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Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:55 pm
by Tufty
Would be grateful for any advice,have been searching but no joy so far
Neale
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:55 pm
by Dombo63
Remington 700 SPS Varmint comes in left-hand drive and is their base model. I have one and love it. You occasionally see them come up on gunstar or gun trader in LHD. Stock is a bit nasty and plasticky but mine had a different stock fitted by previous owner, bloke in my rifle club, and came with scope, moderator plus had some work done to trigger and the action polished. Fantastically accurate, plus it is a very popular rifle/calibre combo so loads of info/dedicated forums etc on the internet. They are also infinitely customisable so no two 700s look the same.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:58 pm
by JonC
Supprised Howa dont appear to do dedicated left hand actions, but they do ambidextrous stocks if tahts any help.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:39 pm
by amyjane
Is this for TR shooting?
If so, I see that Fultons have a couple of left hand rifles.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:20 pm
by dta europe
There is an Accuracy International for sale over on UK Varminting.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:31 pm
by Tufty
amyjane wrote:Is this for TR shooting?
If so, I see that Fultons have a couple of left hand rifles.
Just had a look on their website,the mk 4 Swing looks good,is £1450 a good price?
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:16 am
by Steve E
Tufty wrote:amyjane wrote:Is this for TR shooting?
If so, I see that Fultons have a couple of left hand rifles.
Just had a look on their website,the mk 4 Swing looks good,is £1450 a good price?
Depends on how many rounds the barrel has. Go in and have a good look at what Fultons have. Ask Colin/Robert how many rounds the barrels have. Negotiate on price (for £1450 I would expect the barrel to have less than 2000 ends). Offer £1250 and see what they say.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:46 pm
by Dombo63
I would add however that as a left-hander myself, if shooting prone off a bipod and so supporting the butt with my right hand, I can not only work the bolt with the right hand but, as the butt is in my left shoulder I can also see where I'm feeding the rounds.
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:27 pm
by Tufty
Finally found a nice condition Winchester P14 in a left handed target stock,Schultz and Larson 1:14 twist 30 inch barrel,low shot count,looking forward to trying it out next weekend at Dorking
Re: Good starter rifle in 7.62/.308 left handed
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:29 pm
by meles meles
Oooh, a P14 with a S&L barrel sounds very promising !