[Varmint Hunter]

I'm in the same boat - left eyed & right handed. I much prefer right handed bolt actions for shooting from the bench and shooting varmints from the prone position.

However, I prefer left handed actions for all of my long guns that will be shot from the standing or kneeling position, regardless of action type.

As for safety, I have fired many thousands of heavy handloads without a single incident (dangerous failure of any sort) so I really don't worry about it but I guess it is something to be considered.