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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296558 - 08/03/17 04:45 PM

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It was actually the wife that takes the Red deer and the link is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z888vycb5FE


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That lady is the beautiful and classy Selena Barr. Simon and Selena have been facebook 'friends' for years, even before Simon was appointed the Marketing Manager for Rigby and their PR company Tweed Media being appointed to provide PR for Rigby.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296560 - 08/03/17 04:48 PM

Dear W, I am earning my coffee and cake now. The rear lug in the old posting will have a hook like in a claw mount. You push the rear mount with the hook into the recess and swing the scope down to the front mount.

When you tighten the front lever it should fully seat the rear hook into it's recess. I suppose it is like a claw mount in reverse or another version of the H&H system.You cant see inside the rear lug recess but the rear inside wall of the recess should be angled to engage a matching angle in the ring lug.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296561 - 08/03/17 04:48 PM

FB friends? Do you go to lunch often cobber..lol?

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: gryphon]
      #296564 - 08/03/17 05:44 PM

Gabe, thanks for that. I had a feeling that it worked like that but having never seen one it can sometimes be a bit tricky if you don't see all parts at one time. Unfortunately, while I am a lover of fine guns, particularly older ones, I don't always get to see them in the flesh. Thanks again.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: gryphon]
      #296570 - 08/03/17 07:17 PM

I dunno Gryphon, the Irish are pretty good at it too...:)

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296572 - 08/03/17 07:53 PM

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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


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Under the rear foot there is a hook, pointing backwards. You first insert that hook into the square hole in the Receiver Bridge. Then swing down the front end of the scope. A round plug enters the hole in the front base and is locked in by turning the small lever.


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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296573 - 08/03/17 08:03 PM

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Joel, in the first photo photo with the Mauser Factory Mount, how is the rear foot held down in the bridge. I can not see any notches or cutouts, only a slightly tapered lump.

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Mauser original quick detachable scope mount bolting system integrated in rear square bridge.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: kuduae]
      #296574 - 08/03/17 08:10 PM

The wonderfull 350 mentioned of J Corry is on its way to Australia. M Barrett from NT Australia will be the first to test and report.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Ahmed577]
      #296580 - 08/03/17 08:34 PM

Kuduae, thank you. Obviously the angle of the hook matches an internally angled surface in the bridge hole and when the front foot is pulled down and back with the cam attached to the front lever, then the rear foot is drawn down tight onto the mount. Thanks again.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296581 - 08/03/17 08:38 PM

Joel, thank you for the very good overhead shot which clearly shows the locking pin, which I assume is either tapered at the active end or has taper on the face to draw the foot down. Thanks again.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296588 - 08/03/17 10:44 PM

One thing that hit me the other day. Was the choice of cartridges to be chambered for the Highland Stalker.

.275 Rigby, .308, .30-06, 8x57 and 9.3x62.

Seemed so natural to me. Te 8mm obviously to appeal to German hunters.

But then I realised, there was no modern ultra, short, fat, super dooper, "modern" cartridges "must have", "must sell" "must promote in magazines" there.

And of course I never missed that fact one little bit.

The way things should be. Forget the floss. Stick to the classics. IMO.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296594 - 09/03/17 12:16 AM

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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


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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.


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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Huvius]
      #296730 - 10/03/17 09:05 PM

In the Highlands.

"Rigby's Highland Stalker is here..."

https://youtu.be/mLJZxuIaLOA

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296743 - 11/03/17 01:09 AM



PR photo received of the release at IWA. Marc Newton, CEO holding the new Rigby Highland Stalker.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296744 - 11/03/17 01:12 AM



Jim Corbett's .275 nestled amongst the new Highland Stalkers.

Read a comment today. The new rifles also can be ordered with the option of the bolt shroud/cocking piece peep sight.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296753 - 11/03/17 02:48 AM

Scope mounting on Rigby´s .303

Same on a pre WW1 Sauer 9,3x62 (Mauser commercial action)


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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: justcurious]
      #296793 - 11/03/17 11:28 AM

Nice images NitroX.
The rifle looks good in Marc's hands and look at all the people behind him waiting to order one!

