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Update on LH FC copied and pasted from Sitka deer,s post he is at 2018 Shot Show



Looks like a Tikka is our best hope for now for a LH 6.5 CM

My next gun will be a Tikka, it may be a bit heavier but it's not overweight by any means. You know it's going to be dependable and shoot great too.

Thanks for the update.

So is Tikka coming out with a stainless t3x in 6.5cm? If so, it’s going on my wish list!

Yeah, pushing those buttons to tell the machine to make a mirror image part is so expensive. I don't know how they'll ever stand the strain.

I also pinged Barrett on FB messenger back around the first of the year about LH FC's... Got a response about a week later: "No plans at this time." ... Disappointing...

I'm not an expert in manufacturing or CNC programming but there could only be one reason for the increase in the price for LH rifles and that is they can get it. Not having enough time to get a LH line started due to the popularity of the RH line is believable. But that can be fixed with additional shifts.
I'm very disappointed that the left hand offering is likely not going to happen.

Agree with all of your points. My SWAG is that they have hit a production point where they have maxed out currently available resources, are making a reasonable profit, and have decided from a business strategy stand point that they do not want to incur the additional capital costs, nor human capital costs to further expand production. If they are profitably sold out on all of the Right Hand rifles that they can produce, it is a valid business strategy to say "Hey. We're good with the current situation..." Sucks for Left Hand shooters. But, it is an enviable position from the business perspective.

Having said that, I have a LH SS SA Rem 700 action sitting on the shelf. When I finish up the current LH 6.5x55 Mauser project, might think about building a LH 6.5 CM... Or, not...

Thanks for the confirmation, Orion. I fully understand, from a business strategy perspective, why they would not launch a LH line. In no way does this mean I no longer like Barrett but I am deeply disappointed in they told us LH's were coming and now they are not.

+1

I agree completely and have move on. It won't fill the FC niche exactly, but I'll likely grab a Tikka 6.5 CM when they become available.

Yep, it looks official now that they won't ever prodcuce a lh fieldcraft.
Quite a bummer.

Screw them for leading us on. Won't look back at them.

Got a notification from Sportsman's Outdoors last night that they had LH Ruger American Predators back in stock for $439, free shipping. Ordered one of those.

I knew that from the start when they pulled the info off their site after 3 days. They certainly got enough response and interest in the LH guns.
What they won't admit is the sales numbers of RH guns don't justify making LH versions.

I have moved on and will look elsewhere, you can buy 3 Tikka's here for the price of one FC. They will be just as accurate and only a bit more weight, going to support those who actually make LH guns and not worry about those who changed their minds.

You guys are talking about a left hand Fieldcraft, is this web page a fluke or did they actually have a lefty for sale?

Says they are out of stock, I wonder if they ever even had one or trying to get people to maybe pre order?

https://www.ableammo.com/catalog/ba...stock-stainless-finish-rds-p-153998.html

That was based on the promise assumed when Barret put them on their website. Many online dealers do that once an item number is set. So, once the item comes in, they just update stock status.

Might as well be listed as a left hand Kimber. About the same hopes for ever seeing one.