NitroX
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| 13/08/23 07:27 PM |
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Re: The best hunting cartridge ever - 7x57
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"In 1943 John Rigby & Co. made exactly one rifle. During the height of the war, Rigby was busy making "machine gun clips." His Majesty King George VI ordered a .275 Rigby for Princess Elizabeth. Rifle number 5747 was completed on July 31, 1943. The rifle weighed 6 lbs 14oz with a 23.5" barrel and a 13 1/4" length of pull with a silver oval bearing her crest."
As far as I know, no rifles were produced for civilians during the WWII. For the princess, the ban was temporarily lifted.
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat....amp;Search=true
Thanks for that. I don't think I'd seen that thread before. I nterestingnthread by the gunmsker itself.
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Ozhunter messaged me, he gets a good 2900 fps with a 140 gr projectile from his custom M98 7x57.