Factory LH 223
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The Savage 110 Storm comes in a LH Model in .223. The 110 line is a grade up from the Axis line. I have the Storm model in .223 ( RH ) and have enjoyed it very much. It has functioned flawlessly and is dead on accurate. Sub-MOA groups are no problem with loads it likes.
You can get a Lefty Tikka CTR in .223 but I don’t have a clue who would have one in stock right now. Eurooptic had them last year but I think they sold out pretty fast.
Are you set on a factory rifle or have budget contraints?
If not, look into grabbing yourself up an Origin lefty with a 223 bolt head and run with it.
If not, look into grabbing yourself up an Origin lefty with a 223 bolt head and run with it.
I went through this Year's ago. Hear me now or believe me later. Just build you a left hand custom rifle. Origin as had been suggested is a fantastic option. I have one as well as several other custom lefty's and I won't ever get rid of my origin.
Thanks! I didn’t want the bottom of the barrel. The 110 Storm looks great and priced reasonably
The expensive journey! I may end up going this way and pricing it together.
You won't regret it..yes you'll put in a bit more initially but with the ability to swap out bolt heads and barrels easily down the road in addition to the 700 footprint, it'll be a big win/win down the road.
It is a little more money but it's a ton better rifle and it will be what you actually want. Pre fits are easily available and you won't always wish you'd just built what you wanted.
The pain of paying more for the best fades quickly. The pain of regret lasts much longer.
Build a custom, get what you want. Even if it’s building on a Savage action, it will be far better than trying to get a box to fit your circle. There are many custom action builders, most offering left handed actions, and all offer .223 bolt head. A decent prefit barrel, a nice trigger from Bix n Andy or Trigger Tech, and a decent but not necessarily top of the line chassis or stock, and you are good to go and Much, Much happier. Especially if you don’t want bottom of the line.
Factory rifles can be good. But not always. Get a factory dud, and you are stuck, either stuff it off on some other poor soul or spend a fortune trying to make it what it will never be, or live with it being a first rate gun safe queen. Get a problem with a rilfe you built, change out the defective part with a good one. Takes but a few minutes and you are good to go, you are the builder and in the end, you have the very best and most dependable quality control manager on the planet….YOU!
Speaking of custom build, our son built this rifle and loaned it to Brenda while her RPR was being rebuilt
It has a Savage action. The Girl Can Shoot.
Factory rifles can be good. But not always. Get a factory dud, and you are stuck, either stuff it off on some other poor soul or spend a fortune trying to make it what it will never be, or live with it being a first rate gun safe queen. Get a problem with a rilfe you built, change out the defective part with a good one. Takes but a few minutes and you are good to go, you are the builder and in the end, you have the very best and most dependable quality control manager on the planet….YOU!
Speaking of custom build, our son built this rifle and loaned it to Brenda while her RPR was being rebuilt
It has a Savage action. The Girl Can Shoot.
I'm it the same boat , I want a LH in 223. Here are a few of my research thoughts.
1. you didn't say what is your intended use ? As my Dr. told me "your MRI tells me you have been road hard and put up wet"
so I only shoot from a bench.
2. Tikka , I have a Tac 1, don't know about the CRT , but, as far as I know there are NO aftermarket LH triggers for Tikka's. If you don't mind about a 1/4" of 1st stage travel there are replacement trigger springs that get the 2nd stage down to about 16 + oz.
3. The Savage Storm, looks like it comes with a light Wt. BBL
4. A lot of my reading suggests that LH shooters should use RH rifles and RH shooters should use LH rifles. Even the USMC scout /sniper school used ** to teach LH shooters to use RH rifles. My thoughts are leading to starting with a budget RH 223 , probably the Savage Axis ll Precision as it comes in a chassis and has a 1-7 twist Bbl. to handle the heavier 223 bullets.
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1. you didn't say what is your intended use ? As my Dr. told me "your MRI tells me you have been road hard and put up wet"
so I only shoot from a bench.
2. Tikka , I have a Tac 1, don't know about the CRT , but, as far as I know there are NO aftermarket LH triggers for Tikka's. If you don't mind about a 1/4" of 1st stage travel there are replacement trigger springs that get the 2nd stage down to about 16 + oz.
