Left bolt left feed for right handed br shooting

[Merdoc]

Anyone shooting a left bolt left feed , right handed in 1000 yard br light gun, thinking of a new build and believe not having to take your trigger hand off the stock would be good , any info would be greatly appreciated

 

[TIMO]

Yes, will be shooting one in UBR this year. So far during some load work before it turned cold, it has worked fine. I just need to get a bit more familiar with it as all, basically getting into a rhythm. Also need to make a few small adjustments to where I place my ammo for left load and eject

Tim

 

[ELR LVR]

When working the bolt with this set up
for a right hander
Arent you pulling the bolt handle right into your face if you keep a cheek weld on the stock
Therefore forcing you to take your eye off the target?
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Looks to me like a trade off
RBRP - You have to take your right hand off the fire controls...but keep your eye on the target
LBLP- Or keep your right hand on fire controls, but must move your head away from seeing downrange while manipulating the left bolt
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Is this true? Therefore making it a choice between what a guy desires most

 

[Pietro panama]

Seldom post but have 2 F Class rifles LB LP….best ever. Right hand only pulls trigger, left does all of the bullet handling. Also, keeps your head down behind scope. Easy to get used to. Ammo box and IPad on left.

 

[danny]

Anyone shooting a left bolt left feed , right handed in 1000 yard br light gun, thinking of a new build and believe not having to take your trigger hand off the stock would be good , any info would be greatly appreciated

I shoot left handed, but for years have made do with right handed rifles. After selling nearly all of my right handed rifles (bolt actions) and buying them as left handed, I do believe that shooting the action that is opposite of what is normally considered to be the choice is the best option I have tried for a bolt action, but this is for shooting off of a bench. You can hold and support the pistol grip of the rifle with your firing hand while you operate the rifle with the other. You then have perfect access for the loading port which is facing you, offering easy loading and easy breech/chamber viewing.

What I also have figured out is that neither choice is the best in all situations. If you buy an opposite hand operation rifle, it will be perfect or best for bench shooting. If you shoot it in hunting situations or from positions other than prone, it will be less favorable. Almost always either is going to be a compromise in some situations. My choice, buy an opposite handed rifle for bench shooting, then the correct choice for nearly everything else if finances/availability permit.

Danny

 

[NorCalMikie]

I'am right handed but wanted to try shooting a lefty action right handed.
Got a Savage Model 12 lefty repeater action, picked up an ambi stock and went shooting. LOVE IT!! Continued on, picked up a right hand thumbhole laminated stock, plugged the right bolt handle cut and re cut it on the left side. Tried ordering a right hand stock cut for a left hand action but THAT'S another story.

Set it up for bench shooting. Right hand stays in the thumbhole for stock control and trigger work while your free left hand works the bolt and feeds ammo. Only problem now? With my right hand actions, I have a hard time taking my right hand off the stock/trigger to work the right hand bolt and feed ammo.

 

[danny]

When working the bolt with this set up
for a right hander
Arent you pulling the bolt handle right into your face if you keep a cheek weld on the stock
Therefore forcing you to take your eye off the target?
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Looks to me like a trade off
RBRP - You have to take your right hand off the fire controls...but keep your eye on the target
LBLP- Or keep your right hand on fire controls, but must move your head away from seeing downrange while manipulating the left bolt
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Is this true? Therefore making it a choice between what a guy desires most

Unfortunately, there are some, or some slight inconveniences in choice of a proper handed or opposite handed rifle for bench shooting. The only way to improve things further is to have a rifle that morphs its operation on demand, instantly, for however you are going to operate or shoot it at that exact instance. I don't think that exists except maybe it will come in video games. Everyone is just going to pick a "Deagle" over that, anyway.

Danny

 

[jackieschmidt]

If you can figure out the ergonomics of it, why not.
Since I shoot free recoil in both of the Disciplines I compete in, my hand isn’t on the stock anyway, so I guess I don’t quite see the advantage.

 

[Ranger188]

If you've watched a couple videos out with Bart S. or Tom M.
They run a RPLP bolt as fast as anyone or configuration.
They can keep their hand on the bolt and place a round into the chamber
as soon as the bolt clears and then close it without moving your hand
off the bolt. then slide it down on the trigger.
Don't see an advantage with a LBLP. Just what your comfortable with.
If you have a LBLP, you still have to run the bolt, then take your hand off
grab a round, place it into the chamber, then grab the bolt again and close it.

 

[JEFFPPC]

If you've watched a couple videos out with Bart S. or Tom M.
They run a RPLP bolt as fast as anyone or configuration.
They can keep their hand on the bolt and place a round into the chamber
as soon as the bolt clears and then close it without moving your hand
off the bolt. then slide it down on the trigger.
Don't see an advantage with a LBLP. Just what your comfortable with.
If you have a LBLP, you still have to run the bolt, then take your hand off
grab a round, place it into the chamber, then grab the bolt again and close it.

The work applied to reinventing the wheel is better applied elsewhere. Never saw much success in those types of endeavors regardless of the hype.

 

[Ranger188]

^^^ Well said.

 

[450BM]

I shoot left handed and all my bolt actions are right hand. Only left hand guns I have are a flintlock and 2 Ar-15’s.

I have an FX Impact pcp with a charging handle that will go on either side. I tried it on the left and hated it, quickly changing it back.