Left handed Controlled Round feed actions

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The 275 Rigby that I am looking after is going to the grand daughter of the gentleman for whom it was built. I have been looking after it till one his family is in a position to have an FAC and take it on.

So I am thinking about its replacement. I like it as a rifle, but its right handed. So am thinking about building a replacement.

I want a left handed bolt. Cartridge - 7x57 of course.

Thinking about the action. I would really like a good controlled round feed, indeed a left handed Mauser 98 would be ideal.

No I am not going to use a Rem 700, Tikka 695, T3, Sako, Ruger etc.

The Mayfair is an obvious choice, but need a mortgage.

It will be a traditional styled rifle with a floor plate magazine etc. I will of course use a cellulose and carbon composite stock.

There are a few US controlled round feed actions, but are they available in the UK / are they any good. The win mod 70 is a bit eeeh. It looks nice but not not so nice in the flesh.

I already have a left handed Heym SR20 - I do like the action but its a push feed. Rigby / Roberts / Procter / David Lloyd did use these actions for LH rifles.

Any thoughts welcome.
 
i picked up a left hand Zastava Model 70 ( 98 Mauser ) in 375 H&H for Left Hand Guy here on SD some time back , they weren't available in the states at the time . He had the same thought as you and wanted a controlled feed , left handed rifle . There aren't a lot of options out there , but he seems to really like his . Maybe contact Zastava and see if they still sell actions , they did at one time . The Zastavas are a little rough around the edges , but clean up really well with a little work . I cleaned up and restocked a right hand Zastava , also in 375 H&H , for a buddy of mine a few years ago . I installed another bolt shroud with a three position safety and a military two stage trigger adjusted to break cleanly at about 3.5 pounds . It's an accurate and absolutely reliable rifle . It's worth a look .

AB
 
alberta boy said:
i picked up a left hand Zastava Model 70 ( 98 Mauser ) in 375 H&H for Left Hand Guy here on SD some time back , they weren't available in the states at the time . He had the same thought as you and wanted a controlled feed , left handed rifle . There aren't a lot of options out there , but he seems to really like his . Maybe contact Zastava and see if they still sell actions , they did at one time . The Zastavas are a little rough around the edges , but clean up really well with a little work . I cleaned up and restocked a right hand Zastava , also in 375 H&H , for a buddy of mine a few years ago . I installed another bolt shroud with a three position safety and a military two stage trigger adjusted to break cleanly at about 3.5 pounds . It's an accurate and absolutely reliable rifle . It's worth a look .

AB
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I love mine... Looks like we didn't act too soon either since I don't think they are imported to Canada anymore and the US Zastava importer is only bringing in the "tacticool" crud...

Are the Zastava bolt actions imported in to the UK at all?
 
You said you wouldn't consider a Ruger but the Ruger M77 and Ruger Hawkeye are controlled round feed and available in left hand for not a lot of money. Probably not in 7x57 however.
 
I purchased a Reimar Johannsen double square bridge magnum Mauser action in left hand. Cost was around 2000 euros, although this was in 2002. Likely a bit pricier now.
 
Prectl? Can’t see it being cheaper than a Mayfair though…
I’d second a Zastava - once tidied up would be pretty nice. Apart from the name on the side. AFAIK the only 98 LH options are Zastava or high end/custom.
What about a Montana?
 
Prechtl are the ones Kesslerin use. The black with gold finish is awful, never seen him do one in the white or classic blue.
GMA would be a good choice if you get the import papers, Joe smithson uses them, in fact, he’d be a good smith for such a build, and his proprietary rings are stunning

The real practical answer to this is of course a LH L61R
 
I’ve got LH Winchester M70’s, Ruger Hawkeye, and CZ550. I believe Winchester had to pay royalties to Mauser in the early days for copying the M98 too closely. If I had to build a custom on any of them I would prob go for a 9.3x62 on a Ruger M77 just because I really like the integral bases- could pop the scope off in a jiffy and use open sights without anything in the way. No flies on the Winchester action though- incredibly reliable and holds 5+1 standard cartridges, can field strip the bolt, coned breach versus flat on a Mauser.
 
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