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Looks more like a “Rigchester” or “Remingby”.
Made to suit production and new age taste rather than tradition?
Not my cup of tea.......
- Mike

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And all yours for $20,000 US...

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Looks more like a “Rigchester” or “Remingby”.
Made to suit production and new age taste rather than tradition?
Not my cup of tea.......
- Mike

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I have to agree with you there Mike.
I don't like to do a fine company like Rigby a disservice, the rifle will probably shoot very well also!
Companies like H&H did accuracy work on military rifles over the years - but they were military rifles!
If you want a .300WM to do your Plains game then that is perfectly fine by me, but the rifle should be in a "Plains game" guise rather than what we have here.
Very functional yes, but as to being my cup of tea; I'm afraid its gone rather cold!

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all forms of mountain hunting

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At a poofteenth under 4kg empty and unscoped, one wonders at the justification of that statement!

Don't get me wrong, absolutely love Rigbys and applaud the company for their current reincarnation, but just can't get my head around the promulgation of the "bag grip" into the twenty-first century.

But hey, that's just me....

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I am a bit surprised at the comments of it should have a shorter barrel to "look" better! It is a "magnum" rifle. A 25 inch or even better a 26 inch barrel is entirely appropriate. A 23 or 24 " barrel on a "magnum" sized cartridge is a modern abomination.

What is wrong and looks off is the barrel profile and taper. The Mauser barrel suppliers need to pull their accounting heads in and allow Rigby to use more appropriate barrels, profiles and tapers.

As for the stock shape, I would have to put it up alongside their existing Highland Stalker rifles/ To see if it is any different. My guess it will not be at all. And the Highland Stalker with a shorter maybe different barrel profile looked fine, was complemented on NE quite a bit. And a great commercial success.

https://www.johnrigbyandco.com/wp-content/uploads/Highland-Stalker-300wm-scaled.jpg

A .300 Win Mag? Well that is now a "classic". Yep a .300 H&H Mag would be a nice idea, if you want one, order it with a custom chambering. Commercially the H&H choice would not be successful.

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It looks like a bolt-action shotgun.

The text should read: "...VERY heavy sporter profile barrel."

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I also think the calibre is wrong for a stalking rifle. 7x57, 7x64, .280 Rem. something like that would have been much better, even a 30/06 or .300 H&H.

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Well, not mu cup-of-tea, but I'm sure someone will like it.

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Whom ever likes it will like it well enough to shell out $20 Grand USD..... (for a Blazer influenced ugly duckling?) Phhhhttt...

A thought:
Perhaps this rifle is meant to appeal not to those of us that appreciate and expect fine classic firearms from an historic London "Best Gun" maker........
....maybe targeted at the "post-millennial arriviste" that knows not....you know, the Courvoisier and Coke type that will mount a 4x24 50mm scope vs those of us that appreciate a fine Single Malt. (God, I hope they aren't YOUR kids!)

-Mike

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Agree Graeme. The lines are not particularly pleasing to my eye either, but I'm guessing it will be a marketing success nonetheless.

If I was to own a .300 Win Mag, I'd be much happier with an old Ruger M77 Mk.II...
...for a twentieth of the price!

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Gidday Tony. Yeah, I must be getting old and cranky.....can't stand all this "change for the sake of change" and "continuous improvement" especially when it pertains to classic British hunting rifles

I recently decided to get into a long range setup as the whole long range hunting and shooting subject intrigues me. I went with a budget setup.....a Bergara Wilderness Hunter in 300 WM. All up cost for rifle, scope and mounts will be under 3K. Should be fun

All the best.

GG

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agreed. they need to model the stocks EXACTLY like the top one.

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The sloped butt I do not like at all. The second one down, isn't too bad to my eye, but the bottom 2 are nasty.

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Daryl,

All the modern rifle stocks are the same shape and specs. The lighting, shadows, angle of the stocks, photo sizing etc might look like some differences between them But they are the same. (at least I think so!). One photos the rifle is angled differently. The other two the rifles look flatter. The lighting has quite an effect too.

Which is why I created the post. Because the ?magnum" rifle has the same stock as the standard Highland Stalker. Which a lot of people previously liked. Have a look at the link to the original thread.

I do like the look of the standard model. I could handle one of these with a price I could afford. The longer barrel I would have to have a good think. And compare the specs and looks to other magnum barrelled rifles. How the stocks might differ.

I would not say no to a vintage rifle either. If the drop can still handle a scope, but few of these would have been scoped. For a modern hunting rifle, an unscoped 7x57 would be a bit of a lesser performer.

Had a look at a Jeffery, Rigby, perhaps another Rigby, all three in .275 or 7x57, at a meeting at Marrakai's in Darwin. Very nice and slim and quite beautiful. I could see why so many people lust over a nice vintage Rigby or Rigby clone.

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John

The 300 H&H is neither absolute , or rare.
The cartridge is alive and well amongst those who understand what it represents.
It is actually enjoying something of a comeback with its sleek, tapered....dare I say wonderful lines. This as many grow tired of the bulky short necked variety of a certain 300 magnum.....IMHO.

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In respect to commercial sucicide, this premise didnt stop Rigby from chambering the stalker for the great 8x57 when most Americans and Aussies dont give the cartridge a so much as a seconf thought

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The 280 Ross in 1906.

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A question. Other than the .300 H&H Magnum, what other "magnum", ie in terms of velocity not a belt, cartridges existed in earlier times?

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Thank God they did not chamber it for the 6.5 mm Creedmoor!

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I truly shuddered at that thought.

Looking at the picks of the new Rigby some other lines might help explain why some might not like the look. The knox form is longer-understandable- and the tapper from the knox form is far more gentle then on other Highland Stalkers.

On reflection my dislike for it is due to the fact it is a Rigby without the Rigby classic lines, except for the short fore end. I believe the cartridge choice is OK and probably the best in a commercial sense.....maybe. I would think those who are going to fork out over $10,000AUD would probably be more inclined to pay for a more classic cartridge.

What ever my likes/dislikes I hope this is a success for Rigby.

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The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle

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http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=326332&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

OK I can see why the comments about some people still liking the old stock design. If it is not too low for scope use, looks nice and balances a long slim barrel with a shortish forend.

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"BTW the Corbett rifle barrel looks a lot longer than the other 1900's original at the top."

The Corbett rifle barrel is 25". Mine is the same.

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That is what the new Rigby "magnum" rifle should look like. With that sort of barrel profile. IMO.