Frustrated need suggestions looking for lefty deer gun
 

I am not as strong as I once was. Finding that most shotguns are too heavy for me since my neck injury. I have been leagally blind in my right eye since birth and being righthanded I learned to shoot left. So now I am looking for a great deer rifle or slug gun that is lefty, light weight and accurate. I don't want to have to sell the farm but could manage a couple grand. So are there any left handed people out there with some suggestions for this older gal that still loves the hunt?

Left handed firearms are not easy to come by.

edited to add
I live in Indiana and the regulations are as follows for rifle cartridges and handgun cartridges. So it does further limit me.
Rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearms and special antlerless seasons. Some cartridges legal for deer hunting include the .357 Magnum, .38-.40 Winchester, .41 Magnum, .41 Special, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .44-.40 Winchester, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .458 SOCOM, .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger, .50 Action Express, .500 S&W, .460 Smith & Wesson, .450 Bushmaster, and .50 Beowulf.
Some handgun cartridges that are legal for deer hunting include .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington and .357 Herrett.

You could try a single shot rifle ( H+R handi-rifle , cva apex ) and wouldn't be out a lot of money if you didn't like it .

Remington 700sps left-hand msp $702 in 270, 30/06, 300 Winchester. Remington 700 cdl msp $1048 in 270,30/06,7mm rem,300 ultra magnum. Remington 700 spa compact $702 in 243, 7mm/08.

Ruger makes LH rifles, but most bolt action rifles may be too heavy for you after adding the weight of a scope. If you find most shotguns to be too heavy it is going to be hard to find a L/H rifle that will suit you. Maybe a lever action rifle with iron sights or a single-shot rifle would do it, and should have good enough accuracy for hunting purposes.

Here is a link to the Ruger:

http://www.ruger.com/products/m77Haw...ed/models.html

Killer - you should have been around 45 years ago when only Rem, Savage and Weatherby were the only ones who made production left hand rifles. Today there are a lot to choose from. Being a lefty I've owned and do own several left hand bolt action rifles. My favorite model (currently) in my gun safe is my Tikka T3 lite in 30-06. This rifle will shoot 3 shot clover leaf groups all day long. But that is pretty common for these rifles. They guarantee 3 shots within an inch at 100 yds. And the price is definitely within your range even with a quality scope. Calibers for this model range from the 22-250 up to the 338 win mag. And you won't find a slicker action - except maybe on a Sako A7.
Some manufacturers who make left hand bolt off the top of my head:
Remington, Savage, Tikka, Ruger, Browning, and I think T/C has come out with a lefty.
As another option, you can go with a single shot like a Ruger #1 or a lever action like the Browning BLR.

savage 220 comes in lefty if you want a slug gun. My brother is real happy with his

My favorite deer rifle is a Ruger No. 1 in .243. Classic action, light weight, light recoil. Doesn't care whether I shoot it right- or left-handed.

I have to agree Savage 220f Lefty......or H&R Ultra Deluxe

Wow Thanks everyone I am searching these suggestions. Guess what though my Hubby suprised me this morning with a rossi rifle circuit judge 44 mag revolver. It is light weight and I like the fiber sights. I'm just not sure what kind of range I will have with it. I'm going to take it out this afternoon and see what I can do.

I have been trying to figure how much weight I can reasonably hold, anything over 8lbs is difficult and it seems to make a difference on how long the barrel is. Seems like barrel length of 20" or more is causing discomfort in my neck as well. I guess it is because it changes how far I reach to hold it but if it is light enough it might make different.

I have a list now of firearms to try out, now I'm going to the gun shop to see if they have any available for me to hold and see, then see if they can order any in L/H

This getting old thing is horrible.

LadyKiller....if You go with a larger Caliber Deer Rifle I would reccomend getting some of the Remington Managed Recoil shells so it doesn't have as much recoil when shooting the Rifle.They make bullets for most of the popular Calibers like .270,30-06,30-30 and 7mm-08.A good benchrest or Caldwell shooting bags is a good thing to use when hunting out of raised box blind or even a set of shooting sticks to hold up Your Rigle for long shots making it easier on Your arms,shoulder and neck!

I would real suggests the left hand rem sps compact 20" barrel shorter length of pull in 7mm/08.

I am a left handed shooter as well and until recently readily finding left handed rifles was difficult and painfully expensive when you did find one. I had been relegated to shooting lever or auto-loader'f for many a year. I now have a safe full of left handed rifles thanks to companies like Remington, Savage, Browning and Tikka that have made left handed rifles more readily available. To date though Tikka and Savage seem to be the most available for lefties and just about every shop has a couple on the shelf. I'd highly recommend that you look at the Tikka T3 Lite rifles...I have one n Stainless chambered in 270WSM and it handles very nicely, light, wonderful adjustable trigger, detachable mag, very accurate (first 3 shots out of the box were sub-MOA with factory ammo), and available in a variety of light recoiling calibers like .243, 7-08, 25-06...all great deer calibers and easy to find ammo for. I also like my Savage 11 in 7-08...nice adjustable trigger (just not as nice as the Tikka), handles quickly, accurate (not as accurate as the Tikka out of the box), detachable mag...but they are a little less $ than the Tikka...can't go wrong with either.

