Rem 700 SPS Varmint

[russ69]

How many left hand 700s AIs have you seen?

About a dozen.

You don't count Randall, you get out and about WAY too much. I've been a lefthand shooter for over 45 years, I don't see that many lefties out there. Seeing the same guy 12 times is not the same thing, lol.

Not many. Hope my smart *** remark wasn't taken the wrong way.

I knew what you meant. I'm around highpower shooters more than tactical guys, so I don't see these rigs too often. If you are like Randall and hanging out with the practical shooter crowd, I guess it's a common sight.

[ar15barrels]

You don't count Randall, you get out and about WAY too much. I've been a lefthand shooter for over 45 years, I don't see that many lefties out there. Seeing the same guy 12 times is not the same thing, lol.

I knew what you meant. I'm around highpower shooters more than tactical guys, so I don't see these rigs too often. If you are like Randall and hanging out with the practical shooter crowd, I guess it's a common sight.

I have had 3 lefthand AI rifles/chassis in my SHOP at the same time...

How many Lefthand AW338's have you seen?

[russ69]

...How many Lefthand AW338's have you seen?

I don't even know what a AW338 is. Oh, arctic warfare in 338. Highpower guys don't use the 338. I bet you have never seen an Feinwerkbau C60 LH running target gun. I have one. I shot the state championship with it and now it's not an Olympic sport anymore. Few people have seen a real running target gun (I'm better when THEY move, LOL).

[advocatusdiaboli]

It's nice to see other left-eye dominate folks out there. According to medical researchers, 1/3 of the population is left-eye dominant, but far fewer than that ratio buy lefthand rifles or mount their shotguns left-handed judging by what I see in stores and on-line. I guess a lot of left-eye dominant folks force themselves into righthand shooting—perhaps explains why there are so many poor shots out there in quick mount sports like duck hunting and trap? Just wondering. If it's 1/3 of the population we should see 1/3 of all bolt guns in left hand but that is not the case.

[russ69]

I was so lucky. A sharp instructor switched me over at 12 years old. That made my life a lot easier.

[advocatusdiaboli]

I was so lucky. A sharp instructor switched me over at 12 years old. That made my life a lot easier.

Yeah. Good for you. I wish. I understand one can train over their eye dominance in most cases in a few months with an eye patch (MONTHS??? Holy cow that's a long time to wear an eye patch). But at my age with job, family, and other responsibilities, it's not easy to do.

[BoJackUSMC]

I just put some money down for Remington 700 tactical 20 inch barrel 223 model. I am going to do the paper work next week.

[russ69]

I just put some money down for Remington 700 tactical 20 inch barrel 223 model. I am going to do the paper work next week.

That should work well. My Rem 700 PPS likes the 55 grain Blitzking bullet.

[DS94901]

Just got it out of jail:

Looks nice. I was looking for the same thing nonstop for a couple weeks before the end of the year and ended up spending too much on an right handed SPS AAC-SD Tactical model instead because I was in a hurry to get it before 2014. I'm wondering if I would have liked the left handed model more. I shoot left handed but I've actually never shot a left handed rifle before.

[advocatusdiaboli]

I'm wondering if I would have liked the left handed model more. I shoot left handed but I've actually never shot a left handed rifle before.

[russ69]

I only have a few left hand rifles. It's nice to have left hand rifles but I have shot right hand rifles (left handed) for so long, I'm more use to doing that than working a left hand action. If I buy another AI stock I'll probably get a right hand one, they work fine for the left hand shooter. The only guns that don't work are guns that are right hand only, like guns with a Monte Carlo stock or a lot of right hand cast.

[advocatusdiaboli]

The only guns that don't work are guns that are right hand only, like guns with a Monte Carlo stock or a lot of right hand cast.

[russ69]

In any scenario that I'll need a rapid reload, I'll use the automatic. I've tried both ways shooting highpower rapidfire and running a bolt is just not for me. I gave it a try but it didn't work out.