Ok let's list all the actions to build customs on that are availible to us southpaws

You might have to tear down a rifle to get them, but:

Browning A-Bolt
Cooper M20,M21,M22
Dakota M76
Kimber of Oregon M84
Remington 700
Ruger M77
Savage 10/110
Weatherby Mk V.
Winchester M-70
Zastava M98 (aka Charles Daly aka Rem. 798)

Rare birds:
Mathieu
Brevex
BAT

George

i knew of
mrc
stiller
rimrock

just trying to put an info list for members and to help me decide next action to build on

Oldie but goody:

Remington 788

Sako (no longer made either)

Tikka

CZ Model 3 (Montana Rifle Co)

Blaser

CZ says that they have a 223 size also.

Browning BAR

Charles Daley mini and standard

In no particular order, just as / when I can remember them:

Sako Hunter (aka 75?)

Steyr Mannlicher Model M

Mauser 77 (?) a push feed around sametime as Mod 66 and Steyr Model M, only conventional layout etc

Krico model 600? I believe these were available in Lh, mid - late 1980s

Heym SR20 + Newer modles

Tikka '590' series - fairly new, only recently phased out by the Tikka T3

Remington 700

Remington 788

Zastava M98 - FN Mauser clone. Also known as Charles Daly and now Remington 798

Dakota 76

Winchester new model pre-64, Classic

Stiller Predator models etc, Rem 700 clones

Borden rifles

HPS - Precision something, the same people who make the very good fibreglass stocks. It has a mix of features from the Rem 700, mainly, and the Win M70. I think they are called

Montana Rifle Company

Ruger M77 Mk11 - crf type

Blaser

CZ 452 - .22LR and the mini mauser ?527? in .223. Unfortunately, they will not be making the 550 series in left hand any time soon,?Ever?

Sauer 200 Series

Empire Rifles, New Jersey- Legacy and Standard rifles

Granite Mountain

Prectl / Ritterbusch etc rifles built arounf the Golmatic Mauser action

Waffen Fabrik Hein - Win M70 clone

Mathieu - v. rare

Cooper

Kimber M84

P.O. Ackley Japanese made Mausers - exceedingly rare.

Savage Mod 110 etc

Weatherby Mk 5. I believe these were available one time left handed.

Browning A bolt and the original T bolt

Plus others which I do 't know of / cannot remember.

The 788 is a right-hand action with a left-hand bolt. It's not really a LH action.

George

The "list" has already been put together. No need to reinvent the wheel so to speak.
http://rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78711

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
The 788 is a right-hand action with a left-hand bolt. It's not really a LH action.

George

George,

I like the right hand eject, it makes it easier to find brass.

Can anybody list any stainless steel left hand actions?

Winchester made a few M-70s in LH.

George

And they are SWEET

Here is mine in 30-06



Savage makes LH stainless rifles. Ruger & Browning do as well. When I picked up my Left hand Charles Daly Mauser actions, staimless was an option. Wish I had grabbed one now.

And here's mine in 375 H&H!

Look at this page, about halfway down. These are custom action builders. I am getting it together to buy a Lawton 7500 in stainless with a lefthand bolt and a righthand port; fluted bolt. Price is almost a giveaway at around $800. We need suffer no longer...

http://www.6mmbr.com/actions.html

quote:

Originally posted by homebrewer:
Look at this page, about halfway down. These are custom action builders. I am getting it together to buy a Lawton 7500 in stainless with a lefthand bolt and a righthand port; fluted bolt. Price is almost a giveaway at around $800. We need suffer no longer...

http://www.6mmbr.com/actions.html

On that same page is the Stiller Predator for $750 and Jerry said he was making them in left hand.

quote:

Originally posted by robthom:
In no particular order, just as / when I can remember them:


Prectl / Ritterbusch etc rifles built arounf the Golmatic Mauser action

robthom,

Curious about this one. Prechtl told me he doesn't make a left hand action when I asked last year. Do you know if he once did but has stopeed?


cheers,
- stu

I got the same answer from Prechtl about three years ago - no can do. He did however say that he might produce left hand actions "in three years time".

quote:

Originally posted by Iron Buck:
And they are SWEET

Here is mine in 30-06

And mine, also in .30-06:

robthom,

The name you're thinking of is H-S Precision.

