Left hand port......?

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hags

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Excuse my ignorance but, why left hand port?
It seems to me that hot brass would hit a right handed shooter in the face.
Is there any advantage to this or is it personal preference?
 
Usually a left port rifle, unless it's a left handed rifle won't eject out the left side. Left port Benchrest rifles are loaded from the left and if an ejector is employed it is usually out the right side. The down side of ejecting out the left side of the rifle is brass is much more prone to be ejected off the bench and onto the ground. With turned case necks this can and will damage the necks. If a rifle ejected into ones face regardless of from which side the ejector needs to be tuned to not do that.

Mike Swartz
 
The reason I ask is that I've been shopping around for a custom or semi-custom action do build on. I see quite a few right hand bolt, left hand port, such as the Savage Target actions.
Wasn't aware of the advantage to that configuration.
 
hags said:
The reason I ask is that I've been shopping around for a custom or semi-custom action do build on. I see quite a few right hand bolt, left hand port, such as the Savage Target actions.
Wasn't aware of the advantage to that configuration.
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The ejection force of this rifle is dictated by the tension of the ejector spring, it's adjustable so that no matter how hard you slap the bolt back the case won't be sent into the next ZIP Code (or the shooter's left eye)

The advantage of this system is that while shooting right-handed over a rest one never needs lose his cheekweld, sight picture, shoulder tension, hand position etc....... it allows a person to be more consistent shot-to-shot with the added advantage of being FAST, you can feed with your off hand while cycling the bolt.

The disadvantage is that it doesn't work well A'tall for off-hand hunting and in case of catastrophic case failure their MAY be a better chance that you'll be injured.


hth


al
 
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