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John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby
      #251125 - 27/07/14 03:19 PM




John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby







A client commissioned "London Best" rifle, ready for pickup by the client.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #251133 - 27/07/14 09:21 PM

That's lovely

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: HeymSR20]
      #251143 - 27/07/14 11:28 PM

Beautiful looking rifle..really like the lines of the stock...

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: Ripp]
      #251162 - 28/07/14 06:05 AM

I am just missing the leather covered recoil plate, but that maybe because I am mostly shooting driven games.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: tazswe]
      #251170 - 28/07/14 07:39 AM

I wish they'd soften the radius on the end of the fore end. I know the look they're going for there, I just think they're missing it a little. Which is not to say it's not a stunning rifle...

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #251176 - 28/07/14 08:05 AM

Beautiful rifle. However that forend ruins it for me.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: Rockdoc]
      #251180 - 28/07/14 08:40 AM

Nice wood but yes the corners need some softening. Especially around the trigger guard and action. Sharp corners are going to get dented and damaged very fast and from what I have seen of the originals they were more rounded.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: Dumprat]
      #251191 - 28/07/14 01:04 PM

Oh and another thing! ;-) I wish the action came with a more rounded floor plate, but that's Mauser's thing, not really Rigby's. If they want an extra cartridge in the magazine that's fine, but do a proper drop magazine.

Ok, I'm done now.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #251195 - 28/07/14 01:48 PM

It must be remembered a "London Best" is a custom rifle, per the customer's specifications. The forend for example is probably per client's specifications. Some of the comments sound like they think it is a "from the rack" rifle.

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Re: John Rigby & Co. - London Best .416 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #251202 - 28/07/14 07:22 PM

Lovely, simply lovely.

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