RugerHawg413
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Good advice, thank you for the knowledge!Savage, Tikka, and the Mesa are pretty much your only option for left handed rifles in that price range. I'm a fellow lefty, it sucks rifle shopping. What caliber are you looking for? The Mesa, in the past only came in standard short action calibers, so it was pretty limited. I see they have a lot more calibers now. I've handled a few mesa rifles, seemed nice enough, but I wasn't blown away compared to the Tikka for the price difference. Tikka has a removable mag which limits cartridge length and their twist rates suck for some calibers. Savage is just kinda crude. That said my left handed rifles are a Tikka and a Savage storm, they are both good rifles. The Tikka is my mountain rifle, it's about a pound lighter. If the Mesa is at the top of your budget, do you have a good scope or do you have a budget for a scope? Personally, I would buy the Tikka and spend the difference on better glass.