George

GeorgeS -

Thanks, H-S Precision was the company I had in mind.

Golmatic / Prechtl & left hand action Mausers

About two years ago I made enquiries with Ritterbusch about left hand Mauser action rifles. They were advertising / listing same.

Yes, Ritterbusch make left hand action rifles (at that time) but robthom could not afford it.

About a year and a half ago, I was in the London Holland & Holland shop and saw a customers' left hand take down Mauser action rifle with a walnut stock, the like of which I have only seen on very expensive furniture. It was a golden mustard colour with striking dark veining. The rifle was 'in' for refinishing after hard hunting. But it looked ok to me.

The gentlemen in Holland & Holland told me they had built the rifle on a Ritterbusch action, which they had 'smoothed-up' / polished and 'improved'. They stated Ritterbusch obtain their actions from Golmatic/Prechtl.

Now, the only companies that build left hand Mauser actions that I know for sure are Granite Arms, but only long magnum length actions I think, and Empire Arms: Standard & Legacy actions. But the Legacy is two lug, it lacks the third 'safety' lug by the bolt handle.

One day, I owe it to myself to own an Empire Arms Mauser rifle. The others, high taxes and low salary, will always be beyond me here in the UK.

quote:

Originally posted by Jackie Treehorn:
And mine, also in .30-06:

That rifle looks very familar - just like the one I shot a piggie with once!

quote:

Originally posted by Jeff Alexander:

quote:

Originally posted by Jackie Treehorn:
And mine, also in .30-06:

That rifle looks very familar - just like the one I shot a piggie with once!

And it looks good in my safe.

I remember seeing in Shotgun News about four years ago that Charles Daly was to soon begin importing LH barreled actions in .30-06 and .223 Rem. I think only blued was going to be available. Too bad for me, I like stainless...

I have a Remington LSS LH stainless in .300 RUM. I don't think they are still producing it, but I could be wrong. It's been bedded, free floated and a Timney trigger added. Shoots fairly well, MOA or slightly more, depending on the fodder. I don't reload for it. Sorry, no pictures.

I talk to Gottfried Prechtl (Golmatic Actions) fairly regularly - he claims he has never made nor will ever make a L/H action, either standard or magnum.

A Heym SR 40 (the original L/H Mini Action) no longer made.

Go for the Blaser - just slide a R/H bolt in after you take the as purchased L/H bolt out. Pretty slick as a both sides rifle.

Nesika Bay makes a nice LH in their Hunter action. Price is around $1500 but so very worth it...

I bought a Blaser when they first came out, got it in three calibrs 6.5X68, 8X68, 9.3X64.

I have two Blasers and 6 bbls. Not a finer rifle have I ever shot.

Hi Cliff,
If you do not mind me asking,what calibers did you get?

Another "old" LH action:

Mauser 3000

quote:

Originally posted by octave:
Hi Cliff,
If you do not mind me asking,what calibers did you get?

Hi Octave. I have the following calibers; .222 Rem., .243 Win., .270WSM, 7mm-08, .308 & .30-06

This is the most complete list for left handed guns on the net to my knowledge.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78711

With that selection Cliff looks like you got everything covered from fox to moose.

I would not be afraid of Elk or Moose with either of the .30 caliber rifles.

Gerry,
You are the first person to mention the Heym SR 40 LH rifle. I have one in .222 but no one here can tell me anything about it.
Can you give me more info and what the value might be?
regards,
Del Martin

40x
i'll buy your heym.

Texas Ranger action

I have a Blaser R84 with three barrels: 375 H&H, 300 Wby, 257 Wby. This rifle can use left and right-hand bolts on the same action to make the handedness choice easy. This action is a 60 degree turn-bolt rather than the straight-pull action of the R93. I just don't like the R93 and depending on those ball bearings to seal the breech.

and soon the cz 550

Hammer,

Wasn't the Texas Ranger action a Voere?