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There are some small frame Martinis floating around out there in .222. Most are Cadet conversions, but the nicest ones are built off a rim fire thick wall action converted to centerfire. They are fun little rifles and can be quite accurate. If you can find one, they usually run in the $500-600 range without scope. (Many of them will have bases for Unertl/Lyman scopes, but that will add a fair amount of money to the package as those scopes are now bringing $600 and up in good condition.)

If my memory serves me correctly, a local dealer has a Ruger No. 1 in .222 on his rack. Can't remember the price. I think it's a No. 1 AB (22 inch barrel with the longer non Alex Henry style forend) and may even have a scope. I'll PM you the name and phone number of the dealer.

Remington 760 in .222 Rem. Works well from either shoulder & surprisingly handy & accurate. It was very popular with fox hunters when I was growing up.

Difficult but not impossible to find today.

If I remember correctly, the Army Advanced Marksmanship Training Unit used them in Olympic Running Boar competition. That's a pretty strong endorsement. I'm sure the rifles were match conditioned by the unit's armorers, but the fact that the Remington rifle was used as a basis for a rebuild speaks volumes.

Ted,
If you go to Simpson Ltd. you can find a good selection of O/U combination guns, from a couple different makers, chambered for .222, along with 22 Sav. HP. They are mostly 12 ga. in the shotshell chambering. The prices are pretty fair.
Mike

Savage makes a model 25. Not sure if there is a left hand version. I bought one when rim fire ammo was not available and put the night vision scope on it for varmints in the peanut field.
In .222 the model 25 is very accurate. It will never be a classic as the action is not pretty, but the varmints will not care.

Thought I remembered one in my stuff, a Marlin Model 322, which was built on a Sako Riihimaki action, but it's a standard right hand action. My memory seems to be less than what it once was.

The left hand part of the equation is where it gets sticky.

I think Skeettx probably came up with the best idea. If I decide to pursue it further, that would be the angle I work. I�m not sure Remington ever built a lefty 700 in .222, but, that would be ideal.

I can get the barrel work done for slim to nothing.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Best,
Ted

Kimber, Sako, Tikka, maybe Remington?

Zastava Mini Mauser is not a bad choice. Some were imported by Remington and others.

Cheers,
Jani

A long time ago, I looked at a Mark X barreled action at a gunshow. It was a lefty, I don�t even remember the caliber, but, I walked around for about 5 minutes, and when I went back, it was gone.

It was the only lefty Mauser turnbolt I have ever seen.

Best,
Ted