Looking at the rifles on the table we can see the new stocks are thicker and deeper in the grip. They had to decide on a good compromise for this model. If it was bespoke they could slim the stock more.

Also the metal is different in the new actions. The top of the action tang seems higher. With the higher comb this makes the top line of the grip higher. And i think the metal line of the gaurd bow adjacent to the rear screw is a bit lower than the old rifle, making the wood line here deeper.

Something else i see in the new rifles on the table, a pet hate, the edges of the recoil pads have been left sharp. A rounded edge looks nicer i think and is more comfortable for some shooters. Perhaps it would cost Rigby too much on this model.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: GABE93]
      #296811 - 11/03/17 05:17 PM

Huvius, thank you for that. The pin you refer to is actually an eccentric cam and is used to draw the down the foot into the mount. The grinding of the cam has to be pretty accurate so that the lever ends up horizontal without having to use excessive force to seat the ring. Thanks again, it was actually just the rear foot part that I wanted to know about, having not seen one before. Thinking about it, the inside rear face of the the rear base is most likely slightly convex so that the taper on the hook of the foot touches at one point when the rear ring is pulled home. Otherwise they would have to exactly match the tapers, which would be extremely difficult to do. Thanks again.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296813 - 11/03/17 05:35 PM

Gabe, agree with everything you say. It seems to be a modern day phenomenon that the stocks are very beefy, compared with the older stocks, something which seems to have originated in the US. Mannlicher Schoenauers are a good example where an original Austrian made one has a very slim stock which feels superb and lends itself to very quick handling, whereas stocks made for the American market are generally very bulbous and it turns these svelte stocks into just another rifle. As for the recoil pads, I agree, sharp lines catch your clothing all the time. I use the Pachmayer Sporting Clays pads which are rounded and have a shaped plastic insert at the top which allows the pad to slide into position before the main body grips on the clothing which is then in the correct position for shooting.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #296893 - 12/03/17 06:14 PM

Waidmannsheil,
On your pads do you just round the top off or do you round off the edge all the way around?
I like to round them off all around as per this 375 H&H i built years ago. This is a "London Guns" pad. The rounding is a bit larger compared to what i do for a smaller caliber.

It takes more time to round off the edges smoothly without facets but i think it is a nicer finish.

I have also used the sporting clays pads but not on any custom stocks. I round them all off, all around, to varying degrees.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: GABE93]
      #296894 - 12/03/17 06:31 PM

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Jim Corbett's .275 nestled amongst the new Highland Stalkers.

Read a comment today. The new rifles also can be ordered with the option of the bolt shroud/cocking piece peep sight.




On the rounding of pads Marc Newton of Rigby has sent me some comments. He keenly reads the Rigby posts here and obviously takes the feedback and comments seriously.

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Marc Newton comments:

An FYI on the edges of the pads, they are all like this until we fit them to each customer. This is included in the price.

You can cut them down, you cannot grow them back

The stock is also very slim and 'snakey' in the hands has Paul Roberts used to say to me. It handles like a magic wand and there is nothing else like it on the market for the same price.

Lastly the rifle in the middle of the guns on the table is Jim corbetts .275. It's so worn there is no chequering and the grip has lost a fair amount of wood all over.


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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296911 - 12/03/17 10:12 PM

OK people, this thread is on the Highland Stalker model. Not the Big Game model, which has had several threads in the past.

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: NitroX]
      #296923 - 13/03/17 02:47 AM

Saw this article on the Highlands Stalker this morning on the NRA website..same info..but it is certainly getting some press..

Ripp

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2017/3/8/rigby-unveils-new-highland-stalker-rifle/

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: Ripp]
      #296938 - 13/03/17 05:24 AM

I have to say that i`m impressed with the new Rigby stalker and my own personal view from the pics is that the modern rifle has evolved to be a better looker than the original pattern.

I would love to have one and it would be getting barked up from use out in the bush here too.
What good is owning a rifle if one doesn't use it?

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Re: The Rigby Highland Stalker rifle [Re: gryphon]
      #296941 - 13/03/17 05:40 AM

.

As I said, this is a thread on the Highland Stalker not other makers.

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