At what point do you decide to go with a LEFT handed bolt gun?
As opposed to just shooting a right handed gun so you can run other people's guns?
As opposed to just shooting a right handed gun so you can run other people's guns?
Huh? This does not sound like you’re talking about a standard configuration left or right handed bolt actionRaipd operation of the bolt. Dominant right hand remains on the pistol grip and non dominant left hand operates the bolt.
Agreed. I'm a lefty and shot right handed rifles for years. I decided to build my first lefty in 2019. I immediately sold all my right handed rifles and started over. While what @Gary/CO is saying sounds good in theory, it just doesn't work...at least for me.I'm Left handed and Left eye dominant--everything feels better with a LH rifle.
Prone is quicker, barricades are quicker, ease of movement is reduced and simplified.
And blowback gasses are less likely to harm me, as I know from experience with a low pressure .308 round that shot gas at me from my old RH FN SPR extractor channel (my own handload's fault).
My $0.02: If you are at all even curious about being a lefty and shooting a LH rifle, try one out or just take the plunge, it's worth it and today there are SO many more options that the days of old.
Ditto.. life too shortAgreed. I'm a lefty and shot right handed rifles for years. I decided to build my first lefty in 2019. I immediately sold all my right handed rifles and started over. While what @Gary/CO is saying sounds good in theory, it just doesn't work...at least for me.
HMFIC Frank is too, iirc, and he drives RH rifles, just trained his eyes to adjust.What about left eye dominant, right hand?
Tracking now. That’s what I figured you were saying. This is how I shoot, and I find it to be very speedy off tripod or barricadesThink right hander using left handed bolt.
Faster shooting since you don't have to re-establish your grip. Since the grip isn't released, the gun also remains on target.
I’m left eye dominant, but RH. When I was a youngster I couldn’t even close my left and not right. Only one winker worked. I have always shot LH. I personally think that the eye dominance should make the determination (that’s how I voted). If the dominance is slight, maybe that’s different, but my kids shoot whichever way their eyes work. And they use appropriate handed weapons ARs, shotguns, etc, that’s a nonnegotiable safety factor, I could not live with myself if my RH daughter was blinded shooting my LH rifle.What about left eye dominant, right hand?
You can't do it? The historical documentary Saving Ryan's Privates has the actor doing it.Yeah that's great....until you have to shoot from any position other than a bench....
Try racking the bolt while kneeling, standing, or from a slung position.
So you are citing Hollywood as a viable source?You can't do it? The historical documentary Saving Ryan's Privates has the actor doing it.
To each his own. I'm a southpaw and left eye dominant. I've some left handed bolts but it doesn't bother me to use a right handed bolt on my left shoulder. It is what it is.
BTW, there's a WW 2 story of a Ghurka whose right hand was disabled by a grenade. Despite this, he challenged, "I am a Ghurka, come out and fight me!" He operated his SMLE with his left hand and slew a lot of the sons of land o' the rising sun.
So you are citing Hollywood as a viable source?
This is a about the worst advice I’ve seen all day and falls flat on it’s face the moment you get of the bench and need to shoot and move with any quickness. The support hand drives the gun, not the firing hand. To constantly have the support hand manipulating the action means you’re having to break the position between each shot and then rebuild the position, which is incredibly inefficient to say the least. Which is why nobody who’s serious about it actually does it unless for to by extreme circumstances.
As to the solution, eye dominance can be over come fairly easy, and in some studies it suggests cross dominance actually seems improves processing speeds. But when it comes to hand dominance it’s best to stick with a matching action.
100% solid theory, shame it didn't work for me either. Your non dominant hand is far better of maintaining you rear bag or rifle balance on a prop, than the dominant hand remaining on the pistol grip.Agreed. I'm a lefty and shot right handed rifles for years. I decided to build my first lefty in 2019. I immediately sold all my right handed rifles and started over. While what @Gary/CO is saying sounds good in theory, it just doesn't work...at least for me.
I've wondered about that for a while, so now I'm building a left handed rifle to try that. My son is a lefty, so it won't be a total loss if it doesn't work out for me.Raipd operation of the bolt. Dominant right hand remains on the pistol grip and non dominant left hand operates the bolt.