How's about a picture thread with only southpaw rifles in it?

I didn't put this one together and I'm sure this it'll get trumped right quick, but it's probably my most fun to shoot rig. By a mile...

-Trued up LH M700 SA w/ Gretan LW pin assembly (mag box modified to feed 75 Amax, shoots them real good!)
-SS Pacnor 1-8 chambered in 223Rem
-McSwirly Rem Classic
-VXIII 4.5-14x40 VHR

Fine looking rig.

LH Model 70 SS with a Lilja 7x57mm barrel:



LH MRC 1999 in 7mm-08 with a Krieger #2 contour barrel in a McMillan Winchester Classic stock:



LH Ruger 77 MKII with a Krieger 6.5x55mm barrel:



LH Remington 700 BDL with a Shilen .250-3000 Savage barrel:



More to come.

.416 Rem; Winchester M70, Lilja barrel, McMillan supergrade stock, Zeiss Conquest scope, and a picatinny rail inlet into the forend to hold a light or a front sling swivel stud. 10# ready to rock.

How about a 1941 model 70 converted to left handed.





Or maybe a KS Mountain Rifle in 300 H&H.





A 1902 Ithaca Lewis 10 gauge 2 7/8" with the triggers swapped for a lefty.



A Montana 1999 in 375 H&H



The 400 Whelen that still hasn't been blued yet.

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Too darn cold to get artful but here's a pic of my Stiller.
EDGE, Lilja, .270 WCF, Jewell, Elite 3-9x40 Firefly in LW's.

This is going to be fun, nice guns so far.

sorry for the poor picture quality...

300 Weatherby built on a 700



270 on a 700





has a little engraving on it as well





My most recent pick-up; another 700 with quite a bit of custom work... 25-06



Not sure you can call this one a true custom b/c this is the way it was manufactured but they did not make too many. Its a DuBiel Arms in 7mm-08. I don't have any overall pictures. The first picture is with the bolt in the full up position (36 degree bolt rotation). Second is with the bolt closed.

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continental style bottom metal

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Tang safety

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sort of a custom lefty... this Savage 99 was modified with an aftermarket tang safety to make it easer for a lefty to use. And it does work quite slick.

Here is my latest:

35 Whelen
Rem 700 LH
Benchmark stainless 1 in 12 twist, it is a copy of a Pac Nor #4 with the shank cut short.
Mcmillan Edge
Burris Zee Rings
Leupold 6x36

Weighs 7.4 lbs

I really like it a lot, quite pleased with with how it turned out. Handles and points very well.

Only pictures so far.

Kimber .22lr, with a stock I did myself because the factory one was as plain as mud

wow Utah... you do good work... my 82 has pretty decent wood on it... I just posted these pics in another post but what the hell...

Great rifles guys!

Can't wait to get my LH Kimber M82 back from Carlos' magic shop.

Zasatava LH 7 X 57 & 223 reworked stocks



LH Ruger 77 MK 2 35 Whln Imp RH Rimrock stock converted to LH
Ruger rear sights NECG fron sight. Ceracoated

LH Rem 700, 270 Win, Ti Take off Barrel Mcmillion stock. About 6.5# Extremly accurate and fast. under 1" at 200 yards pretty consistently, with 130 gr and 150 gr and shoots then to same POI.

Not a custom, but I suspect that someone at Remington custom ordered it with this wood and someone else screwed up and sent it out, instead. Bought new in 1975.

Yikes, this is turning into the best thread ever

Awaiting furniture

Notice how much custom work there is in this thread; if lefties want anything interesting, they pretty much have to build it.

Start with this...



Progress through the unfinished/in-the-white stage...



And end up here...





.35 Whelen

Like something from out of the twilight zone...

You must be referring to the pitiful long bolt handle I wish I could easily do over.

Nah, just giving you lefties a hard time

Here's some regular ol lefties:

300 win mag Ruger m77 MKII:


others I've had and some I still have:

LH Win 70 375 H&H custom wood sold it and Bought the SS Ruger 375 LH Blank was gift from my late uncle. Thanks Art for the stock work.




