Rogue River was the rifle they built before they bought the Rigby name. The Rouge River rifles were "GLUED" together, I'm told, with a space age glue that was designed to hold the heat tiles on the space shuttle! It didn't work too well, IMO! However, this is no longer true of the rifles made under the rigby name, at least not totally! Some of the glueing may still be used, but the regulation, and ribs are soldered in the conventional way!

The origenal Rouge River rifles did not regulate too well, in my experience, and the "ONE" Rigby I shot did not regulate well either. To be fair, however, this was a rifle I was invited to shoot at a fireing range, that belonged to someone else, and it was shooting the owners handloads, so that may have been the problem, probably was, because the rifle fit me fine. It seemed to me to be slightly muzzle heavy, and heavy for caliber, however!

That can't be taken as a hit against all Cal. Rigby rifles, because the rifle may have been ordered built that way, by the owner, and his handloads may have been all wrong for the rifle to regulate! I didn't ask him a lot of questions, because I had no desire to give him the idea I was putting his rifle down! He seemed very proud of it!

I'm not fond of the California Rigbys, but they are a far cry better then the Rouge River Rifles! Glitz, however, is only skin deep, and if the quality isn't there under the cloths, then the glitz is wasted! I would rather have a PH model B. Searcy, if I wanted to use it for hunting. The Searcys are very accurate, and strong,without the shine, but the glitz can be had if that turns your crank, still at much less money!