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With few southpaw AR-style rifles available on the market, Stag Arms wanted to give lefties a variety of options in a sea of mostly right-handed guns. One of the options available is the Model 7L, which includes a safety selector installed on the right side of the gun, and an upper receiver with a left-side ejection,all of which should appeal to the 10 to 15 percent of the population that are left-handed. Designed with hunting in mind, the rifle is chambered in 6.8 SPC which extends the effective range and increases terminal performance.
In 2024, former owner Gregg Ritz purchased Thompson/Center Arms. Now the company has introduced a modern take on its classic Contender/Encore concept: the ENCORE PROHunter.
While it's certainly a saturated marketplace these days, the AR-15 has never been more popular with American firearm enthusiasts, and many manufacturers are continuing to feed the need with new options loaded with new features.