Was tinkering around on the fancy Blaser website on the gun configuration section. Can't believe the extra cost of having a true left hand version is over a grand! I can understand paying a few hundred quid more but £1k + just doesn't seem right or fair. Is that the case for many factory rifles or just Blaser taking the p*?
Leftie discrimination
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CWMMAN3738
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BLASER allways take the ****. But their bloody good guns.
Lefties always get a raw deal when it comes to rifles or shotguns. The majority end up using right hand kit because it's cheaper and with lefties and righties using right hand stuff, it's easier to sell on. Studies suggest 10% of us are lefties. Surely a fair percentage to try and target to increase sales I would have thought. I do appreciate tooling up to produce left handed equipment has a cost to it though.
reiver
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Those of us who are gods chosen few (aka left handers) have to put up with a lot of hassle due to the great unwashed being disabled ,sorry I mean right handed thinking they are always the "special" people and every one should be just like them!!!.
I shoot with a left handed Tikka T3 and a .444 underlever so I am not troubled by the bolt being fixed on the wrong side of the rifles action. I can and have shot with right handed bolt action rifles, semi autos and even machineguns with out to much bother .
But if you pass a left handed bolt action(correct side to have a bolt on any rifle) to a righty the can not get there head around having the Bolt on the left hand side and tend to look at you as if you have just shot there dog or shat in there lunch box
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We left handers have to put up with a lot for the "special" people(righty's)
Bob
I shoot with a left handed Tikka T3 and a .444 underlever so I am not troubled by the bolt being fixed on the wrong side of the rifles action. I can and have shot with right handed bolt action rifles, semi autos and even machineguns with out to much bother .
But if you pass a left handed bolt action(correct side to have a bolt on any rifle) to a righty the can not get there head around having the Bolt on the left hand side and tend to look at you as if you have just shot there dog or shat in there lunch box
.We left handers have to put up with a lot for the "special" people(righty's)
Bob
All sounds rather sinister to me 
willie_gunn
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Joe West Riflestocks
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Heres a thing to ponder on, when needing a quick follow up shot, if you shoot an opposite hand action to your own hand, ie a right handed shooter shooting a left handed action you can cycle the bolt with out taking your eye from the scope or moving position, try it its much quicker, also if you are shooting off the roof of a motor righthanded people invariably shoot off the righthand side, this means all ejected brass lands on the roof not flying off the side of the truck. For these reasons I am changing all my rifles to lhd actions and rhd stocks.Once you get use to it it really works better. By the way we make lhd stocks for all rhd actions.
weeman
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Totally true your statement.
Myself am left handed and purchased right handed rifles due to cost.
After a year I tried a left handed and didn't like it or felt comfortable reloading a round.
That's true about reloading a right handed quicker as can keep finger on trigger.
I reckon left'es are a better shot too
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May give this a try. Think it will take some time to get used to. That said, I just got back from 3 weeks in Spain and got used to driving the left side cars. Guess its just a question of practise.
All sounds rather sinister to me
willie_gunn
I was going to say the same but you got there faster!
I swapped all my guns from right hand to left hand action and best thing I did... I found it better and quicker to shoot dedicated left hand and I don't need to come up off the scope to reload....everyone different I guess 
had crap in my eyes form semi auto shotguns & .22lr so feel better with left handed ...plus you don't get the same flash ruining yer vision when yer at evening flight o geese
it did feel weird to start but only an outing or two and I knew I done the right thing...for me..
paul
had crap in my eyes form semi auto shotguns & .22lr so feel better with left handed ...plus you don't get the same flash ruining yer vision when yer at evening flight o geese
it did feel weird to start but only an outing or two and I knew I done the right thing...for me..
paul
This is correct. As a lefty I have always used RH rifles from necessity, never found it a hardship, if you are shooting off a rest e.g. sticks or bipod its easier to cycle the bolt right handed, keeping the left arm in the shooting position. If you are single-loading its easier too, and you can see what your doing when chambering the round. I also find that safety catches mounted on the RHS of the action are easier to operate with the left thumb than the right. Never understood why so many rifles have them on the wrong side.
If you have a straight-pull like an AR15 or Mini 14 then you can operate a RHS cocking handle more easily too, and it doesn't need an extension.
The only downside is that if a primer pops or something else causes a gas escape, its likely to be towards your face instead of away. So best to be wearing eye protection, just in case.
Sinistral
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The logic is back to front here. No lefthander needs to use right handed rifles from necessity. As you've never used anything else then Sauer may be right.
As a lefthander using a true lefthand action, the butt is in your left shoulder and your right arm is holding the forearm supporting the weight of the rifle. It's not free to operate the bolt whichever side of the rifle the bolt happens to be on. Why would it be faster for a lefthander to recock (and particularly reload) a righthanded rifle than a true lefthanded action which is designed for him? The port is angled differently, and the cocking action is a crab-handed operation to clear a 'scope if one is fitted.
Shooting a conventional AR15 lefthanded flips the empties across your vision, and deliver the gases & smoke from the ejection port into your face ... in my experience.
I can only suppose that you're shooting from the right shoulder if you are 'keeping the left arm in the shooting position' . You're actually shooting righthanded..... if not then please explain what you mean.
I heard a rumour that Blaser owners are Gay. So would having a left hand Blaser mean your are bisexual?
also , if you used the opposite action, wouldn't that mean the bolt would be in your face when you reloaded??
swarovski
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Defo a gay stalkers rifleI heard a rumour that Blaser owners are Gay. So would having a left hand Blaser mean your are bisexual?
for me
for example
rifle left shoulder
scope left eye right arm forend left arm / hand stock/ trigger.....fire...miss
stay in same position right arm holds rifle into shoulder doesn't move left hand up form trigger cycle bolt reload and back to trigger... no head lift or loss of site picture and quickly 2nd shot if needed
if that makes sense...
bloody quick wi the .22 cz if needed for rabbits...I certainly couldn't be as quick when I shot right handed rifles.
love the bisexual blaser quote..made me smile!!!
paul
for example
rifle left shoulder
scope left eye right arm forend left arm / hand stock/ trigger.....fire...miss
stay in same position right arm holds rifle into shoulder doesn't move left hand up form trigger cycle bolt reload and back to trigger... no head lift or loss of site picture and quickly 2nd shot if needed
if that makes sense...
bloody quick wi the .22 cz if needed for rabbits...I certainly couldn't be as quick when I shot right handed rifles.
love the bisexual blaser quote..made me smile!!!
paul
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