Sometimes it is handy to have an ambi control on a gun. In the case of a pistol-gripped rifle, it is handy to hold the rifle by the pistol grip and to change mags with the left hand. The last step of a mag change is releasing the bolt. On a AR-15, the bolt release is on the left, so this works smoothly.
On a CZ 858 series rifle, there is no bolt release, so you have to pull back on the cocking handle – which is on the right. Or, you can install a bolt release, which I think is run with the right hand.
I bought a 1 ½” bolt at Canadian Tire. My gunsmith drilled and tapped a hole on the left side of the bolt carrier, matching the location on the right side. He reports the steel is very hard and required carbide tooling (not a DIY job, for most of us).
He turned the hex head off the bolt, making a round knob similar to the right sight handle.
The result is now a left side cocking handle I can use to #### the rifle, or more commonly, to slap to release the open bolt.
Sorry. Just realized this is in the wrong colour forum. Will re-post in "Black" rifles.
On a CZ 858 series rifle, there is no bolt release, so you have to pull back on the cocking handle – which is on the right. Or, you can install a bolt release, which I think is run with the right hand.
I bought a 1 ½” bolt at Canadian Tire. My gunsmith drilled and tapped a hole on the left side of the bolt carrier, matching the location on the right side. He reports the steel is very hard and required carbide tooling (not a DIY job, for most of us).
He turned the hex head off the bolt, making a round knob similar to the right sight handle.
The result is now a left side cocking handle I can use to #### the rifle, or more commonly, to slap to release the open bolt.
Sorry. Just realized this is in the wrong colour forum. Will re-post in "Black" rifles.
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Apart from that the only downside that comes to mind is that you can not use a POSP scope with the handle on the left.
