Shooting a bolt action rifle left handed

>>33636466
Buy the left handed one. Or stop being a dirty heathen.

Who cares if it's more expensive? Save yourself the hassle imo.

>>33636466
Buy the left handed version. Don't be a cheapskate.

>>33636466
Right handed is fine just watch out for tanks

>>33636466
Are you planning to hunt with it? If so, get a left handed one. Having the bolt digging into your body all day sucks, and off hand is always easier.

If it's just a range toy or you plan on doing precision shooting with it, then it doesn't matter as much.

>>33636466
shoot right handed and thank us later. Won't be that awkward

>>33636466
Dude, spend the money and get the leftie version, you'll thank yourself. You'll have more fun and perform better.

Working a bolt-action with your offhand can be done, but it'll always be a fair bit more cumbersome than using your dominant hand with a rifle suited for you.

Mostly range shooting but some occasional hunting too.

>>33636606
Stalking or stand?

As a fellow southpaw it's cheaper and more rewarding to learn how to shoot right handed than to pay a premium for left handed guns.

Stalking

>>33636619
Actually, fuck it, doesn't matter. Pay the premium for the left handed action.

I didn't, and while I enjoy my bolt action, it's not really _my_ gun. Not to mention, I've had it for a lot longer than the hours I would have had to work to pay for the LH version.

TL;DR: Pay more now, but enjoy more over the entire life of the rifle.

I have also seen several fancy techniques for southpaws to use right-handed bolt-action rifles, one of them involving the left hand travelling over the scope to move the bolt back. Any thoughts on this ?

>>33636466
If they have a left handed version, but it. If they don't, just shoot it left handed anyways. It's not hard.

>>33636466
stop being wrong

>>33636466
Is the reason why you shoot left-handed because you're practically blind in your right eye, but not your left? If not, learn how to shoot right handed. It's not that hard.

t. left-handed person

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>>33636487

>maybe an extra hundred bucks tops isn't worth a lifetime of mildly awkward inconvenience EVERY SINGLE TIME you cycle the action
stop being cheap faggot