My only custom completed to date. Started out as a 375R Alaskan. My go-to rig and a pleasure to shoot bench or field.

McGowen 1:10, 22"
Limbsaver with mercury tube
Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40
Brushed stainless
Trued action, lapped and smoothed

oops ... needs to moved to the custom lefty thread.

Good looking gun! This seems like a great place to show her off.

thanks mate ... scope didnt come out exactly the way I wanted, but I wil live with it ...

Looks nice. I had a 375 Ruger just like it but didn't really enjoy shooting it so it was traded off. What loads are you shooting out of it? I bet the 338 is going to have a fair bit less recoil than full power 375 Ruger loads.

Hi Gerry, I had it done exclusively to shoot the 210 Nosler Partition a tad under max ... AR2209 is the Oz powder I use, only start feeling it after 15 rounds off the bench, the mercury together with limbsaver is amazing.

Nice looking rig Porker. I got to handle one of the RH factory versions of this rifle in an Idaho sports shop and really liked it. Of course I checked Ruger's website to see if they had it in the lefty version but only cataloged the .375R. The .338 definitely holds a lot more appeal for me. Nice job. I have been planning on building another .338WM here soon but will probably do it on a Win M70 if I can get my hands on a donor in the near future. Let us know how it performs.

thanks Eagle ... strange that Ruger only did a 375 in a lefty stainless "Alaskan"... would think a 338WM which is a longer serving Alaskan caliber would be a more versatile option. Not much available in stainless LH for custom projects ...

CDNN currently has the left-handed .375 Alaskan for $600. You could have it re-barreled to .338 Winchester Magnum for a shade over $1K (including host rifle) if you went the IT&D route and probably closer to $1500 elsewhere.

If you were willing to go the CM route, you could buy both a right-handed Hawkeye in .338 WM and a left-handed Hawkeye in 7mm Remington Magnum -- both currently available from CDNN for $500 each. Swap the barrels (the extractor cuts are the same) and sell the right-handed gun. You'd be into a .338 WM for less than $1K upon selling the right-handed gun.

Not true. Ruger has offered the long action versions of the left-handed Model 77 in stainless off and on for over 15 years and both long and short MRC 1999 actions have been available in stainless left-handed configuration for nearly as long. MRC is now, of course, selling complete "made-to-order" rifles.

No arguments. I like a lot of Ruger's offerings but I am a bigger Winchester fan. I had a M70 rebarreled by IT & D into a .338 and had a blast with it...then decided to have it rebarreled again to .264WM. I still have the .338 tube so all I need now is the action.

Your way works too.

Bricktop ... It's the "outside looking in" mentality for us guys in Africa and also Oz .. although options in Oz is heaps better. We just dont have the pick of the candy store and legislation to go, what the US shooter has. Currently looking for an international exporter in the US for all the good stuff you guys take for granted!

Except based on this post, as well as your other posts, you constantly try and offer your limited view as a blanket inclusive of everyone. It's not.

[/quote]Except based on this post, as well as your other posts, you constantly try and offer your limited view as a blanket inclusive of everyone. It's not. [/quote]

This forum (as is any other) is about:
Viewing opinions
Sharing experiences and knowledge
Asking Q's to gain knowledge

And that's all my posts are ... not speaking obo a group nor representing "everyone". I agree my views are limited, but they are still mine and if opinionated or based on what I heard from like minded others who share the lefty frustration, so be it ...

You're completely missing the point, which is not surprising at all given the relative intelligence you exhibited regarding your various re-barreling and sales inquiries. Your limited rifle options only apply to you and very few in this forum. That's not an opinion, but a fact.

So now you can read the mind of every lefty on this forum with that assumption ... The lefty forum paints a different picture with WTB's , looking for's, assisted purchases and 'where to find' threads abound...

A little thought before you post the ignorant things you ask and state (for a change) would go a long way.

Ninety-nine percent of the individuals who post within this forum are in North America. Statements you make regarding firearm availability are going to apply to YOU, not anyone else here. You've asked some dumb questions (the whole WSM conversion springs to mind), but in this instance you made a statement.

And as an aside, ADI AR2209 powder is H4350 here.

My limited rifle options posts are obviously not spoken obo North Americans, I never said that .. and I dont need to start every post or thread with "I'm from Australia ..." surely my location is clear enough for all to see. ..Maybe you just dont like members on the Fire from other countries or nationalities posting in predominant N/America threads?

