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FYI - it looks like Barrett updated the action to only have 2 screws now. The one I just received only has two screws from the stock into the action unlike all the ones I’ve seen with three. The screw directly in front of the trigger guard is now gone. For Better or worse...

Left handers are supposedly the largest un-represented minority in the world. Just like a number of other minorities, left handers are sometimes super whiney about how tough they have it and how the world is out to get them.

When the day comes that lefties gain enough power to remove this blatant prejudice, we’ll all have to switch to ambidextrous drinking fountains, and all new vehicles will have to come with a right hand drive option, so lefties are able to shift gears without feeling marginalized. We’ll have to change all threads to “lefty tighty, righty loosy” just to be safe, as we dont want to offend. And you can be sure all rifle companies will have to make an equal number of lefty options as righty, because heaven forbid a lefty would have to reach over the rifle or back with their right hand to operate a bolt. That would be discriminatory and a blatant example of handism (like racism but the bias is towards which hand a person uses).

Left Power!

Left handers are supposedly the largest un-represented minority in the world. Just like a number of other minorities, left handers are sometimes super whiney about how tough they have it and how the world is out to get them.

When the day comes that lefties gain enough power to remove this blatant prejudice, we’ll all have to switch to ambidextrous drinking fountains, and all new vehicles will have to come with a right hand drive option, so lefties are able to shift gears without feeling marginalized. We’ll have to change all threads to “lefty tighty, righty loosy” just to be safe, as we dont want to offend. And you can be sure all rifle companies will have to make an equal number of lefty options as righty, because heaven forbid a lefty would have to reach over the rifle or back with their right hand to operate a bolt. That would be discriminatory and a blatant example of handism (like racism but the bias is towards which hand a person uses).

Left Power!

They lied to me on more than one occasion about this. They also listed it on their website. Lying is lying regardless, but the gun industry has been misleading the LH buying market for years.

I have a video here somewhere of Ronnie Barrett saying “it’s never wrong to do the right thing”. Laughing. Well I guess that depends apparently on what that right thing is.

So, what you are saying, is that Leftuality is an alternate lifestyle?

Not that there's anything wrong with that......

What about those who aren't actually left handed but identify as such?

I believe my left-arm ranks right up there with Clayton Kershaw's. Those of you who doubt me are narrow-minded, mysoginist, and racist.

That would make you ambi-curious.

I don't think I've ever wrote this before- but your posts literally come off as whining. You're so upset that someone said they plan to make left hand rifles, and then when they realize how absolutely minuscule that market is- you're incessantly chasing them saying they "lied"? Are you actually an adult male?



Since a few people don't seem to get it- the FACT is that left hand rifles don't sell. Like so bad that major manufacturers barely break even. Small manufacturers lose money building them. You guys can be pissed- all 7 of you that actually would spend the money- but unfortunately it is not a smart financial decision to spend a lot of money to produce something that is the smallest market segment that doesn't actually follow through with purchasing that they say they do.

Since a few people don't seem to get it- the FACT is that left hand rifles don't sell. Like so bad that major manufacturers barely break even. Small manufacturers lose money building them. You guys can be pissed- all 7 of you that actually would spend the money- but unfortunately it is not a smart financial decision to spend a lot of money to produce something that is the smallest market segment that doesn't actually follow through with purchasing that they say they do.

A good, practical illustration of that is that despite the tremendous popularity of ARs now, LH models are pretty scarce, if indeed there are any at present. EDIT: just checked quickly and found a few, but still think it's a fair point, especially considering the much smaller market for $1700 bolt rifles.

One of the big jobbers or wholesalers could easily make it worth while for Barrett to crank out LH versions by contracting for a large order. Since that hasn't happened, I assume they don't see a market either.

Melvin Forbes has successfully done it for over 30 years. And he did it before CNC programming.