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My older son is right handed, but strongly left-eye dominate, so shoots lefty, including his bow. He’s been doing it so long it’s perfectly natural. All his guns are righties, unless you count his O/U.

I had a Daisy 25 pump BB gun at an early age, but my left arm was too weak to pump it from the shoulder, so I started out on the left, which has been an advantage at times. I can shoot rifles just fine from either shoulder and with both eyes open. Killed a few deer like that when turning to shoot right-handed was a problem.

As always, whatever works, works.

Pappy, have you taken this rifle apart to see what the - "Dual bedding system incorporates a second bedding lug, ensuring the receiver is securely bedded to the stock." - looks like ? Kinda' curious about this.

Here you go, with nice pics…

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums//showthread.php?t=1153097

There’s a rear screw and a second screw to reduce barrel droop as well. Bolt and receiver are definitely upgraded over standard parts. Kidd charges over $500 for a similar receiver and barrel, but no innards at all.

And to add to what Pappy is passing along, I really like the stock. I have the blue steel version that has a laminate stock with a thick painted finish. The stock is well sealed, the paint is durable and seems tough, has a bit of texture to grip, the inletting is precise, the barrel free floats, I took the adjustable comb off and the stock fits me perfectly for field use.

Cool, thanks !!

Very well done written.

Pappy,

How does yours shoot from an accuracy standpoint?

Haven’t really done much serious testing, just figuring out what functioned well and shot decently from the selection in my bag on any given trip to the range, then using that until the next time. For a goodly portion of the time I’ve had it, it’s had a 1x prism on top, not exactly a good sight for testing. It is easy for me to shoot well offhand, so I like to whale away on a steel flipper at 50 yards with it. Someday I might get around to seeing what it can really do, but I have a heavy-barreled CZ I’m working on for shooting groups and hopefully longer ranges. The Ruger is mostly for fun. I’d say it’s probably a 1/2 to 3/4” gun with ammo it likes, certainly good enough for my usage. When ammo supplies get better, I want to get some really good stuff to try in several of my rifles. At that point I’ll mount a suitable scope for such work on it.

It is a but fussy about what it will feed. Current Velociters won’t chamber from the mag, and some others start to hang up pretty quickly as it gets dirty. Definitely a good idea to clean the chamber regularly. Also, the manual warns against using non-standard rounds like Stingers.

I really like that stock. Although I'm left-handed and shoot that way, if the mags are specific, it doesn't make much sense in getting one.

If Begara would make the BXR in LH it would be the hands down winner over the Ruger.

It would still need special magazines. Since they want to maintain compatibility with the original, they’re stuck with the angled feed lips. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for it, although the existence of Ruger mags might increase the chances.

Mounted a spare Burris E1 4.5-14 yesterday. Went to the range this morning. Breezy, but the 50 is pretty sheltered. Fired 5 on another target to season a little, then 4 5-shot groups, except where I lost count with the Eleys and fired 6, 4, 5, 5. Scope set on 9 and adjusted for parallax.







Also tried some RWS SSHP, TAC, RWS HSHP, and CCI SV and Quiet 45. Those all did pretty well. The Quiet 45 put 10 in just under an inch, about an inch low. Fine for practice.

This lot of SK RM has a vertical issue, as noted in another rifle. Club and FN look the best overall.

As I said, fine for my purposes.

Center dot is 1”, small ones 5/8”.

Pappy, let me get this straight, yours is left handed? I just handled one today. It was $700.00 at a LGS. Guys were asking about "street price", there it is in this neck of the woods. I could have been the first to have one, had I chose to buy it. I was very impressed by the build quality of this ruger. Damn nice and they incorporated some of the smart design features that bergara and the like have done, like integral picatinny mount, rear action screw (I believe), and the barrel is not like a regular ol hammer forged Ruger barrel. It was fluted and had a nice muzzle brake on it. I liked the stock and the adjustable cheek rest. If it were $100.00 cheaper, I would have probably bought it. However, I had just bought a Savage MKII FVT target rifle at the gunshop next door to that one... I think Ruger went above and beyond with this left handed competition model. Still, having the loading/ejection port on the right side has its positives for a left handed shooter. Just sayin..

Mine’s a righty, but otherwise identical. I bought it as soon as they came out, after weighing the alternatives. It is a very nice package.

Those targets were shot with the best quality ammo I have on hand. Have a bit more coming that may be better, may not. Still, I’m entirely satisfied with the performance, which is right up there with my ability. Not sure I can make good use of more accuracy. Wanted to bang some steel after shooting the groups, but the ground was too hard to setup my flipper.🤬

There is a rear screw, BTW, and a second one for the barrel as well.

They also come with a decent hard case.

Great info pappy. Great shooting too. Looks real consistent. That's what I always look for. I'd rather have a rifle that likes a bunch of different kinds of ammo, than a rifle that only likes one kind. My last ruger target model with the hammer forged barrel was like that. It was a finicky bastid. I'm glad you posted the results of the accuracy you are getting with your competition model. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised yesterday by the build quality of the left handed ruger 10-22. Yeah, $700.00 is a little high on the price tag, but that's the only one I've seen in my area, as of yet. Someone will pay that price, I'm sure.

I paid a little less than $700, but not much. Maybe $700 total with shipping and transfer fee. No gripes at all.

Found a few boxes of Club, Target, and Tenex Pistol yesterday. Will try in this one and my 457 MTR.

$900......????.....seriously??? I'll stick to my righties...... My dominant eye is my left eye, but the military taught me to be confident with my right. I have too many mags and accessories for my 10/22s to even consider that!!! It will be interesting to see what former Remington/Marlin options Ruger comes out with.....and what price point.

nice shooting Pappy!!!!

They are $700.00 from what I saw in person. They could be even less at other places. I'm thinking the price was what it was because it is a very small town where I saw it. Some prices seem to be inflated there, but they do have more of a selection. Back when no one could find AR's, another shop in this town had 2 walls of ar's for sale and at decent prices.. Both left handed and right handed models in fact....

As I mentioned in the Lefty forum, a receiver with the same features with only a barrel, no guts or stock, costs $500 from Kidd. Maybe the barrel is better than the Ruger, maybe not, but a complete rifle starts at over $1200. Add a cheap stock and even regular cheap 10/22 guts to that Kidd receiver, and you’re way over $700, and still right-handed. I have four mags, and since I’m not a competitor, that’s all I probably need. Magazine compatibility seems like an convenient excuse. A 3-pack of LH mags is $53.

Tried to find one but could not . Ended up with a left hand Savage GL