Marc Newton has evidently read our thread. As I received some answers and comments in an email to some questions or comments made here on NE.

- The rifle with the rounded butt on NE is the ladies version

Also not bad, making an off the shelf ladies model of the rifle right from the beginning. A .275 / 7x57 makes a nice lesser recoiling cartridge for a lady which also can kill anything on Earth, but preferably less then the tougher DG species. It is though the rifle and cartridge of choice by WDM Bell.

- The actions come drilled and tapped for mounts. You can fit any mount you like, as long as it's for the Mauser 98

- The majority of shooting estates in Scotland had a .275 a century ago, it was the stalking rifle of choice for many.

I also asked Marc in a comment on the Rigby pages for a photo of him holding the rifle. Someone commented on NE that the rifle might look slimmer etc in the hands as compared to photos.

And here is a photo especially taken for NE.

To me, the rifle looks very much a stalking rifle.