JPeterson

Rgby quality ? What quality !!!

Since I am one who often derides the US Rigby, I'll start.

The term "Mexican Rigby" actually came from a friend of mine
in the US - a fellow collector of fine English guns - who had had a
conversation with some fellow Americans regarding the whole purchase
of the name "Rigby" and the use of it on the newer "European" guns.

Reagrding the comment "isn't the fit and finish of the Rigby
worth and extra $4,500? "

I am not going to compare them to Searcy's as I haven't handled
enough Searcy's and done a SxS comparison to comment.

However I will say WHAT fit and finish on the Rigby's.

Have a look at some of the photos in the Double Gun Journal
over the last 5 years or so and you can see the faults in the stock to metal
fit, chequering etc etc.

Finally, I just don't like the fact that they are trying to use a very traditional
name to sell guns that IMHO are below the standard that that name obtained
over many years of gun building.

And that's why they may have purchased the name / brand but they couldn't
use the Royal Warrants.

When "Rigby" make a gun like the Sidelock Rigby Bissell Rising Third Bite
and have the graceful lines of one, then I might start to take them seriously.

And if Searcy gets going and manages to make a Sidelock Rigby Bissell Rising
Third Bite, as I have said before, all credit to him and my estimation of him will
go up 10 fold and way above "Rigby" - and good luck to him - I hope he can do it.

Anyway, that's got that off my chest !

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