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I need a lh 222......what are my options?.......bob

Tikka if you can get one, hopefully some others too. The other option I have considered is to set back and rechamber a 223.

No, you don't. Just handload a .223 Rem. to .222 Rem. velocities. Voila!

George

I am sick that I did not weasel one from Euro optic (Tikka ) last winter . They were about $550. Instead I made a BAD compromise on a Savage 340 RH. Lost money on the 340 and it was very clumsy for this old lefty.

the tikka site is a little confusing ......at least to me.....they import some but not others. it looks like you can get a wood stock....but not synthetic ? I can hopefully find a synthetic to replace the wood....thanks everyone......bob

You can get a Blaser R8 in 222. Also the K95 is available in 222.

Blasphemy!

I would like the wood stocked 222 but of course others might not, it shouldn't be too hard to find a take off synthetic stock and then sell your wood if you like.

Gerry....you are probably right.....but I am having a hard time finding one for my a bolt 22 hornet.......bob

I would think the A bolt stock would be a lot harder to find. Tikka is much more common, I just seen a couple on this side of the border this week. Some of the shops customizing Tikka's would have them I would bet.

You could rebarrel the Mini-Mauser, and speed the twist up a bit. Most factory .222s are twisted pretty slow.

I think I saw that McMillan has some A-Bolt stocks.

Can't even wanting to twist the 222R fast, if you want to lob heavies get a 223 for that. The 222R is just perfect for 40-55ge bullets as is. A 222R with 52gr Speer FB's is the perfect coyote pelt hunting rig.

Sako 222R 52gr Speer.


Model 70 222R 52gr Speer.


Sorry they aren't lefties but I look at this forum every once in a while as my dad was a lefty and it was a challenge to buy him nice guns .

just bought a ruger 223 for now.....some day I will run across an lh 222.....was looking for a hornet and than one day was on another forum, in the lh part and they were talking about the lh rifles they owned. one guy listed his and on the list was 2 hornets, asked if he wanted to sell one , he said sure why not.....got him the money as fast as I could.

browning a bolt, really nice rifle.......1000.00....was happy to get it.......I started a thread in the predator section, looking for factory loads, please chime in one and all.....bob

Ruger made a run of No.1's in the deuce a couple of years back. 1 in 9 twist IIRC.

Wood was pretty plain one the ones I saw though.

Kimber of Oregon made some of the Model 84 in .222 Rem. and left-hand. They are nice, light, accurate rifles.

Check with shrapnel. He's a Sako King.

I think CZ makes the 527 in that backwards LH configuration. I have two in Fireball and Hornet. They will shoot.

CZ makes the 223 but not a hornet in the LH model.

You could just re-barrel a small bolt-face Left hand Savage action, no gunsmith needed. $230 Shaw pre-chambered, pre-threaded barrel in your choice of twist, length and Savage contour.

Here's a Savage varmint rig I built on a right hand action in 222 Rem, very accurate and has one an Egg Shoot for me. I has a 20" varmint contour.



With the proliferation of democratic controlled state legislature you might want to twist it a little faster to shoot 40 & 50gr Lead Frees. My earlier comment was before the last election. I'm already working up loads for my 22-204 and 6mm-204 with lead free ballistic tips. I don't want to end up gnashing my teeth over the ban like the guy's did over waterfowl, I'd rather be out hunting instead of scrambling for ammo. I've killed a number of coyotes with them and they work just fine. I do need to work with some lighter weights for varmints.