Comments on: Weakside Bolt Placement — The Competitive Advantages https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/ from AccurateShooter.com Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:59:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: spclark https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54390 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:54:19 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54390 A good idea of course but ONLY if you side with those needing some kind of support(s) other than your own two hands for your rifles.

I have plenty of fun thankyouverymuch with my RBRP long range builds, one hand for trigger & bolt is all I need.

]]> By: Kenny https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54389 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:34:31 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54389 After firing that fast, now he has time to mow some weeds.

]]> By: DesertLefty https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54387 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:30:24 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54387 “If you are building a rifle that will only be shot from a rest, using the left/left for a RH shooter or using a right/right for a LH shooter works better than the conventional configuration.”

Yep! But only IF…

Lefty out

P.S. Editor, I wish you wouldn’t share my secrets with the world. Now I’m gonna lose my competitive edge… :-)

]]> By: mark https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54384 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:42:02 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54384 in prone position, i find more confortable to do all with right hand, and left arm is only for supporting my body.
if i had bolt on left hand, i should move a support of my body after shot from left arm to right arm, open the bolt, unload, load, close the bolt, and than again move support of my body from right arm to left arm…
can’t do it…

]]> By: Danny Reever https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54383 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:07:25 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54383 Born a lefty 70 years ago. Back in the day had a hell of a time finding a baseball glove. All the chairs in school were made for right handers. Etc. Etc. Been shooting RH rifles all my life. Picked up a LH rifle years ago just felt foreign.

]]> By: Tom Alves https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/02/weakside-bolt-placement-the-competitive-advantages/comment-page-1/#comment-54382 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:28:57 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60837#comment-54382 When I started shooting a bolt gun across the course left handed actions practically didn’t exist. I learned how to work the right handed bolt with my left hand and did well enough to make master(before there was a HM classification). A few years back I bought a tube gun set up with a left handed action and tried to shoot it rapid fire–monkey and football situation! The right handed bolt didn’t bind because the pull was closer to straight back. I always had more than enough time to do the job right.
Tom Alves

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