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tophet1
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A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop.
      #162282 - 18/06/10 07:44 PM

Back to Tony Smalls (AFRO408) playpen/workshop today to finally pick up TYB's original VZ24 8x57.

Quite a few Forum names were spotted attached to various projects. I hope you are all as happy with Tony's work as I am. Also saw a CZ 550 Safari Classic action being fitted with a 450 Rigby barrel and a A$350-A$400 ERA three position side safety. That's too expensive for this little black duck.

My .416 Rigby CZ550 Safari Magnum had turned up from the local gun shop so Tony and I opened it up. We checked the bedding against the stock and all surfaces were bearing so no need to bed the stock. Some stock sealer had beaded in the barrel channel so Tony quickly removed this for a very close fit of barrel to forend channel. The quality of wood was quite good with very straight grain. Two cross-bolts were present and deeply inletted into the wood and all a bit off centre. The pins are quite thin but Tony assures me they are fine.

I'm still waiting for the Permit so left the rifle with Tony for a Trigger Job, a Nickel (white) 3/8" dot to be placed on the anaemic front sight and the bolt handle to be straightened 90 deg to the bore and then bent outward away from the stock for a better grip when cycling the action.

Despite being new, the action cycled beautifully and a .416 Rigby round (which looks absolutely massive in the palm of ones hand) was dwarfed by the action.

I picked up some Rigby .416 Woodleigh 450 grain RNSP's at Tamworth Firearms. With an S.D. of .371 they will handle anything.

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Ben
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: tophet1]
      #162284 - 18/06/10 07:56 PM

Sounds like some fun coming up! Good stuff!

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CHAPUISARMES
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: Ben]
      #162288 - 18/06/10 09:05 PM

Hi John,

It must be a real privilege to be let into the inner sanctum, it sounds like a real beauty on the way,

If your looking for another, there is a CZ in 416Rigby and another in .375H&H on used guns today.


Cheers,

Jeff Gray

Edited by CHAPUISARMES (18/06/10 09:08 PM)

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GK
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
      #162292 - 18/06/10 10:16 PM

John,
Are you sure you asked for a 3/8" dot?
Hopefully this is a typo and you really stated a 1/8" dot.
George

Edited by GK (18/06/10 10:17 PM)

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Con
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: tophet1]
      #162298 - 18/06/10 11:46 PM

Quote:

... and the bolt handle to be straightened 90 deg to the bore and then bent outward away from the stock for a better grip when cycling the action.



Whilst some like the slight rake of the CZ handle ... the straight handles on the Classic English built M98s I reckon are better. Look forward to seeing pictures of the modified bolt.
Cheers...
Con

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tophet1
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: Con]
      #162323 - 19/06/10 10:11 AM

It is a 1/8" dot for the front site, not 3/8". My Labrador is supposed to be trained to pick things like that up. I never wanted a Labrador, most of the owners seem to go blind.

I will post pics of the handle once it is done. It is purely a DG mod.

The inner sanctum of AFRO's is definantly a toy shop. Various actions being fitted with express sights, polished barrels and actions waiting to be rust blued to a lustre you feel you can fall into. Small, yet specific piles of Woodleigh projectiles waiting to be loaded. Actions and sight ramps waiting to be sent down to Ron Coxon for engraving. There was even a very thin, in-line feed, magnum length Krico action waiting for conversion to some Romper Stomper cartridge.

Sigh .....

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Rule303
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Re: A .416 Rigby and visit to AFRO's workshop. [Re: tophet1]
      #162354 - 19/06/10 04:58 PM

John, Like Con I am interested in seeing photos of the modified bolt handle. As you know I lost my Labrador so have the Hi Vis bead. hehe

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