Would like to know also what dumb questions I asked with regards to WSM?


Thanks anyway for clarifying the powders, that will surely help.

I'm always intrigued by shooting and hunting outside the U.S., but dumb statements and questions know no international boundary.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...126/Re:_Model_70_LH_7mm_WSM#Post10415126
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._FS_--_LH_Winchester_Model_#Post10396064
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Winchester_M70_action_size#Post10396208

At any rate, nice rifle.

Yes, WSM ...modifying a bolt face by adding metal is not such a good idea...but I was desperate! The other comment was simply a courtesy to the seller giving reasons after showing interest in his WSM... anyways thanks for the compliment on the rifle, really liked your choice of calibers on those 4 custom lefty's of yours.

Porker - in case you still are interested, Cleavers has a few Montana lefties at a good price.

Thanks JFE, I got that email as i'm sure you did also ... about 4 weeks too late .. darn, already had 1000 invested in the XCR 270 from Melbourne firearms, they still have a 30-06 XCR Trinyte available should you be interested, last one it seems

What pisses me off is Ruger never made a left hand 338 win mag: MkII, hawkeye or otherwise.. I'd be on board to buy one if that ever happened. Another question, why start with a 375 Ruger African for the build. Why not just buy a less expensive Hawkeye or MKII 300 win mag and do the build from there. It would have been cheaper...However, it's your money and you do what you want with it..

Come on, man, you stated you'd worked with an Aussie importer and a U.S. exporter to get a rifle previously. You couldn't have been that desperate. That Cleaver's Gun Shop appears to offer a few of the MRC 1999s at fairly reasonable prices.

A means of obtaining a "factory" left-handed .338 WM was previously described; buy a left-handed 7mm Remington Magnum Hawkeye and a right-handed .338 WM Hawkeye, both currently available from CDNN, swap barrels, sell the newly 7mm RM right-handed Hawkeye, and down the road you go.

The Hawkeye Alaskans and Africans are the most easily available left-handed STAINLESS rifles Ruger offered with a 0.532" bolt face.

Desperate to the extent that I would consider mod's on a WSM to get my M700 LH in a 6.5 Swede, NOT desperate for an importer/exporter...easier to find the im/exporters, the LH 700's are not (all I could find in the US was WSM's).

Cleaver's Montana's went up for sale 7 days ago ... 4 weeks ago I put $ down on an Rem XCR Trinyte... should have been just a bit more patient. Montana rifle fresh from the US through the accredited importer (Tasco) goes for over $3000, passed on that one

Hunter .. I was not going to compromise on a STAINLESS lefty in traditional open top action with correct bolt face as Bricktop said (dont like the contrasting bolt and action of Rugers much). A dealer in the US had a heap of these 338R's fairly priced and there was NOTHING readily available in that configuration for an affordable custom build. Rifle, new barrel, mercury tube, recoil pad, trued action all and all was $2500

You already crossed that line of desperation. You'll be money ahead and more satisfied with the results by going the one-off import/export route than trying to weld up and machine something like a WSM rifle to a more "conventional" round.

FYI, the WSMs and RCMs can potentially be rebarreled to 6.5mm Remington Magnum or .350 Remington Magnum.

Yip, canned that idea the moment my gunsmith waved me a red flag ... so the 270 XCR will get a new barrel, gentry safety and mauser style bolt knob with enough room to cycle properly .. in bead blast stainless (probably remove the trinyte) ..stock to be decided... Swede of course ...

Updates and photographs are mandatory for continued participation here.

Please post a picture of this "Extractor Cut" on a barrel from a Hawkeye or MKII. I'd like to see it.

If the extractor cuts are the same for a left-handed and right-handed gun, it's understood that there isn't an actual "cut." Certainly not like a Model 70 Winchester. How else would a left-handed and right-handed barrel interchange? Even someone as smart as you think you are ought to be able to understand that. But maybe not.

However, if you do have one of these pictures or renderings, please share.

I'll spare you the grief of trying to wrap your dim little mind around the definition of "euphemism," too.

CLICK D LINK FO' DUH WUD OF DUH DAY

Hoping to post pic's as the rifle starts taking shape, and available funds ... thanks for all the input guys...