LH Win 70 9.3 X 62 Pac-Nor barrel , Redfield flip up Peep, Talley Mounts, Mcmillion Edge stock

Some LH Rifles

terrible picture

rem 700
#4 brux
remington ti stick tan speckle
6.5x284
bushnell 6500 2.5-16x50 30mm


rem 700
sheilen #4
mcmillan rem. classic
257 weatherby
4-12x50 khales


rem 700
hart #2
mcmillan rem. classic lt. blue/white/turquiose
6.5x55
zeiss 3.5-10x44

Damn, I wish I had that many rifles....

Some amazing rifles guys!

M70 FW 3o-o6 Springfield- my most hunted rifle, out sheep hunting in this pic.
- SS SM Shilen 1-10 22"
- Williams Orberndorf BM / Extractor
- McM Hunter's Edge
- VX3 2.5-8x36 in S&K rings/bases

Thx. I like it. For a M700...

savage model 12
22-250
richards microfit wildcat thmbhole laminated stock
8x32x50ao swift premier

Oh, no don't tell me you're a lefty too....

I have collected a few also.


Not many people know Sam Colt was LH, his SAA is easy for a lefty to open and operate the loading gate.

oh,yes. i to am in my right mind.
safe is full of lefty savages and tikka's

I have a couple of Lefties. Not all are custom and not the greatest pics in the world of them.
Tikka T3 Hunter 260 Rem, Zeiss Conquest 2.5-8x32

Winchester Model 70 SS .270 Win, Edge, Zeiss Varipoint 2.5-10x42

M70 300 WSM

M70 30-06

M70 300 WSM

Abolt Micro 308

M70 300 WSM McSwirly
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M70 7mm WSM
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LH GAP Non-Typical 308



LH SS Win. M70 in 30-06

I'm glad I was able to take that right handed win model 70 classic stainless 7mm rem mag off your hands....Seems I did you a favor .. By the way, that is a shooting sombeesh. Thanks again

My 358 Norma. SS Win 70, #4 douglas 1-12 McMillan Supergrade, Leupold 2.5X8

The little brothers. 30-06 top, 300Win bottom.

I am not a true lefty but dont have full site in my right eye .I am selling one of my AR s so I can buy a nice lefty bolt in .223

Not usually a fan of posting pics of personal property, but this thread is awosome for us leftys and I had to get in on it. This my only semi-custom rifle. I had this bulit by Harry McGowen back in 2001. 700 SA lefty in .300WSM 24" cryo treated McGowen brrl with a Leupold VX II. First pic post ever so I hope it works.


Well that CHIT didnt work, can anyone school me on how to post pics?(or provide a link to a previous thread?)

I got a pool of drool forming on the desktop. There are some perfect rifles on this thread....

Ella

Here's a few of mine;
Model 70 .375 H&H with a Lilja barrel built by Bob West of Eugene Oregon.

Contender 204 pocket rocket;

Copy of a 200 year old 50 Cal assault rifle built by me;

My rimfire: CZ left hand in Klinsky stock


My match rifle: H.S.Precision build HTR 22-250 8 twist.

It is so good to see so many fine guns with the bolt on the correct side. This is a true pleasure.

Another LH DuBiel.
I was pleasantly surprised to see Drew's (lovemy99) picture of his DuBiel, 7mm-08. He is right, there aren't too many out there and I would love see or hear about others. My most recent accounting found that there are 28 in museums which left 101 in circulation (hopefully). We have now seen two in this conversation.
The pictures of my .375 aren't anything to brag about. I just wanted to get them out there because if I wait until I get around to it and take better ones, well....
The top rifle is a Winchester 1900. The DuBiel is a LH .375 H&H with Leopold 1.5x5 VXII. Heavy but accurate and so long as I remember to hold on correctly, not so bad a kicker.

I was able to put it to good use two summers ago. I just hope I can do so again one day. The gun came to me used and with several stock dings. I wish I knew its story prior to my being its caretaker.

Mine has accounted for a couple of whitetails, the kudu, a gemsbok, and a warthog.
I would love to hear from other 70's - 80's vintage DuBiel Arms owners.
Lou
PS While I am at it; how do I post bigger pictures? (from photobucket)

Lou,

I've seen at least one other for sale and seems like two... one was in a wildcat cartridge that I was not terribly familiar with.

