Remington 700 Clone Trigger Safety Questions- Left Hand

hseII · Nov 12, 2024

I've always felt the safety on a R700 is backwards of where it should be- the safety on a RH is in a better location for left hand shooters & the safety on a LH is better for Right handed shooters.

Obviously I'm left handed & grew up with a R700 in RH.

Must the safety match the action or will a RH trigger with a normal safety function on an LH action?

crazy, I know, but the bottom inside the trigger guard safety on the Triggertech triggers got me wondering.

Thanks

reeldawg · Nov 12, 2024

Actions are inleted for the safety

MagnumManiac · Nov 12, 2024

The action would have to be altered to make it work.
I look at it like this, lifting your right thumb to operate the safety is a good thing, the same is true on a left hand rifle.
If it was the other way, many could easily bump the trigger at the same time with poor handling practices because their trigger finger is in the trigger guard at the same time. As an RO, I saw this often enough at the range, makes me cringe.
This is why I prefer 3 position safeties.

Cheers.

hseII · Nov 12, 2024

MagnumManiac said:
The action would have to be altered to make it work.
I look at it like this, lifting your right thumb to operate the safety is a good thing, the same is true on a left hand rifle.
If it was the other way, many could easily bump the trigger at the same time with poor handling practices because their trigger finger is in the trigger guard at the same time. As an RO, I saw this often enough at the range, makes me cringe.
This is why I prefer 3 position safeties.

Cheers.

So what I'm thinking about is safety selector on the right side for a LH rifle.

My finger stays out of the trigger guard until I'm ready to take the shot: old habits from shooting Glocks for 20 years.

By altered and assume you mean the outside where the safety selector is situated?

And 100% I agree on tang or 3 position safeties.

MagnumManiac · Nov 13, 2024

hseII said:
By altered and assume you mean the outside where the safety selector is situated?

Yes, you would have to mill the action and change the position of the trigger cutout in the stock too. There's not enough clearance just to put a left hand trigger in there.

Cheers.

timo308 · Nov 13, 2024

MagnumManiac said:
Yes, you would have to mill the action and change the position of the trigger cutout in the stock too. There's not enough clearance just to put a left hand trigger in there.

Cheers.

Exactly, and that's not even taking into account the factory bolt stop, which is machined into the left side of a right hand factory 700 trigger.

med358-boise · Nov 13, 2024

I am not aware of any side safety right hand action where the safety is on the left side.

hseII · Nov 13, 2024

I'm looking at a Kelbly action with a side bolt release. No bolt release on the trigger.

Left hand action, right hand trigger.
Stock is an AG Composites which is still raw.

Buttermilk · Nov 14, 2024

I'm a lefty shooter and prefer the safety on the left side of the gun. I own one right hand rifle currently, with the other rifles being left handed. Still prefer left side safety, with the exception being the Browning Xbolt tang safety. Those are okay.

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