Left handers and the ruger 10/22

[Beagle boy]

Good evening all
Is it possible to get a left handed 10/22 or for a left hander to comfortably shoot one?
I saw a podcast on YouTube of an American guy who was left handed and says he regularly uses one.
I’ve never even thought of one before, due to being left handed.
I was wandering if anyone of here uses one as a left handed?

Cheers Rob

 

[Smallholder]

You can get a left hand 10/22s now. I've shot a right handed 10/22 for years mostly left handed without issue.

In gallery rifle target shooting you often shoot right and left handed, so plenty of people use RH guns LH.

 

[palmer_mike]

I shoot a 1022 left handed. Never had any problems from doing so

 

[chriswjx]

Yes. There was one in Edinburgh Rifles a while back, but think it has since sold - think it was some premium "custom shop" one though... Well too much money for my tastes.

They may be able to source a new one?

I'd imagine you'll struggle to find used ones on guntrader as the vast majority of them probably aren't worth the advertising costs.

 

[Beagle boy]

Bloody hell
I really want one now

 

[Hershal]

Never knew you could get a LH one. Nice!

 

[Smellydog]

The only worry is if a left hand shooter is using a right hand 1022 and a case head bursts. Use eye protection!

 

[The Singing Stalker]

I am left handed and used a right handed one. It wasn’t particularly accurate dispite having a trick barrel and the shells fired off in the distance.
I sold it and replaced it with a bolt action.

 

[Heym SR20]

I have shot a right handed 10/22 a few times. Being left handed i find the gas coming out of the ejection port into my right eye quite irritating along with the brass flying in front of me.

 

[fizzbangwhallop]

Even better with your lamp man sat next to you wearing an open neck shirt as it’s mid-summer!

He changed sides quite quickly

 

[Beagle boy]

Thanks for the reply’s everyone
I might leave the 10/22 idea for a while, if I could find a left handed one i
Might look into it. I don’t like the idea of getting stuff in my eyes. Lol

Cheers Rob

 

[Haggis Hunter]

I’m left handed and shot a right handed 10/22 no problem, but I wear glasses so most ejected crud (unburnt powder etc) stopped by them. I was oblivious to cases being ejected until the odd red hot one somehow found its way down my right cuff, that got my attention.
I also had a tricked up rifle that wasn’t that accurate really and had to be stripped down and cleaned more than I really liked to keep it from malfunctioning.
I won’t be going back to a 10/22, my bolt action CZ works fine for me currently. If I was still lamping the big numbers of rabbits I did back in the day I might look for another semi automatic 22, but I don’t have that need presently.
hh