Remington 721b ? left hand?

[lefteyedon]

I just bought a remington 721b left hand 30.06. Did Remington produce left hand 721? or was this a custom shop conversion?
 The stock was a right stock that had the right hand bolt relief filled and the left side was cut. The action looks converted as well. Right side bolt openings have been filled with "batch metal pieces?" and the left side opened for the bolt.
  The barrel is 24 or 26 inch long I have yet to but the tape  to it though I am leaning towards 26.   Acouple more days of eblow grease and I should know what the barrel is like.
 
 If it does not shoot well I am thinking of rebuilding into ether a 7 mag or a 300 weatherby.

any thoughts?
gary

[Siskiyou]

Many years back I read of custom conversions of the 722/721 action to a left hand action.  I would think that if it was a factory job the stock would be a true left hand stock.  I believe the 721b came from the factory with a checkered. higher grade stock then the 721a model.

Being left eye dominate I have always had an interest in left handed bolt action rifles.  I do not recall Remington factory left-handed bolts until the 700 and 788 models offered that option.

I think you have an interesting find.