TexasCHLforum.com

After a couple of hours shooting a bolt rifle you will get the mechanics down. Just practicing with the bolt in the house will help a great deal. As mentioned the variables you will see is the placement of the safety and if it is mag fed or not. Like others I shoot rifles lefty due to having a dominant left eye, been this way forever so I decided to give a left handed bolt gun a try. It was a major difference and I did not need to reach over the top to chamber another round which allowed me to keep my rifle basically on target. I went with a Tikka 30-06 and am very happy I did. As you mentioned Ruger makes a good quality gun and a reasonable price point. One thing to remember is if your bolt guns takes mags then get an extra or two. Could be worth looking at Project Appleseed and taking their 2 day course, it will teach you a whole lot about rifle shooting and marksmanship at a very affordable price.....