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Posted: 10/7/2010 10:14:25 AM EDT
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I shoot left handed but was looking at getting a right handed version of the AR-50. Is it at all possible to use the AR left handed with the cheek rest the way it is? Or is there anyway I could move the cheekrest to the other side and modify it so the bolt would clear?
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When I looked at mine I could not see any way to do it without serious modification of the stock. I just ended up shooting it RH, which was uncomfortable for me since rifle is one of the things I'm strongly LH dominate (ambidextrous on most things, one side or the other on a few).
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I dont think outlaw is talking about modifying the stock. As he is talking about replacing the stock with a left handed stock. If you are responding to my post, I was answering the OPs question. I'd be curious to know if anyone has done Outlaw's suggestion though. |
A right handed model
You can see how the bolt goes under the check rest 
Here you can see the groove for the check rest 
If you just flip it the safety hits the check rest before the bolt opens all the way 
An over view if you left the check rest switched 
You could make it work if you cut a slot for the safety to move back futher but it might be better to get the left handed buttstock. |
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A right handed model http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50001.jpg You can see how the bolt goes under the check rest http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50003.jpg Here you can see the groove for the check rest http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50004.jpg If you just flip it the safety hits the check rest before the bolt opens all the way http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50007.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50008.jpg An over view if you left the check rest switched http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50009.jpg You could make it work if you cut a slot for the safety to move back futher but it might be better to get the left handed buttstock. How much further back does the bolt need to come actually? I'm wondering if, after I would cut a notch out for the safety, would the bolt handle itself then hit the cheek rest? I'm trying to just get a left handed model when they are available again, but I might have to settle with the RH one. |
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about an inch or 1 1/2" it's not much and the spent case may come out how it is. I didn't think to check that. I can tomorrow if you want?
The other thing is the bolts that were in the check rest did not go all the way through when I fliped it because of the grove and the nuts are inset into the buttstock like so 
You could go and buy longer bolts but the nuts wouldn.t be flush on the other side. If that matters to ya. |
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about an inch or 1 1/2" it's not much and the spent case may come out how it is. I didn't think to check that. I can tomorrow if you want? The other thing is the bolts that were in the check rest did not go all the way through when I fliped it because of the grove and the nuts are inset into the buttstock like so http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/ar50005.jpg You could go and buy longer bolts but the nuts wouldn.t be flush on the other side. If that matters to ya. Cool, thanks for all the help. |
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