According to the January 2024 edition of American Rifleman, page 26, Winchester has awakened to the fact that there are left handed rifle shooters to be considered, something that other makers had long realized. Being a left eye dominant rifle shooter, though retired from competition, I found this interesting to say the least. I was never a hunter. Simply not interested in hunting.
I shot National Match Course Competition, and Long Range for many years, back when rifle competition was fired with the 30-06 cartridge, later on the .308 Winchester/7.62 x 51 MM round. My first competition rifle was a surplus Winchester Garand, that I shot for 5 or 6 years. Later on, I went to bolt actions, post ‘64 Model 70’s, and a Remington 40x Rangemaster in .308 Winchester, a wonderfully accurate rifle. Virtually all shooting was with hand loaded ammunition.
Never had a problem shooting the Garand in competition, ditto for the Model 70’s. The Remington was another story, Model 70 actions worked much more easily, in my experience. As for hunting rifles, it’s interesting to see Winchester offering a left hand action rifle, though in hunting, how often is a second shot taken? You tell me.
I shot National Match Course Competition, and Long Range for many years, back when rifle competition was fired with the 30-06 cartridge, later on the .308 Winchester/7.62 x 51 MM round. My first competition rifle was a surplus Winchester Garand, that I shot for 5 or 6 years. Later on, I went to bolt actions, post ‘64 Model 70’s, and a Remington 40x Rangemaster in .308 Winchester, a wonderfully accurate rifle. Virtually all shooting was with hand loaded ammunition.
Never had a problem shooting the Garand in competition, ditto for the Model 70’s. The Remington was another story, Model 70 actions worked much more easily, in my experience. As for hunting rifles, it’s interesting to see Winchester offering a left hand action rifle, though in hunting, how often is a second shot taken? You tell me.