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Originally Posted by HOLLiS
I have asked this on socnet.
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Recently a good friend suggestion using a left handed bolt action rifle for distance shooting. He stated some of the military snipers are going that way, when shooting from a bag. It seems to make a lot of sense. your rt hand never leaves the waist of the stock/trigger group. Your cheek does not have to leave "spot weld" (comb of the stock) so you can watch as you feed your firearm.
Has any one tried it. I am thinking of building a lefty for me.
Thanks, Hollis
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Sounds like a bright idea from a unit with "what if" guys and a lot of money to waste. Personally, unless you have more money than God has little green apples, I would recommend against it. The problem you're trying to solve is a training issue. "Tricks and technology" will not solve that problem. Quality training will overcome the majority of what you are trying to address with the left-handed receiver and I don't think the rest of it is worth investing in a very special purpose rifle. The further you deviate from the norm - the narrower the application of your perceived solution. Shooting from a bag is only one of the things you have to do in tactical shooting. Besides - if you're pulling the stock back into the shoulder or manipulating the "sock" with the left hand, you disturb your position less by moving your right hand to manipulate the bolt. If you need rapid followup shots get a quality semi - something on the AR-10. Let's see what LR1947 throws in - this ought to draw him out of his shell.
FWIW - I'm a left handed pistol shooter. I shoot rifles right handed. I've shot left handed rifles - and went right back to shooting right handed ones. It's a matter of economics, availability, and ergonomics. YMMV - Peregrino