Well, I guess I should add something here...if it isn't obvious, ultralight is my game.
Rem 700 KS .270 w/ Brown's precision VXIII 2.5-8X36mm, cerakoted...most accurate rifle I've ever seen or owned.


Rem 700 SS .270 McEdge custom KS 5lbs 9oz, naked. 6lbs 6oz scoped with a vx-2 2.5-7X33mm in talleys.



H.S. Precision 300wsm PHL, just under 6 lbs. VX-3 2.5-8x36mm w/ talleys on it's way for it.

Winchester st.st. 280AI



Winchester 264 Win Mag

You have good taste.

( and one of these days you're gonna PM me looking to unload that SS 280...)

I sold it last year foolishly . Lucky to get it back. Think I'm going to hang onto it this time around.

I have been out of town for a couple of days. I come home and there is a LH forum on here! I know I am going to enjoy this. The thread is certainly great. There are some super rifles on here. Thanks for posting.

Courtesy of American hunting rifles of Bitteroot, Montana.
Built on a CZ 550 Magnum action and in caliber 375 Ouch & Ouch.
4 in the mag, one in the barrel.
Shallow H&H safari sights.

Wow, that's a beauty. Nice!

thats a charge stopper. exceptional!

not much in the way of customs here, I really enjoy this forum and really, really enjoy this thread. thanks for sharing your stuff guys



here's my ambidextrous lh rifles that I take boat or snowmachining so my family can use too if need be, normally take one on hunting trips in case of primary rifle malfunction for either myself or a right handed pard, and they make a great camp/packing meat rifle

will try to get some better pix to post, but my stuff pales in comparison to most of you guys

not a good pic at all, basically just a 700 BDL in .338 about the only custom aspect to it is the McMillan it rests in



and really need a better pic of this one, it's had the most work done to it, started life as a standard 700 BDL in 7 mag, had barrel lathed down, action scalloped, bolt handle drilled etc. to lighten it up, twas my sheep rifle until I got a NULA in 7mm-08

Its a 25-06 on a Stiller. Krieger #5.5, Jewell trigger and a NF 5.5-20 zero stop. Mcmillian Varmit stock in the coyote bomber colors. Made by Karl.

WOW... absolute stunner!

A couple of Remington's I've had some work done on. Top one is a 243 CDL that I had Karl flute the bolt on and then a local smith stuffed it in an McMillan Edge stock. I have a barrel ordered (a year ago) from Rock and I'm going to have it chambered in 243ai if/when it shows. This gun balances so nice in that stock...

The second is my 223 ai that I had a Sid Goodling build, he is from PA. A McMillan Edge and a Kreiger #3 1-12 twist. I had Gre-Tan bush the firing pin and add one of their lightweight bolt shrouds. I put a Timney trigger in it last summer. It is a great shooting 'chuck gun.

Wow! Very nice! Heirloom in the making...

I really like those 243Win CDL barrelled actions. I've owned a couple with designs on a very similar build to yours. Very nice!

Like others, I originally posted this under custom rifles. My Mike Bryant 7mm Remington Magnum built on a Stiller TAC 300 Action. That's the first group shot with some Sierra 168 gr. Match Kings. No load work, just some mild handloads put together for testing at Mike's range. Three shot group measured .161 at 100 yards. I tried to be cool but Mike could tell I was pretty happy.

Probably my favorite hunting rifle, a Savage Model 11 in .338 Federal. Doesn't really look like a custom, but it is.

Barrel: PAC-NOR fluted .338 Federal (1 in 10 twist, 3 groove)
Finish: Robar on the action, NP3 on the trigger group and bolt.
Stock: McMillan Savage Hunter with pillars.

I have a few myself. Customs are Nesika and Bat actions. 2 Anschutz and one Kimber Custom Classic.

How about a slightly customized 700 BDL LH in 7mm Rem Magnum? It's been glassed, pillared and floated, with a one-piece steel floorplate and triggerguard. A 3.5lb trigger job was done, along with a slight muzzle crown. Talley rings and a Leupold complete the package. An ultimate 700, but not too pretty to go running around in the woods with.