3. The Savage Storm, looks like it comes with a light Wt. BBL
4. A lot of my reading suggests that LH shooters should use RH rifles and RH shooters should use LH rifles. Even the USMC scout /sniper school used ** to teach LH shooters to use RH rifles. My thoughts are leading to starting with a budget RH 223 , probably the Savage Axis ll Precision as it comes in a chassis and has a 1-7 twist Bbl. to handle the heavier 223 bullets.
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Tikka trigger design/mod
I'm working on converting a KRG trigger to LH safety and was wondering if anyone knows how the pin/stud for the lever spring is fitting in the trigger. Can I press/punch it out or is there another hidden pin, screw, or spring that holds it in? Also, any tips on getting the spring that's...
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It is against the SH creed to allow anyone to go the way of a " budget " gun!
True, but there's a reason for that. We've been down that road and it almost always ends in just building what you want, so why mess with the halfway measures and spend most of the money on those halfway measures, just get what you want to begin with and skip all that other crap, and have a much better rifle.
AMEN Brother. The cheap route usually finds a bunch of stuff gathering dust in the back of the closet or gun safe. Get the right stuff the first time, and be happy. I know I have my dust collectors.
I don`t necessarily disagree, but I would submit that an initial foray into almost ANYTHING sees many (most ? ) start off on the " budget " end of the scale. Maybe they just want to be sure that they`ll want to stick with whatever it is that they`re exploring. And as hard as it is perhaps for many " seasoned " SH posters to fathom, MAYBE they just don`t have the financial wherewithal to go from 0 to 60 in 2 seconds so to speak directly to an upper level ( maybe even mid-level ) piece by piece custom dream gun. Would that we could all do that!
That's why I always advocate taking a class first. A good class is less expensive than even a base Ruger American and a Leupold VX Freedom scope. I don't just do this on SH, but also elsewhere. Take the class, shoot a good loaner rifle, see where a fellow might can go and then make the financial decisions.
The fun of shooting steel is shooting steel. Its a lot easier with a good rifle and a quality scope. Finishing last place (or shooting for fun and never hitting a target) and looking really stupid is not fun if it remains extended. What is sad, is being saddled with cheap stuff that is holding the shooter back. What is sader is having a closet full of paid for stuff that isn't worth the dust it is collecting.
That is the point, take the class, find out what works and then spend the cash.
I learned this years ago with guitars. An expensive PRS wont make you a better player...but it wont hold you back...and will hold its value. Cheap is always cheap.
On the other hand, Frank could out shoot me and my custom with a cheap Savage.
2. I believe Bix'N Andy has a LH trigger. I've heard of people removing the safety to make RH triggers work though.
4. That works fine for short actions but what I've found with longer actions is I have to move my head way out of the way when cycling the bolt. On my brother's Savage 110 in 300WM, it was very clumsy to operate for me due to the bolt handle coming close to the scope too.
4. That works fine for short actions but what I've found with longer actions is I have to move my head way out of the way when cycling the bolt. On my brother's Savage 110 in 300WM, it was very clumsy to operate for me due to the bolt handle coming close to the scope too.
I just got done building a custom 7mm rem mag. Funds are tight for another custom build
I’d like to find a class in Arizona. I’m still trying to figure out how to dope in my kestrel for shots.
I’m gonna make an “Ass Of Me.” (I am going to assume that you know how to operate the Kestrel)
There are quite a few posts on the hide to show you how. Basically, sight in your rifle, next go to Weaponized Math (it works) That will get you close enough to hit targets out to a thousand yards or more.
That will get you your true dope.
Going Inside the Numbers
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Then to true up your Kestrel , adjust your MV on the Kestrel to match the known sight data.
Ballistics calculators don't match real world observation
So I'm relatively new to long range shooting. I have a Springfield Waypoint in 6.5 CM, and shooting a hand load - Hornady 143 gr ELD-X with 41.5 grains of H4350 powder. The Hornady manual states muzzle velocity at 2750, and I've chrono'd it with a Magnetospeed v3 at ~2720. When I this load...
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