Question about cocking lever placement.

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damageINC

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Hi all. I'm new to the forums and had a question about why the cocking handle is typically on the right side of the rifle. I've been looking at trying to find a Brocock Specialist but find the idea of taking the firing hand off of the rifle as being very uncomfortable and was wondering if anyone had any insight as to why I wouldn't be able to fire the LH model right handed.

I've seen smaller bullpups like the colibri take this approach. Any reasons this wouldn't work ergonomically (like brococks are super front heavy)? I mostly shoot from a standing position at targets or general plicking. Don't care about accuracy at 100 yds as I don't shoot at anything that far away. Just want to make sure there isn't some boneheadedly obvious reason this would be a poor idea. Thanks.
 
The idea of the bolt being placed on the where the trigger hand in placed comes from the Fortner biathlon rifle. The shooter must maintain his hold and quickly shoot while then moving to the next target. This is the most efficient way to shoot free hand. Placing the bolt on the left side would remove the hold hand and the shooter would then have to re-acquire the hold position for the target. This process would take extra time and decrease efficient shooting. After busting your butt in a pair of skies the last thing you want is to add time with poor slow shooting.

If you are benching a rifle placing the bolt on the non trigger hand side of the gun makes sense. Especially so for non-recoiling guns like PCPs . The shooter uses the rest to hold the gun and then maintains trigger hand placement. This is a quick way to gain a second shot on game. Understanding how these two different set ups work to the shooter's advantage is the only way to know what is right for your type of shooting.
 
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Thanks guys for the response. It makes sense that you would want to keep the support hand on the rifle. I was thinking it had to do with not jamming your hand into your face when you cycle the bolt. But to that end, it comes down to how muzzle heavy and balanced the brococks are. I should probably try to handle a Contour and see what the swing weight is like when I am shouldering the rifle and taking my support hand off.

I don't plan on bench shooting for sure. Mostly stand up plicking. When I practiced the motion of cycling the bolt on my airsoft I did find using my support hand to be much more natural.....but again it all comes down to weight and balance point.
 
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