Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Begging for a 700LH short action.

Friends,and fellow rifle weenies.
<br>If you have a donor rifle/action in the short version and with the bolt handle on the "Correct" side,I'm dying to make your aquaintence!!!!!!!!!
<br>Let me convince you that you need to sell it to me!
<br>I'm looking for a LH action in the .473 family,and of the short persuasion.
<br>I have this evil plan for world domination that requires such a thing....uh... and the crows have been pissing me off lately.
<br>Seriously!
<br>If ya gots one,holler!
<br>I will send the FFL for shipping.
<br>Thanks all!
<br>E4E

Pat:
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<br>I found one for you on auction arms, might work, ain't all that cheap, but you odd handed types have to pay the piper. link is
<br>http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?ItemNum=2252523
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<br>I wasn't able to search gunbroker.com, emporarily off line, you might check them. Gunsamerica had none in Short actions. Hope this helps. CAT

CAT,
<br>Thanks gobs Man!I'll head over that way and see if the wallet rape is possible...
<br>Iappreciate it!
<br>Pat

Pat, you just need to break that left arm really good and learn how to shoot correctly (wink). I have seen this procedure work very effectively. If it doesn't work the first time, try, try again. Flinch

Flinch,
<br>At one time a couple buds and I,decided to qualify using the opposite shoulder.We had already had our annual qualification,and were a bit bored.The bet was a case of the preferred beer to the guy that shot the highest using the wrong shoulder.
<br>My roomie "Underdog" took it with a 235 out of 250.
<br>I came in second with a 232,which was 2 points under my bootcamp score.
<br>I can shoot from the wrong side,and when using a wrong handed rifle...I just don't want to.
<br>Life is too short to go through it making concessions to the majority.I'm done with using someone elses rifle.
<br>Even after I flipped my CJ5 and tore up my left shoulder real bad,I took a nice 6point buck using slugs in a 590A1 from the left shoulder. lemme see if I can illustrate:Crunch,crunch,"YUCK! wrong side",(flip mosseyburg to left shoulder),crunch,crunch BOOOM!!"UGGGGHHHH!!!! ow,ow,ow,ow,ow OHMIGAWD,OW,OW,sheeee1111t!OW,OW...whoa! nice buck!"
<br>It sucks,but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
<br>Thanks for the kind suggestion though....I think.
<br>Keep safe man!
<br>E4E
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E4E
<br>Have you considered building a lefty on a custom action?
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Pat, what gives? I looked for such an action for 20 or 30 months, and all the while you were Remington-bashing and Tikka-praising.
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<br>I never found a 700 LH short that wasn't almost the same price I could get a new one for - over $500.
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<br>So I got a Tikka LH Model 595 in LH .223. I figured I'd at least have an action, and that the odds were that she'd outshoot me anyway.
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<br>Now here you go scratching around for 700s right before the eyes of your own convert! The disillusion is overwhelming!
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<br>Don't I remember Blaine chiding you for bashing 700s while your very own silhouette shooter is such a creature?
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<br>Haven't shot the Tikka yet. My wife is in the hospital with pneumonia as I write, and my job's been a tsunami for two months. Plus it is taking longer to get the Tikka Optilock rings than it did to get the rifle.
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<br>Another 700 action indeed. What kind of soulless creature are you attempting to conjure out ot this one?
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<br>If you find one in two days, I'm really going to be cheesed. I probably saved myself some money by not going custom, though.
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<br>Shaken, Jeff

Pat? Pat! How long are you going to let me get away with the above post?
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<br>Jeff

Talus,
<br>Get your wife out of the Hospital man!
<br>That sucks!!!!!!!
<br>Tsunami at work? Me too.
<br>The 700 thing is cuz I wish to do something completely stupid,and Tikka(Thanks to those IDIOTS at Barfetta)does not import a .358Win. in the LH model whitetail hunter.
<br>If I get a Tikka,and swap out the stock and barrel for what I want,I am buying an action and adding another new barrel to the pile.
<br>I'm playing the odds that I can get a 700 Remmie action before I can get what I really want from the Finns.
<br>I have a new LH Tikka on order chambered in .35Whelen though.....
<br>I couldn't stand it anymore:D!
<br>Don't fret.I'm just as sick as ever.
<br>I just don't have as much time as I used too.
<br>Extend my wishes that Mrs.Talus gets healthy fast.
<br>Good women are more rare than fine rifles,and the fact that she puts up with one of us here,puts her in the above category of Ladies.
<br>Hang in there man.
<br>Take care!
<br>E4E
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Pat,
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<br>If it would help you out, I know a guy that rebores for about $200 bucks. The equipment he uses was built by P.O. Ackley. I had him do a .35 Whelen and it's a shooter. He cut rifles. Let me know if you want his info.

Spike
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<br>I've been looking for someone to rebore a rifle. Would you share info on your gunsmith with me. You can e-mail me. I had been using Dick Nickle in WA but unfortunately he passed away last year. He did excellent work and was a pleasure to talk/deal with.
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<br>Paul

Spike,
<br>I appreciate it! However I am on a mission on this one.
<br>Certain barrel contour and length,MPI stock,SS barrel,would prefer SS action as well,but I guess us leftys don't rate.I hate to admit it,but I'm stuck with the 700 on this project.It will take a couple of years at this rate...but I gotta do it.
<br>I do however need to yak at you about some of your "Bidness" related kinda stuff.
<br>Drop me a line at echo4echocsi-net.net
<br>I would call you,but being 3 hours different,and me being a Nuclear Vampire means that I'm headed for the rack about the time your alarm goes off in the morning.
<br>I need to stuff an asset or two before I spend it on toys that go boom,and dead critters....
<br>Coyote in the henhouse mean anything to you?
<br>Cheers!
<br>E4E

Paul & Pat,
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<br>emails sent.

Speaking of left hand rifles, did Spike show you his latest acquisition?
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<br>Spike ol' buddy, I'd fear for your later years if'n I was you, cause you're using up all of your good luck much too soon!

Jim,
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<br>Shhhhhhhhhh...I'm liable to get thrown in the pokey for thievery. :-)
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<br>(Will call ya in a minute to boast)