I was going to remark, to wait for EMT to "reply" ! :cool2:

I'd try a h&r handi rifle in a 243 or 7mm-08

Well I live in Indiana and the regulations are as follows for rifle cartridges and handgun cartridges. So it does further limit me.
Rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger; have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearms and special antlerless seasons. Some cartridges legal for deer hunting include the .357 Magnum, .38-.40 Winchester, .41 Magnum, .41 Special, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .44-.40 Winchester, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .458 SOCOM, .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger, .50 Action Express, .500 S&W, .460 Smith & Wesson, .450 Bushmaster, and .50 Beowulf.
Some handgun cartridges that are legal for deer hunting include .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington and .357 Herrett.

I am not real savvy on to many firearms. Mostly fired shotguns and a few handguns. The kick of my shotguns are a real problem and so my search continues.

Lighter Calibers that would be easier on You as far as recoil and the Remington Managed Recoil shells will make them even lighter or a caliber that has too much recoil easier for You to use!
.243 light on recoil
30-30 light on recoil
7mm-08 easy on recoil and the Managed recoil shells would make it even lighter and easier to use!
.270,30-06,25-06 .308 etc all with more felt recoil but much easier on the recoil when using the Managed Recoil bullets !If You already have a larger caliber Rifle and want to save money just buy the Remington bullets and You saved a lot of money on keeping the Rifle You have and the point of impact may only be an inch lower than the original bullets You shoot before saving time and cost on adjusting Your scope!

Something is missing from that text as to calibers legal for deer in Indiana....I'd suggest some additional research as when i hunted there years ago with a friend I know I used a .270 Win...(I think it was legal...LOL

What ever gun you choose and with the handicap you are dealing with I strongly suggest a shooting stick such as a primos trigger stick.
it will greatly improve comfort and accuracy

That is dirrectly guoted from the Indiana dnr website

http://www.eregulations.com/indiana/...r-regulations/

I have never know that a .270 was legal. Indiana is also very frequently changing the rules. Sometimes for the better sometimes not.

However I don't think I will be able to participate in the special antlerless season this year. I kneck is hurting me so badly and I just don't want to further agrivate it before Tax season kicks off in a couple weeks. I won't have time to take to many days off to go to the Dr.

***No further research is needed on the IN requirements. It's as posted in the above link and nothing smaller than a .35 caliber has ever been allowed there (I grew up there), so you were lucky you didn't get caught with that
.270 during deer season.

With the cartiage limits you have how about a rossi m92 in454 casull.
http://www.rossiusa.com/product-deta...adcrumbseries=
Weight is about 5lbs.

Thanks everyone, my husband solved my problem with the Rossi circuit judge rifled revolver 44 mag. It's light, short, no kick, and accurate at 100 yds.

I believe ya...just seems very odd :busted:

[/I] That is great that you found something you like.

If you don't mind some unsolicited advice, keep your hands clear of the front of the revolving part when firing. The cylinder gap allows the cylinder to turn freely but also allows enough burning gas to escape to cause a very nasty burn (or worse) if your fingers are too close.

Here is a link to the Mythbusters test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nucg5VAff4c

I love Mythbusters they can really kill chicken meat lol. Truely safety is very important but with the rifle I don't think it is as dangerous.

The nice thing about the circuit judge rifle is the blast shields in front of the cylinder. I linked a video so you all can see what it is. I had a very hard time finding reviews for it. So sorry the video is so lengthy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31gHll38obg

The only complaint I have about it would be how loud it is and I were ear protection while practicing, ear plugs are not ideal when hunting. I don't mind that the trigger is heavy.

I know my brother has it in the 45/.410 and says it is not accurate at 50yds. I don't know what the difference is that makes it so much more accurate than the 45/.410. Maybe I'm just a better shot.

The 45/410 version has slow rifling so you can shoot fine shot out of.it. it has the same rifling as the judge handgun. My cousins judge shoots good groups with the 45lc at 15 to 25 yards. I would say the rifle.version should be good to 50 yards might want to try other brand ammo.

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For Indiana legal weapons the handi-rifle in 44 magnum or 357 magnum would fit a lefty well. They are a break open single shot weapon. The ones I seen do not have iron sights so optics would be needed. Even with a scope it is still an economical buy. The .357 handi-rifle can be reamed to .357 maximum cheaply and easily if you reload. You could also find one in 12 gauge or 20 gauge as well.

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