School me on the BAR(commercial version)

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as a lefty Ive been unable to find something I really love as far as bolt actions go. I want a 7lb ish 30-06 that will be used for hunting, and downloaded (I reload) for target practice. Remington(quality), savage(looks), Ruger(hate the action) and winchester (no left hand) have left me feeling cool. The X bolt is too light for what I want, and Im thinking the BAR will even soak up some recoil with it's gas system.

So, as a reloader who wants to load his 30-06 down how limiting is the gas system on these? I worry about not having enough oomph to cycle the action. Anything else I should know about em? are the safari versions far superior?
 
You should be able to find a decent all-steel version of the BAR on the EE. As for handloading, invest in a good set of small based dies and go with the minimum load in a published reloading manual and see how the accuracy and function is. You may have to adjust the load for both of these factors.
 
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