Two Hills, Alberta

Laeveld said:

A 14 yr expat South African, finally into African hunting due to the enthusiasm of my son in law. Reading, researching, and planning the first safari. Getting some practice with the 470 Merkel, and anxiously waiting for 378 wby to arrive. Both leftys, so finding a gun in the bigger calibers is a right pain in the rear end. &$@ tax pain spoiled acquiring a 375 Ruger, and by the time my eyes stopped watering from paying Ceasar, some other lucky bugger had bought it. Ah, well, heres hoping another one will show up somewhere.
Been on the site often, and finally joined.

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Sparky said:

HI Laeveld and welcome from another Albertan.
I read your quest of finding the appropriate gun as you are a lefty?
A point of interest , perhaps for you to consider:
A high percentage of military long range shooters use the opposite bolt. right hand shooters use a left bolt while left hand shooters use a right. The theory is that you can reload without taking your eye of the target, you can stay locked in throught he scope.
Great for the second shot and you never have to relocate the target/animal ( what ever you may be shooting at).
This info is direct from a JTF2 military trainer.
I shoot right handed , tried his method and it works better than you might imagine, so good in fact that I have considered getting him to switch bolts in my favourite gun.
The other method worth considering is buy that good right hand gun ,if you find it, and have a gunsmith change the bolt from right to left.
It would be great talking with you in the future as I am planning my first African hunt for May 2015.
All the best
Sparky

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BRICKBURN said:

Love the Avatar.

Welcome to the bright side of AH.

Two Hills, another adopted Canadian on the site.

Good luck planning.

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