| Huvius |
| (.416 member) |
| 09/03/17 12:16 AM |
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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle
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Huvius, thanks for that as well. Now answer me this: if you look at the link that Kuduae put up showing the 350 Rigby Magnum rifle with original Rigby mounts, how is the back foot held down as there is no button/detent or lever/cam. There is on the front foot but not the rear.
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=230287&an=0&page=2#Post230287
Waidmannsheil.
On the Rigby,
The rear scope ring had a single wide hook (rear facing claw) which hooks into the square hole in the rear bridge.
The scope then tilts down and is locked in place with the little lever on the side of the front mount.
The scope comes off by tilting the front up rather than the rear which is usually the way with Continental claw mount scopes like the Mauser.
The front has a cylindrical post under the ring which simply fit into the round hole in the base and is held in with a scalloped(?) pin and lever mechanism. The cylinder has a groove in which the pin fits when it is rotated (you can see pin in one of the pictures). Flip the lever and the hole is then unobstructed so the cylinder can be inserted or removed (mounted or dismounted)
I had a Rigby break action with that scope mount.
Would have been nice to see Rigby use this on their new gun.