Left Hand Double Rifle Wanted

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Looking for a left hand double rifle. I believe that I would prefer a .416 (Rem. Or Rigby) or a .458 (Win. Or Lott). But I would be up to looking at other rifles people have for sale.

My son and I are working on big 5 and dangerous seven. We both have scoped rifles for big game, but I am looking for a unscoped backup rifle for one of us to carry while the other is hunting.

I look forward to your replies.

Jeff
(Texan)
 
Do a search here. there was a left hand Heym for sale that is gorgeous, a brand new 89b.
Not sure what your budget is but it is worth it IMO as I’m waiting for my right hand .470 for probably 1.5-2 years more.
 
Looking for a left hand double rifle. I believe that I would prefer a .416 (Rem. Or Rigby) or a .458 (Win. Or Lott). But I would be up to looking at other rifles people have for sale.

My son and I are working on big 5 and dangerous seven. We both have scoped rifles for big game, but I am looking for a unscoped backup rifle for one of us to carry while the other is hunting.

I look forward to your replies.

Jeff
(Texan)
I’m just curious…. Why not go with a rimmed cartridge rather than a rimless cartridge? Rimmed cartridges are more traditional for a double.
 
FYI - There is a left-handed Chapuis in 470 NE listed on the Champlin website. Other than having seen it posted there, I don't know anything else about it.

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FYI - There is a left-handed Chapuis in 470 NE listed on the Champlin website. Other than having seen it posted there, I don't know anything else about it.

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I stopped by Champlin in April while on my way to Tulsa amd wanted to handle this one but they said they had just sold and shipped it earlier that week. Their website sometimes doesn't get updated for a bit. They did have a lefty Chapuis in 375 h&h at the time.
 
I Shoot Left Handed...
How left handed of a rifle do you want??
A true left handed double has a left handed top lever and the triggers are swapped the front trigger is the left barrel and the back trigger is the right barrel.... The stock would have Cast On and perhaps a cheek piece on the right side ....
... IF... you are use to shooting Shot Guns, O/U or Side by Sides with right handed top levers stick with a right handed top lever and start your journey looking at right handed guns or left handed guns with right handed top levers ....
Everything can be changed..
Cast can be changed from Cast Off to Cast On and a Cheek Piece (which are pretty much worthless) can be removed...
Triggers which are bent for the right handed shooter can be straightened ...
these are the things I did to make my Double my Double
 
Just a few things to remember about left handed people when it comes to their "handicap" that effects gun search.

11% of people are left handed.
~4% of people are left handed and shoot left handed. (left eye dominant)

Now square those statistics with why people buy double rifles:

A.) Some people buy them as a useful tool that is also a gun that grows in value whether as a collectible or because replacement costs continue to climb.
B.) Some people buy one to use on one to two hunts knowing they'll be able to sell it for somewhere between a modest loss or a modest gain in value.

In light of all the above, a left handed double rifle is nearly impossible to sell. Very few people want them compared to right-handed variety. The user is a rare bird and the buyer knows they are going to be stuck with the thing when they are done with it, unable to sell it easily at any price.

So in conclusion, the world is your oyster if you're patient. Most lefty premium quality custom rifles, doubles of all sorts included, sell for insultingly low prices. If the double rifle has other undesirable features associated with it the prices will plummet even further such as: extractors, single trigger, over/under dangerous game caliber, oversized beavertail forend, short stocked, rimless dangerous game caliber, and poorly leftied conversions such as unbent righty triggers or a righty trigger guard remaining.

More than half the people I know that purchased double rifles sell them within 5-7 years. Either they regret the low quality one they purchased, or age out of DG hunting, or they find they are more capable with a magazine rifle, or they dislike the poor regulation of theirs. Whatever the case, these are righty guns and they move on down the river to a new buyer with some degree of liquidity. A lefty gun is totally illiquid so a lefty buyer can wield tremendous negotiating power.

If I were a lefty and wanted a good one, I assure you I'd pay barely over $10k by throwing out such offers to about 20 lefty sellers asking $40k for their rifles. Eventually, somebody will take your offer while the remaining 19 just languish for years on the market. Pick wisely, the world is your lefty oyster.
 
The .500/.416 NE is basically a flanged .416 Rigby, I have a Krieghoff double rifle in this caliber that performs very impressively. As others have said the .470 NE is one of the most common calibers in a double rifle. Good luck in your search.
 
The .500/.416 NE is basically a flanged .416 Rigby, I have a Krieghoff double rifle in this caliber that performs very impressively. As others have said the .470 NE is one of the most common calibers in a double rifle. Good luck in your search.

The 470NE is sort of the king of client guns. 500NE and 450-400 have excellent reputations too. (the latter will carry a scarcity premium)

The .500/416NE may be a good "new" caliber but I've never owned one. I suspect it will become an extinct fad (just my opinion) since it has had sparse sales over the last 25-30 years of its existence. The other calibers mentioned above have 120+ years of production and proven results, continued component availability is more assured.
 
Looking for a left hand double rifle. I believe that I would prefer a .416 (Rem. Or Rigby) or a .458 (Win. Or Lott). But I would be up to looking at other rifles people have for sale.

My son and I are working on big 5 and dangerous seven. We both have scoped rifles for big game, but I am looking for a unscoped backup rifle for one of us to carry while the other is hunting.

I look forward to your replies.

Jeff
(Texan)
All three are great calibers but none I would want in a double rifle.

From lots of experience and more than a couple dozen doubles stick with one of the rimmed cartridges. 450/400, 450 3-1/4” or 470. Those are close to your caliber listed.
 

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