Which youth LEFTY rifle?

[goathunter]

Didn't want to hijack the which youth rifle thread. Looking for 7mm-08, 6.5cm, 243 or the like for my left eye dominant 10 year old. I have a tough time finding left-handed rifles with compact stocks. This will be suppressed but doesn't have to be threaded I can have that done.

 

[Spoonbill]

Browning made a left hand xbolt in a youth model called the micro midas. You may be able to track one of those down.
The other option is to cut down an existing stock to fit him better.
If you want to go the tikka route, I may have a t3 stock laying around.

 

[Hoosker Doo]

The easy button is the new Savage Axis 2 Pro. It comes in lefty, compact, and threaded. If you're not a Savage fan, and you're not worried about threading, there was a lefty Browning Micro Midas 7mm08 in the classifieds a little while back. Not much besides Savage with a shorter LOP without chopping or replacing stocks.

 

[SloppyJ]

That's really tough. I'm right handed but shoot left and my son shoots right. Luckily I was able to grab a 223 Tikka T3x for him and it's been stellar. I'd recommend that but I believe they're extremely hard to get if not unobtainable in left handed models.

Here's an oddball suggestion. Proof has started to come out with their left handed models. They use a Bighorn Origin action. You could buy one in 6 creed, dismantle it, buy a new bolt head and barrel for it in .223. When he gets more comfortable and bigger, you can swap them back out for the 6 creed. It'd definitely be a rifle he would have forever and the modularity is unmatched.

I went this route for my lefty guns but pieced it together myself.

If not, one of the rugers or something similar might be a better option. I think they're available in lefties too.

 

[hillbillyfab]

I bought the CVA Hunter in .243 flavor once my son came into this world. My thinking was every kid needs a single shot rifle as one of their first firearms. I knew he could shoot it either handed, right or left. He turned out to be right eye dominant. The little single shot is heavy enough, that recoil wasn’t an issue. Once he outgrew it, I threaded the barrel and use it myself come rifle season for some sits myself.

 

[cmahoney]

I notched out a right hand tikka youth stock for the bolt on the left side. Saw a post about it on here, it was very simple.


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[goathunter]

The easy button is the new Savage Axis 2 Pro. It comes in lefty, compact, and threaded. If you're not a Savage fan, and you're not worried about threading, there was a lefty Browning Micro Midas 7mm08 in the classifieds a little while back. Not much besides Savage with a shorter LOP without chopping or replacing stocks.

The savage looks perfect, thanks. Now if I can actually find one.