is a lefthanded 357 bolt action too much to ask for?

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is a lefthanded 357 bolt action too much to ask for?

the ruger 77/357 seems very popular but isn't offered in a LH version

and no other maker has "copied" the formula?

In todays world with sub moa promising hunting calibres rifles costing less than 500bucks why has noone else done this?

Or 9mm rifles (although I would like the oomph from a 357 for hunting purposes)

In todays world where restrictions might even come into play in the US and/or when prepping is getting popular shouldn't this kind of rifle be just the kind of rifle people would by just to stick in the closet? or plink for fun?
 
is a lefthanded 357 bolt action too much to ask for?
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Probably.

Those guns are not at all common except in isolated places. Very few left handed bolt rifles are offered even in far more common chamberings so I doubt Ruger could show a profit to make any.

It isn't that hard to shoot right handed bolt rifles from the left side. I know a few leftys that prefer them to left handed rifles.
 
I shoot lefty and I don't own a single left handed rifle. I learned at a young age to shoot that way and I now prefer right handed rifles. I've shot lefty rifles and it just feels weird to me. If you can get used to shooting a right handed rifle it will make it a lot easier to find what you want when you go rifle shopping.
 
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steveNChunter I shoot lefty and I don't own a single left handed rifle. I learned at a young age to shoot that way and I now prefer right handed rifles. I've shot lefty rifles and it just feels weird to me. If you can get used to shooting a right handed rifle it will make it a lot easier to find what you want when you go rifle shopping.

me too!!! for the past 7 or 8 years i've been on single shots, ruger #1 in 270win and in t/c encore in 20 vartarg and 6.5 creedmoor. i would like to try in encore a 357 maximum in 18" mgm barrel.
 
This thread caught my eye because I'd never heard of an offering of any bolt action in .357. I can't imagine much demand. How well do lever guns work for lefties shooting left handed?
 
Jmr 40 Every big Gun maker now offer lh rifles, we are 10-20% of the population afterall, IF one maker would be first they'd corner the market
 
Gun companies are in business to make money. Tooling costs and demand are the drivers for decisions on adding new models to the lineup. If they could make more money by offering left handed guns, you'd see them on the shelves. It doesn't do any good to "corner the market" if you're losing money doing it. It's all about the money. Nothing wrong with that. If they don't make money they don't stay in business.
 
As was already pointed out, it's all about the cost of doing business.

Timsr,
The .357 in a rifle is not all that common, but it does indeed have it's place(hopefully one in my gun cabinet).
I have been looking at the Ruger 77/357 also. With the 18" barrel it increases velocity almost 400 fps. With the corresponding increase in energy. For deer sized critters should be good out to about 150 yrds. In a package that weighs about 5.5 pounds. You can get a lever gun in .357 but the cost is about the same ($700=800) and the weight goes up to at least 7 pounds.

The thing with shooting lever action lefty is that most are like shooting a r/h bolt. The ejection port is on the r/h side. Same with most .22 semi auto's.

Husqvarna,
Good luck in your search, and if I run across anything, I'll let you know...
 
being left handed and shooting that way, i was left alone on the firing line in the service and had no trouble shooting any thing,but the m-60 would hit me with cases on the side of the face when fired prone.in vn shooting the m-60 while walking would put cases all over my right side,but i never noticed untill later as the cases would cause red marks.i now own two .22 remington 581 lefty,s and two remington model 700,s lefty,s and three winchester model 70 lefty,s and a remington model 870 lefty. if you want a left handed rifle today it easy to get one,however in the 50,s your choice was very limited. eastbank.
 
Solution is simple. NEF makes rifle barrels chambered in .357. It's break-action. No RH or LH fuss, and is less expensive to boot. Both my NEF's are serious tack-drivers.
 
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