Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: Rigby .223

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Rifles

Pages: 1

gryphon
.450 member

Reged: 01/01/03
Posts: 5487
Loc: Sambar ground/Victoria/Austral...

Rigby .223
#289728 - 02/11/16 10:58 AM

Perhaps this has been posted,if so I have missed it.

https://www.johnrigbyandco.com/rigby-showcases-first-ever-small-calibre-london-best-adihex/

--------------------
Get off the chair away from the desk and get out in the bush and enjoy life.

Post Extras:

Marrakai
.416 member

Reged: 09/01/03
Posts: 3591
Loc: Darwin, Top End of Australia

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: gryphon]
#289735 - 02/11/16 12:15 PM

Not my cup of tea, but sincerely glad this London firm are willing to broaden the base of the Rigby style.
What a marvellous rifle that would be to carry in the hunting field for the more diminutive quarry we often seek.

Its a great pity there are no elegant mini-Mauser Rigbys around with 50 or 60 years of warm patina and a .222 chamber!

Now that would interest me greatly!

--------------------
Marrakai
When the bull drops, the bullshit stops!
--------------------------------
www.marrakai-adventure.com.au

Post Extras:

lonewulf
.300 member

Reged: 06/08/12
Posts: 227
Loc: South-East Otago, New Zealand

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: Marrakai]
#289737 - 02/11/16 12:29 PM

Beautifully executed (from the looks of the one available pic) but, bit of a painted-up tart for my tastes.

Back in the day, these rifles were typically made for well heeled young sporting chaps to actually hunt with. Not so much these days it would seem.

Post Extras:

BillG500
.300 member

Reged: 16/10/14
Posts: 129
Loc: Australia

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: lonewulf]
#289746 - 02/11/16 03:02 PM

Very nice little stalking rifle but again a little too shiney for me too

Post Extras:

gryphon
.450 member

Reged: 01/01/03
Posts: 5487
Loc: Sambar ground/Victoria/Austral...

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: BillG500]
#289749 - 02/11/16 04:43 PM

Shiny yes for the wealthy but perhaps a "plain Jane" walnut/blued common man rifle would be well received also by us lesser mortals.

--------------------
Get off the chair away from the desk and get out in the bush and enjoy life.

Post Extras:

Homer
.416 member

Reged: 07/04/09
Posts: 3081
Loc: Canberra, Australia

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: gryphon]
#289753 - 02/11/16 06:50 PM

G'Day Fella's,

What Marrakai said!

Doh!
Homer

--------------------
"Beware the Lolly Pop of Mediocrity,
Lick it Once and You Will Suck Forever"

Post Extras:

Rell
.375 member

Reged: 03/12/04
Posts: 642
Loc: Oyster Bay, NY, USA

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: Homer]
#289756 - 02/11/16 08:38 PM

I'm not sure I agree, I like a little painted up tart now and then.

Great little rifle for Roe Buck.

--------------------
450-400, 9.3x74r and 7x65r.

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26998
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: Rell]
#289770 - 03/11/16 05:07 AM

Personally, I'm not much "up" on the gold fill on the action, however I do like the way they actually filled the stock & polished the oil (hopefully not plastic or epoxy)). I got a finish like this using true oil and a rouge paste for final polish - on a Belgium Browning - some time back.

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras:

ducmarc
.400 member

Reged: 14/07/14
Posts: 1207
Loc: fla

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: DarylS]
#289776 - 03/11/16 06:55 AM

Well if no one wants it I take it.put in the caddys gun rack and wheel around town on my 28s....ive been wanting a 223 bolt gun since I shot my son inlaw's dads ruger m77.i can't reload it for what it sells for shoot all day 300$a thousand rounds.more fun than the AR 15.

--------------------
'killed by death' Lemmy.. ' boil the dog ' Elvis Manywounds "my best friend is my magnum forty four" hank willams the third.

Post Extras:

93x64mm
.416 member

Reged: 07/12/11
Posts: 4200
Loc: Nth QLD Australia

Re: Rigby .223 [Re: gryphon]
#289777 - 03/11/16 06:55 AM

Quote:

Shiny yes for the wealthy but perhaps a "plain Jane" walnut/blued common man rifle would be well received also by us lesser mortals.

+1 for me!

Post Extras:

Pages: 1

Extra information

0 registered and 406 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 1522

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact