Lefties

[John Y Cannuck]

Me, I'm right handed.
But one of the guys at moose camp is left handed, and shoots a BLR. He has problems with the empty cartridge bouncing off his arm, and back into the rifle, jamming the action.
Pisses him off to the extent that he may go back to a top eject '94 Winchester.

Just thought I'd ask how you lefties are coping in a right handed world.

 

[Chizzy]

Hello:

I am right handed myself; however, I have a left-handed friend who is considering picking up a new left handed Browning.

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=001B&cat_id=035&type_id=026

Regards,

Chizzy

 

[marba]

I'm a lefty and I shoot left handed and right handed ,but I also shot my abolt lefty.

 

[Ruger30-06]

My dads a lefty but shoots either hand.

Doesnt have a problem with my RH M77.

 

[7mm-08]

I am right handed but shoot left hand.I have a Rem. 700 BDL LH 30.06 and a Browning micro hunter LH 7mm-08.My wife is a true lefty and shoots a RH Rem. model 7 7mm-08.She is not overly quick with cycling the right hand bolt but wouldn't trade it for anything and prefers it to my LH rifles.

 

[SuperCub]

Ban lefties ....... buncha factory rejects!






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[dumbdawg]

righty here that shoots left but never had a prob with casings shooting righty

 

[COREY]

I am left handed and I shoot all kinds of firearms. I shoort semi handguns, rifles and shotguns without problems. My target rifle is a right handed action so that I can keep my shooring hand close to the grip and tirgger when I sue it for varmint hunting; I shoot it off of a bipod then and I find it quicker using my right hand for that. My 375 H&H is a Ruger #1; I did not know if I would keep it so I thoguth a single shot would work better for resale. My main hunting rifle is a left handed bolt sicne I can cycle it much faster when standing.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

Southpaws

Ban lefties ....... buncha factory rejects!






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This bigot again..............(Did you get beat up by a left-handed one armed bully as a kid?)

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I started out hunting with Marlin levers (30-30 and 22) and a Win 1895. No problems, I still like to use them on occasion.

Most of my hunting is now done with LH bolt-actions. Win M70s, Tikkas, Rem700s.... Shotgunning is just a 870 w/ a LH safety.

I've used many different guns with a RH ejection port, never had the case bounce back into the action. Could see that getting old fast though........

 

[Demonical]

It's a genetic disorder, who cares?

 

[bone-collector]

Ban lefties ....... buncha factory rejects!.

sure why not, that way you can actualy have fun shooting your rifle at the range without a reject showing you up with it

 

[SuperCub]

This bigot again.............. (Did you get beat up by a left-handed one armed bully as a kid?)

I knew you'd take the bait.




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[Crazy.kayaker]

I'm a ambidextrous person in pretty much everything but I'm getting a Puma M92 (winchester Clone) top eject and reasonably priced so I can continue my ambidextrous tradition.

Have your friend check out the puma rifle line

 

[NAA]

Ban lefties ....... buncha factory rejects!
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Now that just hurts..... Hey at least we are 'right minded'....

Another 'lefty' here.... left eye dominant, too. I've only ever owned right handed bolts. Have had several lever guns, including BLR's.... never had a problem with any of 'em.

 

[Pudelpointer]

Hi John,

I am having a hard time accepting that the cases are actually ejecting from the rifle. The ejection port on a BLR is not very big! Has anyone personally observed the case ejecting from the rifle and bouncing back into the action?? The case shouldn't even come near his arm - what the hell is his arm doing up there, it should be under the rifle?

It sounds to me like he is not fully opening the action before he tries to close it again. Some guns will not eject the case until the action is mostly/completely open, and if not worked properly can be "short cycled". Take him to the range and see what is really going on.

Ian

ps. I am a lefty and have shot many, many different levers, semi's and pumps and have never had an ejected shell bounce back into an action, not one time, never mind repeatedly.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

I knew you'd take the bait.




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Aahh, fishing with with a baited line pulled slowly behind a boat, again, were we?

Seems like the thing to do around here.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Hi John,

I am having a hard time accepting that the cases are actually ejecting from the rifle. The ejection port on a BLR is not very big! Has anyone personally observed the case ejecting from the rifle and bouncing back into the action?? The case shouldn't even come near his arm - what the hell is his arm doing up there, it should be under the rifle?

It sounds to me like he is not fully opening the action before he tries to close it again. Some guns will not eject the case until the action is mostly/completely open, and if not worked properly can be "short cycled". Take him to the range and see what is really going on.

Ian

ps. I am a lefty and have shot many, many different levers, semi's and pumps and have never had an ejected shell bounce back into an action, not one time, never mind repeatedly.

I know the jams happen, as the last moose he shot, there were long pauses between shots. As he cleared the rifle.
Kinda hard to accept short stoking a BLR, as it is such a short stroke, but I'll agree it's a possibility.
When target shooting with him, it's the empty that is in the chamber, and sometimes it's backwards, so that would lend authenticity to his story. He's not a very big fellow, and as such, the rifle fits him differently than it would someone of more normal proportions.

 

[Murf]

Even if small statured I can't see the forward arm interfering with the ejection of cases.

Does he baby the action open or operate it with firm intent?

Does he drop the gun from his shoulder while cycling the action?

Does the gun function properly for other right handed shooters? I am thinking it could be a problem with the mechanicals of the individual gun .

 

[SaddleTramp]

Work it

Even if small statured I can't see the forward arm interfering with the ejection of cases.

Does he baby the action open or operate it with firm intent?

Does he drop the gun from his shoulder while cycling the action?

Does the gun function properly for other right handed shooters? I am thinking it could be a problem with the mechanicals of the individual gun .

Work it hard.Mausers are the same way.If you don't rack them hard when ejecting they hang up on the scope or do a turnaround.That is alright when range firing and saving emptys but when hunting use it hard. He may need a shorter(?) butt stock that fits him better and change his whole shooting stance.It works with shotguns. Being a lefty in a righthanded word sucks but it is what it is.Like one fellow said earlier..."We are RIGHT Minded"...no matter what...

 

[Grizzlypeg]

What's his right arm doing up that high? Someone's gotta watch him shoot a few at the range.

I'm a lefty, and I've never lost an animal because I couldn't get off a second shot rapidly enough. Either 1) the first shot gets them, 2) the problem that caused a miss on the first shot only gets worse (ie running game now further away) 3)The animal stands there not knowing what happened, and there's plenty of time to chamber another round. That said, I'm happy with a right hand bolt action. I've hunted with a semi auto as well, and the second shot was either not needed, or of no use.

He's one unlucky son of a gun if spent cartridges are bouncing back into the action. Like to see someone do that consistently. Is he doing some sort of hand switch when he cycle the action? Cycle the action with the right or left hand?