Savage comes out with a straight-pull rifle, but right-handed only, and weighing 8.8 lbs.
The Savage Impulse comes in four different models & the
Mountain Hunter is the lightest at 7.34 lbs. Savage also has a
YouTube video on how to switch the handle from the right to the left side so you can shoot it left handed. It isn't perfectly left-handed since the ejection is always to the right.
I saw my first
Beretta BRX1 on GunBroker today at a hefty premium but it's nice to know that a less expensive alternative to a Blaser R8 / R93 is starting to finally show up over here. It's an interesting rifle but I won't consider it until more barrels start to appear. The three initial calibers aren't expansive enough to qualify as a "system" for my taste since they're all .30 caliber. But it has potential depending on how they grow the selection.