I have a few lefties, but these two are my only non factory LH rifles.
This is a custom MRC that started out as a 358, but turned into a 308 last summer with a new Shilen barrel, it's in a Serengetti laminated stock.
The original barreled action was sent to Serengetti before it was blued, they fit the action, glassed it and pillar bedded it. The stock was made to my extra long length of pull, ebony forend cap and cross bolt plugs, checkered and fitted with a recoil pad. Then hand rubbed oil finish. Not much was required with the new barrel as only the action was glassed.
The action was trued, lugs were lapped, barrel was lapped with recess crown, then matt finish. It's a great looking MOA shooter

This is my 270, 700 BDL in a Boyds laminated stock that I got in the rough and finished myself.
Gun has a trigger job and needed nothing else as it was a MOA shooter right out of the box. It's glassed in the stock with pillar bedding, still a great shooter but a backup to my Montana.

I'll take it/First dibs.

MRC action,Douglas barrel with 1-10 twist,50/50 orange/white McSwirley,350 RemMag. Talley light weight,30mm rings and a Leupold LPS 1.5-6 X 42mm. Redneck did the work and the Campfire gave it it's name.

This is the Creamsicle...

BrotherBart, not only do you have good taste in Colt Dragoons, but you have good taste in MCR's also.
You're 350Rem Mag. and my original MCR 358 Win. would have made a great combo.

New .275 HV holland&Hholland in the making.
Wood will be alot darker when finished.















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I've been trimming the fat from my safes.
My next project is gonna be on a left hand German Weatherby long action. It's a 340 now and I'm gonna turn it into a 375 H&H. It's going to be very nice.

Got word from the gunsmith that my latest is ready, so thought I'd bump this threadful of pics of awesome rifles! Who has added to their collection of southpaw customs? I'll put up photos of my new LH M70 FW 6MM once I get it sorted and shot...

(A few broken links, including mine which I'll fix, but still lots of awesome LH builds.)

Wow! You gotta put some pics up when finished.

Full description in the Custom Rifles/Blueprints sticky



264 Win Mag on a Lh 70

This is not my rifle, but photos of a LH 404 Jeffery built on a LH Model 70 action by D'Arcy Echols.

My LH 280. Built by Mickey Coleman. McMillan stock and Swaro glass.
Bolt fluting and knob by Kampfeld.

Durn nice rifles properly configured. Oooh. Ahhh.

Ella

That converted 1941 Model 70 brings back a lot of memory. It looks like a Bob West job. Others came up with better bolt stop (releases) than Bob, but the worked. I've had several over the years and still have some.

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A change of pace, '50s lefty custom. Or, how to turn a $700 rifle into a $250 one. Of course at the time, they were $25

7mm STW
Mrc action and barrel
26" 9.5 twist number
4 contour with recessed crown
mcmillan edge stock

Figured I would add a little to this

788 in 308 win with custom McMillian stock. The second is a a rem 700 in 300 RUM with HS Precision stock

Was not really sure how to post pictures...sorry for the odd way

Come on man, shape up.grin

Here you go..........

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/696239/1/How_to_post_your_photos

Here's one I put together for a left handed son.
A stainless Ruger Mark II rebarreled to 35 Whelen in a factory stock. The stainless leftys were never offered in walnut.
After these pics were taken we beadblasted the shine off of it and he installed a 2.5-8 Leupy in matte low rings.

Nice! I love the look of stainless in walnut.

Beautiful rifles gents have to dig up some photos now!

Regards,

Mog

While not a full custom, here's a Stainless LH Model 70 I recently acquired and did some customizing to. I think it turned out pretty nice.

Work I did to it:

New custom Mauser-style bolt handle buildup and bolt release lever(by Mark Penrod)

Cut and re-crown barrel to 24", and whole barreled action bead-blasted to look factory fresh(by "Redneck")

PT&G steel bottom metal Cerakoted "Satin mag" to match stainless steel(by Eddie Fosnaugh). Still need to have Eddie Cerakote the Talley mounts in graphite black.

