Posted By: bull279
Left/Right Hand Rifle Question - 10/11/15 03:08 AM
I have a question for yall.
I am left handed and have grown up shooting right handed firearms.
A couple of year ago, my wife bought me a Savage Left Hand 17HMR bolt action rifle. I found that I actually did not like a left handed bolt action rifle. I have always been able to stay on target and cycle the rifle with my right hand. Having a left hand bolt I would have to more my trigger hand to cycle the bolt and then reposition my hand to shoot. I determined that I could put more rounds on target faster with the right-hand bolt than with a left-handed one.
Have any of yall tried shooting a left-hand bolt if you are right handed or a right hand bolt if you are left handed? If so, what is your opinion?
For automatics.semi-autos, I prefer left handed firearms simply for the ejection port being away from me.
I am left handed and have grown up shooting right handed firearms.
A couple of year ago, my wife bought me a Savage Left Hand 17HMR bolt action rifle. I found that I actually did not like a left handed bolt action rifle. I have always been able to stay on target and cycle the rifle with my right hand. Having a left hand bolt I would have to more my trigger hand to cycle the bolt and then reposition my hand to shoot. I determined that I could put more rounds on target faster with the right-hand bolt than with a left-handed one.
Have any of yall tried shooting a left-hand bolt if you are right handed or a right hand bolt if you are left handed? If so, what is your opinion?
For automatics.semi-autos, I prefer left handed firearms simply for the ejection port being away from me.