Browning BLR

[fiddleharp]

Any left-handed shooters replying to this thread? Um... yeah, didn't think so.
Apparently, some of you prefer a boltgun to a BLR. Back in the day, us southpaws had basically one choice in a bolt-action rifle: Savage 110CL available only in 30-06, .270, or .243.
Plus, we had almost no choices in .22 bolt-action rifles.
So, we learned to settle for leverguns.
Decades ago, the only lefty-friendly 7mm-08 I could find was a Browning BLR.
Perhaps there are more choices in left-handed bolt rifles nowdays, but now that I'm old and gray, my rifle-buying days are pretty much in the past. Along with bitter memories about my lack of choices routinely available to right-handed shooters and musicians.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

I had a Japanese steel framed BLR .243. I shot a couple of deer with it and the fascination with the rifle was gone. Worked fine and nice rifle...just never could warm up to it and didn't want to drill butt stock for sling swivel stud...sold it on GB.

 

[GooseGestapo]

I agree, the newer aluminum reciever pistol grip BLR's are an abomination for looks.
I shoot left handed and prefer lever actions. (Right handed left eye dominant).

I own 13 levers. 10 Marlins, 3 Winchesters, 1 Browning BLR '81 in .358. I hated the ergonomics until I swapped the 2-7X Leupold Compact for a standard VariX II 2-7, with low rings, and removed the HEAVY solid 1" recoil pad and fitted a Boyd's 1/2" pad. Wow! What a difference!
It still has a creepy trigger, but it's now smooth, kinda like a well broken in Glock trigger. Took 200rds over the 200 or so fired by original owner till accuracy settled down to ~1.2moa 5-shots with favorite handload.
It's a "keeper"!
Almost too pretty to hunt with though!

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

For me, the biggest advantage about a lever gun is they are very quick to bring to bear, and usually fit me like a glove, but the BLR's stock is just too long for me.

 

[qwert65]

I love mine in 308 almost the perfect gun for me