ISO affordable ambi cocking rifles? My brother is a lefty.

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I shoot lefty, so here's my $.02. Your brother will be happy with most rifles with a cocking lever placed on the right side. In some ways it is actually easier for a left handed shooter to get a follow-up shoot as they can keep hand on the trigger and then use right support hand to cock the lever. A little trickier with Bullpups - I don't recommend anything with the cocking handle all the way to back. Even if you can switch sides with it you will not want to do that every time you shoot as it usually requires taking the bolt and lever apart to some extent. Now a bullpup like the R5M would be great with mid-cocking handle on both sides (but obviously blows the budget). 
 
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Ctshooter......

Thanks for responding bud. The rifle will be his own rifle. We would not be sharing it and switching the charging handle back and forth. It will be committed left. Holding a heavier, longer rifle can be difficult to keep from dropping down when shooting off-hand which is mostly what we do. You are correct wth charging with support hand if on a bench, sticks, or bags. Hmmmmm.....

Cornfields-Crosshairs 
 
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I dispute the the notion that lefty cannot shoot a righty rifle. I have shot powder burner and air guns for a long time, from the wrong side. When I got froggy and tried a real, left hand rifle - I did not like it. I am accustomed to living on the wrong side for bolt action and cocking lever action. Does your brother have any experience shooting guns? Has he shot a bolt action before? Did he loose his mind from having to shoot "differently" from the rest of the world? C'mon man, left handed people are mostly made of sterner stuff than that. I bet he can use a right handed can opener without making a mess!



I do not get to shoot bull pup powder guns (I like my teeth where they are), and the airgun bull pups are quite easy for me to cock. Benjamin P-Rod and Kral bull pup both come off my shoulder to cock, and then back to the pocket for the shot. I am not focused on fast shooting like the speed shooters are in the bench rest competitions. I would rather concentrate on hitting the target I am hunting :D 



Welcome to AGN - and get your brother to stop by too. This place is full of great guys and is an fantastic resource of knowledge.



A good set of shooting sticks is a revelation for the field shooter. I like the folding tripod kind, but a bipod works great too.
 
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I think your best bet is to find a store that he can try out & handle a selection of guns everybody is different . I'm a leftie & have two marauders one bolt left & one right they are little hard to pull back . I learned the best way is two fingers on the bolt, thumb on the back of receiver then pull it back . With the bolt on the left side it is much easier & they are easy to switch out . Cocking levers are easier for me & will not go back to bolt guns period . My puncher breaker has the lever to the rear I just turn the gun sideways on my shoulder & cock it with my left hand . My cricket mini I do the same thing . My cricket carbine has the lever farther forward which I also do like the last two I mentioned . But is much easier on the bench . I started out with long guns but prefer bull pups or something shorter . Sorry for getting away from the long guns but I'm 6'2" & long armed also . The puncher I got at x-mas from PA>$375 the others are examples & way over your budget . Keep in mine the price of magazines some are like gold . Best of luck Darell
 
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Left hand shooters put Air Force Air guns on the map. Lefties has been treated like trailer park trash for way to long. Even Ed of Edgun is a lefty and HE stubbed lefties until recently. Satisfy the masses and screw the little guy. Cornfields, try to locate a used air Force condor ss .22 or .25 if he is a hunter. 60 fpe for hunting or tune it down for plinking. The left hand bolt issue solved .
 
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I too am a lefty and until recently have always shot right handed rifles. My Brocock Contour is short & light enough to cock without leaving my shoulder. However, with the recent purchase of a lefthanded Daystate Regal, i find follow up shots to be much quicker.

I kept $ aside for years looking for a left hand rifle i could afford and it finally paid off. Incidentally, while in England a few years back, i had no problem locating left handed rifles. Getting one home was the limiting factor.

If he could put a couple hundred more into it, the Brocock Compatto is a good choice. I've seen them as low as $800.

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JimNM.....Thanks for the response! Made me laugh! Good stuff.....To answer your question my brother has been hunting and pesting a long time. He's just put up with dancing on both sides of the gun. That doesn't mean He's liked it. He wants to become a more precise and efficient shooter now that he knows air rifles are very accurate. So far I'm looking at the Benjamin Maurader as he wants a full length rifle. He loves bi-pods and off hand shooting.

Comon'......Be a man, shoot off-hand!! 

Cornfields-Crosshairs 
 
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Shambozzie,

Thanks for responding! Very interesting to hear about edgun especially since HE is a lefty. You are correct in your statement about selling to the masses. Cash is king.....didnt you know?!?! Which is probably why you won t see me jump on the FX craze anytime soon. Especially for as much as they cost and break down. I'm looking at Airforce now that you can get a Mad Dog stock for them now. Way more ergonomically compliant. My brother and I both are hunters (obvi) and so Airforce does seem like something that could suit us. We have lots of open space and room to stretch out for longer shots.

Trailer park trash.....Hahahahaha! Love it!

Cornfields-Crosshairs 
 
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Consider used ( possibly OLD stock) and the AA 4xx line of rifles is OUTSTANDING indeed.

Find one with an ambi or factory lefty stock. If an ambi you just switch the lug on cocking bolt around and change bolt handle and it's a lefty with QC. The old AA rigs only need o-rings every 10 years, they just had close to zero problems ever and you can purchase one used for the price of a marauder.



John


 
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Kayacker,

Thanks for responding! 

My brother is not interested in bullpups at the current time and you are right about the Maurader bolts ....quite a deliberate pull is necessary to charge the gun correctly which I personally didn't like. Although, I'm sure there is some way to modify that part of the gun and make it smoother....Looks like a Maurader or an Airforce so far....

Cornfields-Crosshairs 
 
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Cea1960,

Thanks for responding and the awesome pics man!

Looks like you have the squirrel shots down! Nice shooting. Very interesting to hear your experience with left-handed rifles in England vs. here in the U.S. Shessh.....NO LOVE! HA! 

I do know he wants to keep his steading hand out on the forearm of the rifle instead of having to sacrifice it so he can charge the weapon. He too wants to experience what you have with your Huntsman. ...quicker follow-up shots.

Cornfields-Crosshairs 
 
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