McMillan Win 70 FWT pattern in Black w/Gray speckletone paint

Glass bedding/floated barrel(did myself)

Cal: 7mm Rem Mag

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Should be good medicine for Mulies/Elk on cross-canyon shots with handloaded 160gr Accubonds or 140gr T-TSX at 3,000 and 3,100 fps respectively.

Leftybolt

Very nice fellas. Be proud to own those.

A picture of my 308 Rem 788 with McMillian Gamescout stock



My rem 700 in 300 RUM with HS Precision Stock






The 300 in action before cerecoated

My 450 Marlin 1895M with MPI stock and black Cerecoat

I think i figued out picture posting...wooo

Life/work have been nuts, but Fall is almost here! Finally got it scoped- FXII 6x36 LRD. I still haven't shot the poor thing. Hopefully soon...



Load development will start with H1000 and the Hornady 105 HPBT.

Here is a nice piece I bought off one of the Campfire faithful. Beautiful 6.5 Creedmoor built on a Remington 700 short action. Elk

That rockchucker's old gun?

If so, it's a beauty!

Yes it is, shoots as good as it looks!!!

9.3x62 on a Zastava, Lothar Walther barrel, NEGC sights and McMillan stock

Nice !

You have impeccable taste in firearms, utah708.

That is also a aftermarket bolt handle and three position safety?

Good eyes--it is a Gentry 3 position and aftermarket handle.

Put this KS clone .280 Ackley together last year. Shilen 25" Rem sporter contour barrel, fluted bolt, KS custom shop stock, tuned factory trigger, cerakoted graphite black. I bedded the stock and the Talley bases and my buddy lapped the rings. With Bushnell 4200 3-9 it weighs 7.8 lbs. Haven't done any load development yet, first load tried is the 120 gr TTSX at 3200 fps. Groups run about 3/4" vertical with almost no horizontal dispersion, may be my bench technique.

Stainless 700 RUM action, HS Precision stock, take off 25.5" Rock Creek #4 barrel chambered by GAP in 8mm Rem Mag. 9 pounds scoped. Stock and scope base bedded by me. Shoots 200 gr Partitions at 3150 fps under an inch. Last 3 shot 100 yd group went 0.48". The mud on the stock is from Alberta, where I killed 3 bears on two hunts including a gorgeous blonde/white 6 footer. I leave the mud on there to remind me of two awesome hunts. I also killed the 144" 9 pt in my avatar with this rifle.

Here's a couple more lefties.

A 32 caliber flintlock. Don't know the builder but it's a tack driver. A truly fun rabbit gun.



Left handed Charles Daly Mini Mauser, 6mmx222, Pacnor barrel, MPI stock, action and barrel cerrakoted.

This one could get me kicked out of camp,.. but that's ok; I'm tough.

Rifles Inc. Strata 284 on a Rem SA; 3" box; 23" tube 6.25 lbs as is. PGT one-piece bolt and knob.

Only pic I could find of my kinda semi-custom 6MM-06. Rem 700LH trued -- 2 1/2# trigger -- Douglas #2 stainless 24" barrel -- Brown Precision stock.

I use it for all of my big game hunting (except Elk).

My newest.
Built by Alamo Precision Rifles in Hurst Texas.
26 Nosler
McMillan game scout stock bedded by APR
Old school blueprinted SS LH 700 action
Timney trigger
SS Bartlein 3B contour 1/8.7 twist with spiral flutes finished at 26"
GreTan firing pin and shroud
Spiral fluted bolt with Campfire knob.
Seekings 20 MOA rail and Seekins rings
Meopta 6-18 X 50 mm scope
Cerakoted Graphite Black.

Just picked it up yesterday so I haven't got to shoot it yet but I'll bet it shoots.








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A little old school...Cooper 52 .30-06 custom classic. On top is a Leupold 6x42mm in Talley low steel rings.
Bob

Beautiful rifle Bob!!!!

Watch out for the guy who uses a little orange hoppes front shooting rest... He probably knows how to shoot.. Nice rifle too...

Thanks! Shooting it tomorrow at 200.
Bob

there it is ... the 6.5! awesome selection of calibers bricky!