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I know I'm limited without a custom, too bad ruger didn't make their compact in lefty. I did find a stainless LH ruger American stainless compact on davidsons, apparently they are the only ones with that model? I would like to hold it, and not sure about the americas quality. Its for the thick rocky laurel covered state forests of north central Pennsylvania. Short barrel, light, short overall length. Guess I'm getting tired of my levers and pumps, never owned a bolt, time for a change. Thanks for any suggestions...
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Nothing wrong with the American
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Take a look at the Remington 700 youth. I have one in 7-08 and I really like it. Put a Pachmayr or Sims slip-on recoil pad on and it will be @ 13.5 lop. Another option is to do what I did and get a CDL stock if you like wood. Mine has a 2x7 Leupold in dual dovetails. Light weight, perfect balance and groups 120 bt's under an inch. Feels much better than the American to me plus a better selection of after-market parts.
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I just wish Remington would have offered the Model 7 in Left Hand
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Take a look at the 300 and 338 RCM's. They came from the factory with 20 inch barrels, iron sights, and a reduced LOP of 13 inches. I own one in 338 RCM and love it but plan on putting a pad on it some day to make the LOP fit me better.
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I just wish Remington would have offered the Model 7 in Left Hand Me too, ever since the day they announced them.
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Heck, I wish they made a Tikka LH compact. My Daughter has one in RH and it doesn't care what you put in it. Everything is under an inch. Like to get one in 7mm-08 for my Granddaughter.
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The American compact is really small. Handle a rh in a local shop and you'll get a sense of it. No qualms about the quality really, but that 18" bbl and the really short lop are noticeable. I think the 700 youth with a cdl stock would be nice. I have an A-bolt micro in 7mm-08. I like it OK and it has some features I wanted (tang safety, removable magazine.)
I wouldn't be afraid of the Ruger if it fits you.
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I went with the Ruger Gunsite Scout 308 16" left hand. I'm not big on the scout rifle concept, but I like the iron sights. Right now, I'm just using irons, but I'll scope it with a FX3 6x42 before deer season.
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