, and if you get a righty you kid wins.

 

[Odinson]

There is a pretty good reason to have a left handed flintlock. There is next to no reason to have left handed cartridge firearms.



What cost? Just shoot your right handed firearms off the left shoulder.

The lefty flint lock could be real exciting fo a right handed person to use. That hot stream, blasting by mere inches from the nose ........
Well, I am left handed and very left eye dominant, so why not? I have been shooting off my left shoulder for about 65 years or so but I feel like indulging myself in my old age.

 

[Odinson]

Sounds like a target rifle for sure and not ideal for trouncing around in the bush with. Depending on the brand you may be able to find a lighter profile barrel.

It is a Savage 110C so relatively easy to change. Just basically need a barrel and the wrench.

 

[Chuckbuster]

Once I got my first left hand bolt it was like a eureka moment. It is so much more natural than trying to manipulate a right hand bolt. I would get a LH Savage to start, if you want a bolt right out of the gate, and then go with whatever you like after that.

 

[BigMasterShrek]

Cooey 600, 2-300 bucks and rock solid. Buy canadian

 

[saskgunowner101]

You being a LH person will have no trouble at all adapting to shooting RH rifles as a lefty, but LH bolt actions feel real slick compared to RH in any situation, besides being parked at a table, in my opinion. As was mentioned previously in one of the posts, is cast off/cast on regarding heavy kickers and shotguns. I wouldn't call people stupid, but maybe unaware is the better term when it comes to such things. I had a 458 WM that was RH with noticeable cast and I couldn't sell that thing fast enough...the recoil was brutal.

 

[Odinson]

Cooey 600, 2-300 bucks and rock solid. Buy canadian

I have a cooey 60 and a 600 along with a ruger 10 22. No shortage of 22s but being a lefty and the fact I think that I should indulge myself .... why not?