Thread: Left Handed

Originally Posted by Rushy

As an after thought PM Barefoot, he has a rifle in .243 that he told me he was going to sell and although I may be wrong, I think that is a lefty. Tell him Rushy said he is due a commission if you buy it. ha ha ha ha

Nup, selling the marlin rightie keeping the leftie as backup, so no beerzies for you.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Nup, selling the marlin rightie keeping the leftie as backup, so no beerzies for you.

Story of my life Barefoot. Don't know my left from my right, my up from my down, my in from my out ..... You get my drift I am sure.

Thank you for all the replies. Am buying the rifle savage hunter offered. Looking forward to the journey!

You want regret going left hand. Best change I ever made. The savage sounds like a great buy

Originally Posted by ebf

Muzz, welcome. I am a lefty. Depends what type of shooting you're going to be doing.

Prone only, right hand bolt is actually faster for lefties, coz you keep your left hand on the grip. For bush hunting, or something like NZDA comps where you need quick follow-up shots, a left bolt or lever action is worth it. Position of the safety is also an issue, tang safeties like on the older lever actions are obviously faster.

My primary bush hunting rifle is a Baikal single shot, and I have open sights on it, coz where I hunt, 90% of animals are shot well within 100m.

Keep an eye on Trademe, I have a favorite search stored that notifies me of any left hand rifles, if you are patient, you get some awesome deals. Picked up a Remington 788 lefty for $400 earlier this year...

The Savage International package includes a Weaver scope, and they have lefty models, around $1k, very good deal IMHO.

So it was you that 'STOLE' that 778.

Originally Posted by Shearer

So it was you that 'STOLE' that 778.

Guilty as charged needed a bit of work on the stock, and re-blueing, very happy customer.