Greetings south-paws. I've just returned from a recon mission and would offer the following report on some left hand bolt action rifles I've found on the net. Some of you may know some of this already but I'll provide the details for those that may not have had an opportunity to look around at the different companies that make firearms for left handers. Like many of you CGNs I look at rifles, pistols, shotguns and the like... And since joining CGN I've also found myself delving into more information related to reloading and long range shooting. And why not... the info is there for the reading and all I have to do is click a few buttons on the computer and discover some amazing things that pertain to my interests in left hand rifles. Also, I found a pet caliber and wanted to see what kind of production rifles were available in the caliber of interest. Primarily I'll report on the 260 Remington, but will include a couple of others on the same case. Look up the ballistics and see for yourself the 260 Remington is a nice caliber with great characteristics. my bias here is that I'm aiming to go down to lighter recoiling calibers that are great for deer. So here is what I found...
There may be other manufacturers out there but I'll limit my report on the following manufacturers: Savage, Ruger, Tikka, Browning and Remington.
Savage
Model 10 Predator Hunter Max 1, 260 Remington, Box magazine, 1 in 8 inch twist and 8.5 lbs. Heavy but looks good and with the twist rate should shoot 140 grain bullets.
Model 11 Trophy Hunter XP (package), 260 Remington, Detachable box mag, 1 in 8 inch twist, Nikon 3-9 x 40 BDC scope, 7.25 lbs. Shapes up like a favorite.
Weather Warrior Series 16 FLHSS, 7mm-08, Hinged floorplate, 9.5 twist, 6.9 lbs. Another great set-up and I expect would readily shoot 140 grain bullets and would also shoot 150 grain bullets if called upon to do so.
Tikka T-3 - Stainless Composite, 260 Remington, Detachable Box Mag, twist unknown, weight unknown, most of these are light rifles so recoil would be easily managed by a lot of shooters - young and old.
Ruger Guniste Scout Rifle, 308, black barrel, laminate stock, detachable box mag,1 in 10 inch twist, 7 lbs. Compact and ready to go.
Browning, produces the 243 and 7mm-08 in a few of their models like the Hunter, but they are NOT producing a 260 remington at the moment. Also they really ought to expand their left hand models to include the 260 remington, and they really ought to offer more rifles with the raised cheek rest/comb which is often referred to a monte carlo stock.
Remington - Model 700 SPS Compact Synthetic 243 and 7mm08. But NO 260 remington. Sad but true.
So others may have pet calibers out there from some of these companies, or others and feel free to comment on your preferences. Because the more that us southpaws share about what we know about left-hand configured rifles. the more options we have for future acquisitions. Right...?
There may be other manufacturers out there but I'll limit my report on the following manufacturers: Savage, Ruger, Tikka, Browning and Remington.
Savage
Model 10 Predator Hunter Max 1, 260 Remington, Box magazine, 1 in 8 inch twist and 8.5 lbs. Heavy but looks good and with the twist rate should shoot 140 grain bullets.
Model 11 Trophy Hunter XP (package), 260 Remington, Detachable box mag, 1 in 8 inch twist, Nikon 3-9 x 40 BDC scope, 7.25 lbs. Shapes up like a favorite.
Weather Warrior Series 16 FLHSS, 7mm-08, Hinged floorplate, 9.5 twist, 6.9 lbs. Another great set-up and I expect would readily shoot 140 grain bullets and would also shoot 150 grain bullets if called upon to do so.
Tikka T-3 - Stainless Composite, 260 Remington, Detachable Box Mag, twist unknown, weight unknown, most of these are light rifles so recoil would be easily managed by a lot of shooters - young and old.
Ruger Guniste Scout Rifle, 308, black barrel, laminate stock, detachable box mag,1 in 10 inch twist, 7 lbs. Compact and ready to go.
Browning, produces the 243 and 7mm-08 in a few of their models like the Hunter, but they are NOT producing a 260 remington at the moment. Also they really ought to expand their left hand models to include the 260 remington, and they really ought to offer more rifles with the raised cheek rest/comb which is often referred to a monte carlo stock.
Remington - Model 700 SPS Compact Synthetic 243 and 7mm08. But NO 260 remington. Sad but true.
So others may have pet calibers out there from some of these companies, or others and feel free to comment on your preferences. Because the more that us southpaws share about what we know about left-hand configured rifles. the more options we have for future acquisitions. Right...?
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