i would love one in 375H&H

Want to get a new 375 - i already have my go to 375 H&H cz upgraded by AHR - best rifle i ever bought and will be my standard hunting rifle for a long time

Just don't think with these financials markets I am going to africa anytime soon - so instead would like to get a new toy

any suggestions for a left handed 375 - was looking at mauser m03

they told me 2012. do what i did: get a .532 boltface and rebarrel. voila. 375.

I guess we can dream.

However, after the experiences I had with their previous versions, it's more of a nightmare. So, I sure won't be on a list to buy. Actually, the WSM's were not bad, far superior in quality to the older long action magnum left hand calibers. At least the holes were drilled in line for the scope mounts.

Ken,
I agree with you on all counts.

Beretta,
Cabelas gun store shows a couple of left handed Heym 375 rifles for sale. One going for about $1,600 the other quite a bit more.

will check out cabelas

working under the assumptions there wont be a left hand m70 anytime soon

anything else in left hand 375 i should look at?

Best bang for the buck is the Ruger 375. Not an H&H but same ballistics.
Ruger is making the LH African and they made a limited run of stainless Alaskans. Africans can be found for $800 or so complete with iron sights and Ruger rings.

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
Best bang for the buck is the Ruger 375. Not an H&H but same ballistics.
Ruger is making the LH African and they made a limited run of stainless Alaskans. Africans can be found for $800 or so complete with iron sights and Ruger rings.

Have to agree on the 375 Ruger, I have one and love it.

I was at the SHOT show in vegas a couple of years back and had a talk with the f.n. rep. My impression f.n. cares only about units of output, meaning high volume sale, their priority is military contracts. They have no intention of producing any lefties so don't hold your breath. I show my support by boycotting all their products including kimber. Ruger is your best option meaning extra cost of rebarrel, labor and fine tuning. Your next option MRC1999 I believe they're making complete rifles they can be ruff and needing extra elbow grease, Ruger actually casts their actions for them. Used winchester classics from Conn. can be a hit and miss , the winchester custom shop produced some nice ones, some times you can get lucky with a used one. Rarely Harris/Mcmillan rifles show up and they are a model 70 crf clone. Used Dakotas can some times be had at a tolerable price. Heym are push feed actioned heavy but quality built, occasionally you'll find them between $550-800 they produced a mauser long action for calibers such as .500 Nitro Expree but only in right hand. Mauser 03 is a push feed. I wish Ruger and CZ. would sell through Brownell's left hand actions of different sizes to suit our fancy. Doumoulin of belgium produced a few lefties at $7500 range. Schermann arms of AZ. produced a few lefties in the $6000 plus range. I know I went off on a tangent but I hope the information will help you and fellow AR members.
Charles

Wait!...what about Zastava?...is that an option?

looks like i will have to get another cz and have wayne built it up

i have a ruger 30/06 that wayne/ahr built for me - sweet gun

the only thing I'd ever have to do with a CZ again would be a 40+ caliber. just too damned big for a 375.

CZ lefties are a grand more expensive than righties. When you factor the cost of $1850 then stripping it down to the action which still needs fine tuning meaning more money. I'd pony up to a GMA action and not look back. It's american built, the company offers us lefties full options as righties without gouging us. Resale value is undoughtedly better and you get a more purer Mauser: Double square bridge, bolt guide rail etc....Have AHR put it together. To save money initially slap a synthetic stock on it untill a beautifull piece of turkish walnut comes along at a good price. In the mean time you'll have a rifle to use. Brownell's sells Dakota actions in the white for the same price as the CZ some thing to think about. Best of luck.
Charles

and in fairness, no less an authority himself than D'Arcy Echols once said a Dakota takes the same amount of time and money to bring it up to DG specs as a Winchester so why spend more?

Plenty of Africans use a CZ as their primary DG weapon so how is it less superior to a GMA in terms of usage? Sure the GMA has the attributes you mentioned but also takes a lot of effort by all accounts to get it up and working.

Buy the CZ for a 40+ and get a Winchester for a sub 40.

Glad I have a stash of Sako AVs and Model 70s...

i should have bought the last few left handed sako 75 from the beretta gallery in nyc when they had them

anyone have any thoughts on left handed cooper rifles ? was looking at a 30/06 to supplement my ruger 30/06 that wayne/ahr built.


i agree on hate being fleeced by cz for the left handed 375 versus the right handed but i have very impressed by the quality of factory wood on both those guns.

I've been out hunting in AK. for the past couple of weeks so I could not respond. As CZ/BRNO has been the working man's rifle in Africa and prior Eastern block countries for years so has the factory produced Winchester and Ruger 77 specifically the mark II, speaking in terms of CRF actions in the U.S. . There is nothing wrong with any of them and will gladly use them. But anyone seeking DG as a hobby or profession better take that rifle to a gunsmith who knows CRF actions and have it gone through for perfect feed and function and I'am not talking about cosmetics. Obviously since our choices as south paws is limited, we have to make the best choice for the final output in time, which some surpass three years and money. Since Beretta 682E has an AHR custom already and appreciates quality and willing to go that route again I was offering options based on experience and not heresay. Mr. Darcey is at the top of his game with rifles in the 12k-25k I dont care what action you give him, he will tear it apart any which way and will end up with perfection. It does not mean the actions are equal. I meant what I said about Winchesters they are a hit and miss, but can be tweaked and they are in no way the equal of Dakota unless you're talking Winchester custom shop guns. You just have to decide on what level of custom you want and how much $$$$ you're willing to shell out. GMA are in a leage of their own, If you don't believe me, go to the Reno custom gunmakers guild show end of january and look up Ryan Breeding and Joseph Smithson rifles then tell me there's no diffrence. The cheapest route is the MRC 1999 action in terms of money, You can get a specific length action for caliber. If it was me I'd surf the net for a while untill a custom shows up at half the price with no time wait.

just a head after the SHOT Show ...

seems when they made the move they didnt took the tools (so a new forging is the key) for the LH actions and there is not the demand today for lefties so maybe in three years not before ...

maybe we can see who wants some ...