Current Bolt-gun options for lefties

[tonyxcom]

thanks for the info on the Bergara's...might be a bit over my budget, but it's great to have a new option.

I think street price should be under $1000 and I would definitely stretch my budged it needed if the cheaper option is an R700.

[ar15barrels]

I also didn't want to buy an R700 that would just end up needing a lot of work.

They don't actually NEED any work.
They work perfectly fine as sold.
Same as a Honda Civic.
People do the work to customize them yo their liking because it's easy.

[tonyxcom]

They don't actually NEED any work.
They work perfectly fine as sold.
Same as a Honda Civic.
People do the work to customize them yo their liking because it's easy.

I was talking about for me. There isn't a factory R700 in 6.5 that meets my needs as a base for a PRS type build. So I'd end up having to get it re-barreled, so might as well true it etc etc.

[MissiontoMars]

They don't actually NEED any work.
They work perfectly fine as sold.
Same as a Honda Civic.
People do the work to customize them yo their liking because it's easy.

That speaks to my decision, right there, Randall. Not based on quality/functionality, but more on trying to anticipate changes i’ll want to make in the future, since i’m a tinkerer

I have a r700 lefty MDT chassis sitting, waiting but I am exploring other options since i am not 100% decided on the 3 lefty options available to me from remington.

One good thing is that I’m 100% decided on caliber (.308).

[deckhandmike]

I was talking about for me. There isn't a factory R700 in 6.5 that meets my needs as a base for a PRS type build. So I'd end up having to get it re-barreled, so might as well true it etc etc.

[deckhandmike]

I was talking about for me. There isn't a factory R700 in 6.5 that meets my needs as a base for a PRS type build. So I'd end up having to get it re-barreled, so might as well true it etc etc.

Ugh, I’m in the same boat. I want a lefty 6.5 Creedmoor in R700. But of course they don’t make one. I got some dough but nowhere near enough to do a custom build. So in the mean time I’m buying a R700 in .308 that will become a parts gun when I have enough to do the 6.5 build.

Just when I get my 6.5 build done Remington will finally drop a 6.5 lefty version. However they don’t seem to be jumping on the 6.5 bandwagon that quick.

[tonyxcom]

Wait for the Bergara.

[waveslayer]

Desert Tech SRS or Covert, big big sales on them

My wife thinks I only have 3 guns

[kelvin232]

Spider firearms makes their Ferret in left handed version

[bergmen]

Don't forget the Browning X-Bolt. Three models for lefties:

https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/rifles/x-bolt/current-production.html

Dan

[tonyxcom]

Don't forget the Browning X-Bolt. Three models for lefties:

https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/rifles/x-bolt/current-production.html

Dan

All hunting rifles though, nothing with a heavy barrel.

[NorCalFocus]

What kind of cash do you have? You can put together a custom and have Randall put it together much cheaper than what some other custom guns go for.

$350 Rem Action
$350 Barrel Blank
$400 KRG Bravo Chassis/Stock and Magazine
$30 Recoil Lug
Optional...
$37 Ross Schuler Muzzle Brake
$120 Timney/Trigger Tech

Buy stuff on sale and watch for deals and you can save some more cash.

[deckhandmike]

What kind of cash do you have? You can put together a custom and have Randall put it together much cheaper than what some other custom guns go for.

$350 Rem Action
$350 Barrel Blank
$400 KRG Bravo Chassis/Stock and Magazine
$30 Recoil Lug
Optional...
$37 Ross Schuler Muzzle Brake
$120 Timney/Trigger Tech

Buy stuff on sale and watch for deals and you can save some more cash.

And then add in gunsmithing and it costs way over a grand. Figure I’ll buy the gun for 599$ and then hunt with it for a year while I purchase the rest of the parts. Most of my shots are pretty close so a .308 isn’t really a handicap. I just hate dropping 2G’s at once if I can help it, and I want a nice McMillan stock which ain’t going to be cheap. The final build is going to be a long range/hunting rig.

[ar15barrels]

And then add in gunsmithing and it costs way over a grand.

I charge about $400 to put a barrel on an action and fit a brake on the barrel.
Not sure where you are getting the "way over a grand" figure unless you are talking about some really fancy $600 multi-color paintjob.

[deckhandmike]

Sounds good. I don’t want to thread hijack so I will post a new thread.