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A square 10 
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i dont think they made left handed P1014/M1917s either , the photo is reversed = looks good but never happened for real ,
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Honkytonk
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Posted: October 08 2022 at 12:54pm |
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Even if there was a left handed LE, I probably couldn't shoot it. I've sampled a few modern left handed bolt rifles and they feel very weird. To many years of having to adapt to a right-hand world!
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The Armourer
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Posted: October 08 2022 at 12:51pm |
Thanks, I thought I come back and see how things were going.
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Posted: October 07 2022 at 9:41am |
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[QUOTE=The Armoure/QUOTE]
Welcome back Alan...
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 6:39pm |
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And using a sling, you pretty much have to use your left hand if your shooting left handed…
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 4:48pm |
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who knew there were more than the average lefties among us ? i meant left handers of course , not political lefties
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 3:10pm |
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If memory serves me, I noticed this is how both the snipers ( left-handed) cycled their rifles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Siege at Jadotville"
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 2:09pm |
Thats how I do it as well, kind of second nature now
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shoot em if you got em
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 9:46am |
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britrifles, that's exactly how I do it. Us lefties have always found ways to adapt in a right handed world!
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 9:07am |
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I am ambidextrous and I use my right hand to cycle the bolt regardless of which shooting stance I have taken when using a Right Handed Bolt Action Rifle.
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I was squadded with a guy on the firing line last year who was left handed. In the rapid fire stage, he took the rifle off his shoulder, rotated the rifle about 45 deg to the left to cycle the bolt with his left hand then shouldered the rifle, for each shot. He did all that in the 80 second time allotment for ten rounds, including the time to reload the magazine with 5 rounds. I didn’t think he would make it, he broke the last shot with a second to spare…
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Posted: September 23 2022 at 4:42am |
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I'm a left handed Lee Enfield owner and long time bolt action rifle guy. I've always cycled the bolt with my left hand, kind of drop the rifle a bit and reach over. Not ideal, but pretty quick once you get used to it.
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Quick update: looks like everything works perfectly. Just threw 20 rounds into a hill no problem. my only issue now is the handguard and how torn up it is. Does anyone know any good sources on getting surplus parts for these?
also any tips for left handed shooters? it's a little awkward working the bolt with my right so anything that helps would be appreciated.
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A square 10
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Posted: September 18 2022 at 11:47pm |
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i must agree that it looks a costly and time consu ming restoration , might be fine a the sporter it is , od not invest in it beyond your cost = that was about what id expect for this on the market you were shopping , |
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