Bolt .22, left-handed?

[corncob]

Does anybody make a left-handed bolt action 22? I'm in the process of switching to my left hand (I'm left eye dominant) with rifles and I want to pick up a .22 with good iron sights. The only thing I've found on the web is the Savage Mark II. None of thier other models and nothing else I've seen mentions left-handed versions.

 

[tc300mag1]

Gander mountain had one here as a used one only one ive ever seen and it was some candian company i had never heard of that made it sorry i cant be more vague :banghead: i just dont rember it was neat to see as a lefty my self but 1 shot would get old after awhile

 

[penates]

Anschutz makes a nice sporter, one of which I have. I believe the model number is 1416L. Also you may be able to find an old Browning T-Bolt.

 

[corncob]

Thanks, but I'm looking to stay in the $250 neighborhood.

 

[PinnedAndRecessed]

If you're shooting left-handed you can consider the obvious, viz., lever action and semi automatic. There are plenty of good rifles available.

If you have your heart set on a bolt action, Anschutz is about as nice as you'll find. Try http://www.championshooters.com/Anschutz-sp.htm

Or you can find an old Browning T-bolt. They made some of those left-handed.

Or you can find an old Remington bolt .22. Sorry, I can't remember the model number, but it was a left-handed bolt, right handed ejection.

Or, you can buy a copy of "Saving Private Ryan" and study the technique of the sniper. He uses a right-handed enfield yet shoots left-handed. I saw pics of a guy who won at Camp Perry years ago with that same style. I never could get used to it.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

I have a Savage MarkII-GL and 93GL (.22 Magnum). Both are good, accurate, reasonably-priced rifles. The triggers need some work as they come from the factory, but I am otherwise quite pleased with them.

If you're open to other action types, the Winchester 9422 lever action and the Ruger 10/22 autoloader also work well for us southpaws.


Edit: This was my 1911th post.

 

[CB900F]

Corncob;

I've got the Savage MKII LHB .22. I've worked it around a bit, nuthin' serious. I'll recommend it to anyone as being a very good value for the money. Mine's middlein' accurate as compared to my Volquartsen, for about 1/4 the money.

The 581 Remington's are seriously overpriced when you find one. The Anschutz's are worth the money - if you've got the money to spend. I wouldn't make any great sacrifices to obtain one though.

I looked around a fair amount a coupla years ago when I got my Savage, & unless something's popped up recently that I haven't heard of, the Savage is about it for reasonably priced.

If you do go for it, PM me & I can point you to some easy things to do to help with it.

900F

 

[theCZ]

I'm a lefty shooter, and I learned on a right handed .22 to reach over and work the bolt with my left hand. After some practice you become quick at it even with a scope. It's saved me a lot of time searching for leftie rifles and I don't feel handicapped at all.

 

[CB900F]

theCZ;

I see you're another Montanan. Ever get out to shoot gophers?

I also learned on a RHB .22. Shot competitivly with RHB's. I've found that if us leftie's don't demand proper sided guns though, they don't make, or quit making, them.

My battery isn't totally left because some early guns with a lotta nostalgia are RH'ers. But everything new is there because it's passed the proper-handed test.

900F

 

[VG]

Does anybody make a left-handed bolt action 22? ... The only thing I've found on the web is the Savage Mark II. None of thier other models and nothing else I've seen mentions left-handed versions.

Ditto on shooting with a RH bolt action. I use a Mossberg 44US I bought from CMP. Working the bolt on a .22 is easy because the action and barrel are so short and the rifles are pretty light (M44 excepted!).

If you don't like the Savage, it is very easy to hold a RH .22 bolt with your LH only while you cycle the bolt with the RH, or push the rifle away from you and rotate it a bit counterclockwise so you can work the bolt with your LH. I don't own any LH firearms.